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Thea Small

Thea Small is a commercial director. FrameThrower's visual library has 8 of their commercials (2025–2026), cut shot by shot. The work includes spots for Liberty, Savanna, City Lodge Hotels and Brand, produced most often by Darling Films and Darling Films - South Africa, for agencies including TBWA Hunt Lascaris and Omnicom Advertising South Africa.

8
Commercials in our library
2025–2026
Active

01 · Featured

Thea Small's most awarded commercial

Liberty “Fake Friends (Director's Cut)” (2026), still© LibertyLiberty “Fake Friends (Director's Cut)” (2026), frame 2© LibertyLiberty “Fake Friends (Director's Cut)” (2026), frame 3© LibertyLiberty “Fake Friends (Director's Cut)” (2026), frame 4© LibertyLiberty “Fake Friends (Director's Cut)” (2026), frame 5© Liberty

Liberty “Fake Friends (Director's Cut)” 2026

Two women meet in a pharmacy and exchange pleasantries, but one of them is clearly uncomfortable and trying to escape the conversation.

Directed by Thea Small · TBWA Hunt Lascaris · Darling Films

02 · Brands

Brands Thea Small has made commercials for

Every brand in the library, by award-winning work.

  • Liberty2026

    3 commercials

  • Savanna2025

    3 commercials

  • City Lodge Hotels2026

    1 commercials

  • Brand2026

    1 commercials

03 · Works with

Who Thea Small works with

From the credits: the companies behind the spots, by number of spots.

Production companies Thea Small works with

Agencies Thea Small works with

04 · Work

Commercials by Thea Small

Our visual library has 8 Thea Small commercials, cut shot by shot. Here: the latest, then the most awarded.

Latest

Liberty “Fake Friends (Director's Cut)” (2026)© LibertyLiberty “Fake Friends (Director's Cut)” 2026
Liberty “Games Nights (Director's Cut)” (2026)© LibertyLiberty “Games Nights (Director's Cut)” 2026
Liberty “South Africa - Games Night” (2026)© LibertyLiberty “South Africa - Games Night” 2026
City Lodge Hotels “City Lodge - You're Nicer when it's Nicer” (2026)© City Lodge HotelsCity Lodge Hotels “City Lodge - You're Nicer when it's Nicer” 2026
Brand “City Lodge - You're Nicer When it's Nicer” (2026)© BrandBrand “City Lodge - You're Nicer When it's Nicer” 2026

Most awarded

  • Liberty "Fake Friends (Director's Cut)" (2026) commercial still© LibertyLiberty “Fake Friends (Director's Cut)” 2026Dir. Thea Small · TBWA Hunt Lascaris
  • Liberty "Games Nights (Director's Cut)" (2026) commercial still© LibertyLiberty “Games Nights (Director's Cut)” 2026Dir. Thea Small · TBWA Hunt Lascaris
  • Liberty "South Africa - Games Night" (2026) commercial still© LibertyLiberty “South Africa - Games Night” 2026Dir. Thea Small · TBWA Hunt Lascaris
  • City Lodge Hotels "City Lodge - You're Nicer when it's Nicer" (2026) commercial still© City Lodge HotelsCity Lodge Hotels “City Lodge - You're Nicer when it's Nicer” 2026Dir. Thea Small · Omnicom Advertising South Africa
  • Brand "City Lodge - You're Nicer When it's Nicer" (2026) commercial still© BrandBrand “City Lodge - You're Nicer When it's Nicer” 2026Dir. Thea Small · Omnicom Advertising South Africa
  • Savanna "Dumbbell" (2025) commercial still© SavannaSavanna “Dumbbell” 2025Dir. Thea Small · TBWA Hunt Lascaris
  • Savanna "Demure" (2025) commercial still© SavannaSavanna “Demure” 2025Dir. Thea Small · TBWA Hunt Lascaris
  • Savanna "5am Club" (2025) commercial still© SavannaSavanna “5am Club” 2025Dir. Thea Small · TBWA Hunt Lascaris

05 · For producers

What producers use Thea Small's page for

  1. 01Shortlist directors for your triple bid

    You need three directors who can deliver this tone, and a reel is not a shortlist.

    Start from Thea Small's work and find directors with a similar style, each with every spot, agency, production company and award.

    Benji Weinstein© Columbia SportswearAimée-Lee Xu Hsien© NestléBryan Buckley© E-TradeThe Perlorian Brothers© Klarna
    Similar to Thea Small: Benji Weinstein, Aimée-Lee Xu Hsien, Bryan Buckley

  2. 02Thea Small's full body of work, with credits

    A reel shows the hits. You need every spot, and who made each one with them.

    All 8 commercials, searchable shot by shot, with the agency, production company and awards on every spot.

    Liberty “Fake Friends (Director's Cut)”© LibertyLiberty “Games Nights (Director's Cut)”© LibertyLiberty “South Africa - Games Night”© LibertyCity Lodge Hotels “City Lodge - You're Nicer when it's Nicer”© City Lodge Hotels
    8 commercials, 0 award-winning

06 · Questions

About Thea Small

What commercials has Thea Small directed?+

8 in the library, 2025–2026, including Liberty “Fake Friends (Director's Cut)”, Liberty “Games Nights (Director's Cut)”, Liberty “South Africa - Games Night” and City Lodge Hotels “City Lodge - You're Nicer when it's Nicer”.

Which production company does Thea Small work with?+

Most often Darling Films (5 spots), also Darling Films - South Africa.

Which agencies has Thea Small worked with?+

TBWA Hunt Lascaris (6) and Omnicom Advertising South Africa (2).

Which directors have a similar style to Thea Small?+

Benji Weinstein, Aimée-Lee Xu Hsien, Bryan Buckley, The Perlorian Brothers and Greg Gray, by the ideas, tone and categories of their work.

07 · Discover

Other directors with a similar style

Not connected to Thea Small: matched by the ideas, tone and categories of their commercials.