Phillip Lybrand
Known for
Directing
Born
April 7, 1984 (age 42)
Birthplace
Aberdeen, Maryland, U.S.
Biography
Phillip "Lex" Lybrand is known for low-budget, 'mumblecore' feature films, primarily produced in Austin, TX. Since moving to Texas in 2010, he has produced and directed the features, SUMMER LEAGUE, THE TROLLS, and MAYBE SHOWER – the latter 2 he also wrote. In between directing jobs, he works as a cinematographer and editor.
Lybrand received his BFA in Media Arts from the University of Arizona in 2006, and he received his MFA in Film from the Vermont College of Fine Arts in 2018. His MFA thesis film, MAYBE SHOWER, was the first narrative feature film ever completed for the VCFA MFA in Film program.
Best known work
Meet Me There
2014
The Trolls
2016
Summer League
2013
Maybe Shower
2018
Project 88: Back to the Future Too
2020
Between the Trees
2022
Destroy All Humans
2025
Marks
Filmography
TBA
MarksWriter, Director, Editor, Producer
2025
Destroy All HumansDirector, Writer, Cinematography, Editor
2022
Between the TreesProducer
2020
Project 88: Back to the Future Tooas Marty McFly (scene 8), Second Unit Director, Animation
2018
Maybe ShowerWriter, Director, Editor, Director of Photography
2016
The Trollsas Ghost Hunter, Director, Writer, Cinematography, Editor
2014
Meet Me Thereas Man with the Jewelry Box, Director, Director of Photography
2013
Summer LeagueEditor, Director, Producer