
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.
2025Destroy All HumansMovieDirector · Writer · Cinematography · Editor
2022Between the TreesMovieProducer
2020Project 88: Back to the Future TooMovieas Marty McFly (scene 8) · Second Unit Director · Animation
2018Maybe ShowerMovieWriter · Director · Director of Photography · Editor
2016The TrollsMovieas Ghost Hunter · Director · Writer · Editor · Cinematography
2014Meet Me ThereMovieas Man with the Jewelry Box · Director · Director of Photography
2013Summer LeagueMovieDirector · Editor · Producer
—MarksMovieWriter · Director · Editor · Producer