Phillip Lybrand

Directing

Phillip Lybrand

Born 1984-04-07 · Aberdeen, Maryland, U.S.

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.

Acting credits

Behind the camera

Marks poster
NR

MARKS follows Mark Prospero, a Portland arcade manager who brings a local indie wrestling promotion into Rocky’s Arrcade for a one‑night show. He hopes the event will boost business and give him a chance to confront his former backyard rival, Mark San Antonio. As the day unfolds, a storm knocks out the power, fans start fighting over replica belts, and Mark’s complicated personal life collides with the spectacle happening in the ring. What begins as a petty attempt at revenge becomes a story about fandom, obsession, and the moments that define us. MARKS blends indie wrestling energy with Shakespearean forgiveness and day‑in‑the‑life comedy, exploring how we move forward without letting go of the stories that made us.

Marks

Marks poster
NR

MARKS follows Mark Prospero, a Portland arcade manager who brings a local indie wrestling promotion into Rocky’s Arrcade for a one‑night show. He hopes the event will boost business and give him a chance to confront his former backyard rival, Mark San Antonio. As the day unfolds, a storm knocks out the power, fans start fighting over replica belts, and Mark’s complicated personal life collides with the spectacle happening in the ring. What begins as a petty attempt at revenge becomes a story about fandom, obsession, and the moments that define us. MARKS blends indie wrestling energy with Shakespearean forgiveness and day‑in‑the‑life comedy, exploring how we move forward without letting go of the stories that made us.

Marks

Marks poster
NR

MARKS follows Mark Prospero, a Portland arcade manager who brings a local indie wrestling promotion into Rocky’s Arrcade for a one‑night show. He hopes the event will boost business and give him a chance to confront his former backyard rival, Mark San Antonio. As the day unfolds, a storm knocks out the power, fans start fighting over replica belts, and Mark’s complicated personal life collides with the spectacle happening in the ring. What begins as a petty attempt at revenge becomes a story about fandom, obsession, and the moments that define us. MARKS blends indie wrestling energy with Shakespearean forgiveness and day‑in‑the‑life comedy, exploring how we move forward without letting go of the stories that made us.

Marks

The Trolls poster
6.3

A Texas tech start-up breaks every crowdfunding record in the books, but they lose it all when a patent troll shuts them down. Refusing to go down without a fight, our heroes use a legal loophole to beat the trolls at their own game. By obtaining a patent for BEING a patent troll, they're able to... troll the trolls.

The Trolls

2016

The Trolls poster
6.3

A Texas tech start-up breaks every crowdfunding record in the books, but they lose it all when a patent troll shuts them down. Refusing to go down without a fight, our heroes use a legal loophole to beat the trolls at their own game. By obtaining a patent for BEING a patent troll, they're able to... troll the trolls.

The Trolls

2016

Meet Me There poster
3.8

After several years of sexual dysfunction, Ada and her boyfriend, Calvin travel to her hometown in rural Oklahoma in hopes of piecing together her fragmented childhood memories. They find their answers, but can they find their way back home?

Meet Me There

2014

Summer League poster
3.5

When Allie (Danielle Evon Ploeger) returns home during her final college summer break, she doesn't anticipate staying long, but that all changes when there's a death in the family and Allie inherits her childhood home. Her life-long BFF, Kenzie (Kelsey Thomas) helps her deal with her loss, and other family drama, by forcing her to join The Browncoats, the team she captains in the small town's co-ed softball league. Kenzie's advice for Allie is simple... When life sucks, just grab your glove, and grab a ball. Everything just sort of fades away when you're playing catch.

Summer League

2013

Summer League poster
3.5

When Allie (Danielle Evon Ploeger) returns home during her final college summer break, she doesn't anticipate staying long, but that all changes when there's a death in the family and Allie inherits her childhood home. Her life-long BFF, Kenzie (Kelsey Thomas) helps her deal with her loss, and other family drama, by forcing her to join The Browncoats, the team she captains in the small town's co-ed softball league. Kenzie's advice for Allie is simple... When life sucks, just grab your glove, and grab a ball. Everything just sort of fades away when you're playing catch.

Summer League

2013

Destroy All Humans poster
NR

Destroy All Humans is a documentary exploring AI’s rise in art and media through an existential, experimental lens. At its center is HOVERBORG, a fictional band whose AI-generated music sparked questions about creativity and authenticity. Through interviews with musicians, artists, and media professionals, the film reflects on the unsettling shift toward hyperpersonalized media and asks: In a world shaped by algorithms, will we still recognize ourselves in the art we consume?

Destroy All Humans

2025

Destroy All Humans poster
NR

Destroy All Humans is a documentary exploring AI’s rise in art and media through an existential, experimental lens. At its center is HOVERBORG, a fictional band whose AI-generated music sparked questions about creativity and authenticity. Through interviews with musicians, artists, and media professionals, the film reflects on the unsettling shift toward hyperpersonalized media and asks: In a world shaped by algorithms, will we still recognize ourselves in the art we consume?

Destroy All Humans

2025

Between the Trees poster
6.0

Alone on a camping trip in a national forest, a woman must overcome the threat of a serial killer and a supernatural being to survive.

Between the Trees

2022

Maybe Shower poster
7.0

Ash, Shannon, and Wendy are all late. You know... LATE. As their collective anxiety grows, they band together to face their fears, confront the potential fathers, and egg a car or two. All part of the world's first maybe shower.

Maybe Shower

2018

Maybe Shower poster
7.0

Ash, Shannon, and Wendy are all late. You know... LATE. As their collective anxiety grows, they band together to face their fears, confront the potential fathers, and egg a car or two. All part of the world's first maybe shower.

Maybe Shower

2018