Josie Thompson was born and raised in Lexington, South Carolina. She has had a passion for filmmaking ever since she was in elementary school. She rekindled her passion for  film during her sophomore year in high school, after joining the media crew for her high school sports teams. After that, she enrolled in the Center for Media Arts with an emphasis in film editing for her junior and senior year. She discovered her passion for film editing in these two years, and wants to pursue a career in postproduction editing for either music videos or movie trailers.