At first "Thomas, Thomas" was only an episode of the German TV movie "Zeche is nich – Sieben Blicke auf das Ruhrgebiet 2010", which was produced in the context of Ruhr.2010. The film tells the fictional and non-fictional stories of young filmmakers of their home, the Ruhr Area. Later "Thomas, Thomas" and other episodes of this TV movie were released as self-contained films.