Directing

Robert Todd

Born September 24, 1963 · USA

Died August 18, 2018 · aged 54

Robert Todd was a filmmaker as well as a sound and visual artist. Todd continually produced short works that resisted categorization. He has produced a large body of short-to-medium format films that have been exhibited internationally at a wide variety of venues and festivals including the Media City Festival, San Francisco International Film Festival, Rotterdam International Film Festival, New Y…

Known For

At Berkeley

At Berkeley · 2013

MovieDocumentary

Direct cinema pioneer Frederick Wiseman takes an in-depth look at the preeminent American university during a fall semester that saw a vigorous debate over tuition hikes, budget cuts, and the future of higher education in the United States.

Sisters

Sisters · 2008

Storm

Panes are Planes, A spring squall, as seen from the inside out and back again. and again.

Fraternity Farm

Fraternity Farm · 2008

Fraternity Farm

A day of ritual, repeating a call for a cycle of life to be left open.

Spectral Cycle

Spectral Cycle · 2009

Short film directed by Robert Todd.

Golden Hour

Golden Hour · 2009

Movement through and into a special time of day. An hour of interior time.

Profit Motive and the Whispering Wind

Profit Motive and the Whispering Wind · 2008

Profit Motive and the Whispering Wind

MovieDocumentaryHistory

A visual essay about the progressive tradition of the United States as seen through grave markers and monuments.

Approaching Fall

Approaching Fall · 2016

Approaching Fall

We approach The Fall. We follow the lines of life into darkness.

Filmography

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At Berkeley

At Berkeley · 2013

MovieDocumentary

Direct cinema pioneer Frederick Wiseman takes an in-depth look at the preeminent American university during a fall semester that saw a vigorous debate over tuition hikes, budget cuts, and the future of higher education in the United States.

Assistant Sound Editor

Sisters

Sisters · 2008

Director

Storm

Panes are Planes, A spring squall, as seen from the inside out and back again. and again.

Director

Fraternity Farm

Fraternity Farm · 2008

Fraternity Farm

A day of ritual, repeating a call for a cycle of life to be left open.

Director

Spectral Cycle

Spectral Cycle · 2009

Short film directed by Robert Todd.

Director

Golden Hour

Golden Hour · 2009

Movement through and into a special time of day. An hour of interior time.

Director

Profit Motive and the Whispering Wind

Profit Motive and the Whispering Wind · 2008

Profit Motive and the Whispering Wind

MovieDocumentaryHistory

A visual essay about the progressive tradition of the United States as seen through grave markers and monuments.

Production Assistant

Approaching Fall

Approaching Fall · 2016

Approaching Fall

We approach The Fall. We follow the lines of life into darkness.

Director

Falling

Falling · 2015

Moving through fall’s end and beginning, falling. - RT

Director

Evergreen

Evergreen · 2005

‘This film looks at the nature of viewing nature and the problems we have created for ourselves in defining useful space: the contemporary act of viewing "landscape" requires an effort of wilful ignorance of our own position as present and influential, and what it takes to get to the point of being in a position to view it.’ (Robert Todd)

Director

Flower Bed

Flower Bed · 2017

MovieDocumentary

A bed of flowers.

Director

(Domicile): Waltz

(Domicile): Waltz · 2016

(Domicile): Waltz

A dance in three-four time, A formal display, facades and portals.

Director

Weapons Expert Demonstration

Weapons Expert Demonstration · 2010

Weapons Expert Demonstration

Short film directed by Robert Todd.

Director

Gathering

Gathering · 2009

Traces of the spring. A gathering of images.

Director

Cascade

Cascade · 2009

Cascade is an experimental, contemplative medium-length film shot on 16 mm, focused on the observation of nature, light, and movement. Rather than following a conventional narrative, the film creates a sensory experience through fluid imagery and visual layering, exploring the transformation of landscapes and the relationship between time, memory, and the natural environment.

Director

Spring Songs

Spring Songs · 2017

Entering and exiting a season.

Director

Arsenic

Arsenic · 2010

MovieDocumentary

Short film by Robert Todd

Director

Exile

Common spaces, veiled through distances of varying sorts, living within the constraints of our fixed positions.

Director

Latent

Peter Miller/R.Todd collaboration: Super8 text and image poetry. 2003

Director

Stray Marks

Stray Marks · 2016

Sketches made on errant paths discoveries made in the wild.

Director

Master Plan

Master Plan · 2011

MovieDocumentary

MASTER PLAN portrays various strata of “managed” housing in America, from individual homes to prisons, mixing accounts of the planners’ rationales for their designs with residents’ testimonies concerning the quality of life within these structures.

Director

Speak

Short film by Robert Todd.

Director

Marking Time

Marking Time · 2016

Figures grounded, seeking sunlight, and at sea, following varied directions.

Director

Doppler Shifts

Doppler Shifts · 2016

Drawing up on drawing...(this is a first draft of a larger project, likely constructed a bit differently).

Director