Silent Voices

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.

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

A correspondence film: rolls of high contrast black and white film were sent back and forth in the mail over the course of a year until the film began to reveal itself as a science non-fiction fairy tale, a speculative quest – circling and searching, falling and landing, entering and exiting – to recapture elisions in light caught within and between seasons, states, planes and worlds.

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

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

Short film directed by Robert Todd.

Life shivers as the ground beneath and sky above tremble.

Ashby, MA 2008

A bed of flowers.

The Nest is a place of resting, but for the restless spirit, it is a moving island. Here we find silence, if not solace.

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.

a film by robert todd

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

a film by robert todd

Entering and exiting a season.