Robert Todd (filmmaker) explained

Robert Todd (September 24, 1963– August 18, 2018)[1] was an American filmmaker, known primarily for his short poetic experimental films. He was a Professor in the Film Department at Emerson College.[2] His films have screened at The Rotterdam International Film Festival,[3] The New York Film Festival,[4] The Ann Arbor Film Festival,[5] Media City Festival,[6] and others.

Films

Todd worked in a variety of genres including drama, traditional documentary, creative nonfiction and used techniques such as lyrical abstraction, and structural experimentation.[7] [8]

Since 1999 he worked nearly exclusively in 16mm.[9] In addition to his short films, he produced long format documentaries which included In Loving Memory: In Loving Memory: Testimonials of Death Row Inmates Regarding Life (2005),[10] and Master Plan(2011).[11] In 2013 he created works for performance with musicians.[12]

Two of Todd's films, Fantasies and Matters of Life and Death, were preserved by the Academy Film Archive in 2019.[13]

Awards

Todd received grants and awards from the LEF Foundation,[14] The Brother Thomas Award[15] from The Boston Foundation, and the Massachusetts Cultural Council.

Death

Todd's death was reported on August 18, 2018.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Students, staff mourn the loss of Robert Todd, an Emerson College professor and filmmaker found dead Saturday. 19 August 2018. 19 August 2018. Tempera. Jacqueline. MASSlive.
  2. Web site: Faculty. Emerson College. 9 June 2014.
  3. Web site: Rotterdam. International Film Festival. Persons: Robert Todd. International Film Festival Rotterdam. 9 June 2014.
  4. Web site: Film Festival. New York. Views from The Avant Garde Program. Film Society of Lincoln Center. 9 June 2014.
  5. Web site: Film Festival. Ann Arbor. Ann Arbor Film Festival Catalogue. Ann Arbor Film Festival. 9 June 2014. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20150923104642/http://aafilmfest.org/50/people/robert_todd/. 23 September 2015.
  6. Web site: Film Festival. Media City. Media City Festival Catalogue. 9 June 2014.
  7. Web site: Lund. Carson. New Robert Todd Films. 28 February 2013 . blogspot. 6 June 2014.
  8. Web site: Hoolboom. Mike. An Interview with Robert Todd. mikehoolboom.com. 6 June 2014.
  9. Web site: Filmmakers, Toronto. Liaison of Independent. L.I.F.T. Catalogue. 9 June 2014.
  10. Web site: Camper. Fred. Films by Robert Todd. 24 March 2006 . Chicago Reader. 9 June 2014.
  11. Web site: Rosinski. Andrew. REVIEW: MASTER PLAN (2012) BY ROBERT TODD. Dinca.org. 9 June 2014.
  12. Web site: Festival. Images. Images Festival 2013 Catalogue. Images Festival.
  13. Web site: Preserved Projects. Academy Film Archive.
  14. Web site: Foundation. LEF. LEF Award Recipient. 9 June 2014.
  15. Web site: Foundation. Boston. Brother Thomas Award. 9 June 2014.

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