Todd Rohal Explained

Todd Rohal
Occupation:Film director, screenwriter, actor
Years Active:1997-present

Todd Rohal is an American independent filmmaker.

Career

Rohal attended filmmaking classes at Ohio University in Athens, Ohio.[1]

Between 1997 and 2001 he directed four short films: Single Spaced (1997), Slug 660 (1998), Knuckleface Jones (1999), and Hillbilly Robot (2001). Single Spaced and Knuckleface Jones both feature actress Piper Perabo, a college friend of Rohal.[2] [3]

His feature films include 2006's The Guatemalan Handshake, 2011's The Catechism Cataclysm, and 2014's ABCs of Death 2.

He won the Jury Special Award for Best Film for The Guatemalan Handshake at the Slamdance Film Festival in 2006.[4]

Rohal received the Special Jury Award for Unique Vision at the 2014 Sundance Film Festival for his short film Rat Pack Rat.[5]

M.O.P.Z. was broadcast by Adult Swim on April 4, 2016.[6]

The Suplex Duplex Complex was awarded Best Midnight Short at the 2017 SXSW Film Festival.[7]

Hunky Boys Go Ding-Dong was a special pilot filled with two episode specials produced.

Filmography (as director)

Filmography (as actor)

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: The Moviegoer: Shake Hands With Todd Rohal . Mgoer.blogspot.com . 2015-03-03.
  2. https://www.baltimoresun.com/bal-before-they-got-big-emerging-talent-at-the-014-photo.html "Piper Perabo"
  3. http://www.filmmonthly.com/Profiles/Articles/PiperPeraboBHChihuahua/PiperPeraboBHChihuahua.html "It's A Dog's Life For Piper"
  4. Web site: Todd Rohal : Awards. IMDb.com. 2015-03-03.
  5. Web site: Sundance: ‘Whiplash’ & ‘Rich Hill’ Win Grand Jury Awards; Dramatic Directing Goes To Cutter Hodierne For ‘Fishing Without Nets’. January 26, 2014.
  6. https://www.austinchronicle.com/daily/screens/2016-04-12/fun-with-m-o-p-z-at-2am/ "Fun With "M.O.P.Z." at 2am"
  7. https://www.austinchronicle.com/screens/2017-03-17/sxsw-2017-film-awards/ "SXSW 2017 Film Awards"