Mailing Address:
Robert Todd
c/o Emerson College
120 Boylston Street
Boston, MA 02116

New Releases:

"Gathering" (4:30) 16mm.

"Spectral Cycle" (5:00) the introduction of color into a blackandwhite world.

"Groundplay" (12:00) - play. ground. "

LOWAVE (Paris, FR) has released a new "Cinema Different 3" DVD that includes "Cabinet".

In Production:

"The Alternative Housing Project" (working title)

A simple comparitive view of managed large-scale housing projects in the U.S. Estimated completion date of the first part of this is January '11 .

UPDATED 6/1/09:

"Our Former Glory" and "Interplay" will show at the Video Underground in Jamaica Plain on Friday, July 3, at sundown.

OFFICE SUITE is a part of the Ann Arbor Festival's touring program, and on their "Time Pieces" DVD.

CABINET is on the CINEMA DIFFERENT 3 DVD, sold through "Lowave" in Paris.

Previous Screenings:

Media City 15, Windsor, ONT (5/09)
Hong Kong International Film Festival (4/09)
Union Theater, UWM, Milwaukee, WI (4/09)
Chicago Filmmakers, Chicago, IL (4/09)
RedCat Cinema, Los Angeles, CA (4/09)
Ann Arbor Film Festival, Ann Arbor, MI (3/09)
"Screaming Forest", Medicine Show Theater, NYC (3/09)
Boston Undreground Film Festival, Boston, MA (3/09)
Boston Cinema Census, Cambridge, MA (3/09)
FLEX 2009, Gainesville, FL (2/09)
Mass Art Film Society, Boston, MA (2/09)
Oxford Film Festival, Oxford, MS (2/09)
Rotterdam INternational Film Festival, NL (1/09)
Carriage House (program), Baltimore, MD (1/09)
D.C. Arts Center, DC Poets, Washington, DC (1/09)
T.I.E. at Univ of Nebraska, Lincoln, NE (1/09)
Cinema Different 10, Paris France (12/08)
Le Rencontre Internationals, Paris, FR (12/08)
San Franciso Cinematheque, "Dark House" (11/08)
Putnam Theater, Keene State College, Keene, NH (11/08)
Harvard Film Archive, Cambridge, MA (11/08)
Chicago Undeground Film Festival, Chicago, IL (10/08)
Rio de Janeiro Short Film Festival, Rio, Brazil (10/08)
T.I.E., Paonia, CO (10/08)
L'Atelier, Lyon, France (10/08)
Views From The Avant Garde, NY FIlm Festival, NY, NY (10/08)
Anti-Matter Festival, Victoria, BC (9/08)
Boston University, Boston, MA (9/08)
TRieste - program of John Ginavito (9/08)
Maysles Theater, New York, NY(9/08)
Brewery Complex, Boston, MA (9/08)
Amherst Cinema, Amherst, MA (9.08)
Toronto Int'l. Film Festival, (9/08)
Onion City Film Festival, Chicago, IL (6/08)
Millennium Film Workshops (6/08)
Portland International Film Festival (4/08)
BLack Maria Film and Video Festival
Boston Underground Film Festival (4/08)
San Francisco Cinematheque (3/08) Colby Sawyer College, NH (4/08)
Milwaukee Underground Film Festival
Cinema LaClef, PAris, FR (4/08)
Carpenter Center, Harvard Univ. (3/08)
New York Undergroun Film Festival
Athens Film FEstival, Athens, OH (4/08)
Gene Siskel Center, Chicago, IL (4/08)
Hong Kong International Film Festival Media City, Windsor, ONT, (3/08)
Nashville Film Festival, (3/08)
Images Festival, Toronto, ONT (4/08)
Rotterdam International Film Festival (1/08)
Amsterdam Shorts Festival, NL (4/08)
Ann Arbor Film Festival, AA, MI (3/08)
T.I.E. via D.N.Montreal, Quebec, (11/07)
AFI Film Festival, Los Angeles,CA (11/07)
New York Film Festival, (10/07)
Anti-matter Festival, Victoria,BC (9/07)
Onion City Festival, Chicago, IL (6/07)
Images Festival,Toronto, ONT (4/07)
San Francisco Int'l Film Fest,(5/07)
Media City Festival, Windsor, ONT (2/07)
Rotterdam Int'l. Film Festival, NL (1/07)
SNOB filmfestival, Concord, NH (11/06)
Cinematheque Ontario, Toronto (11/06)
Festival du Nouveau Cinema, Montreal, Quebec (11/06)
FLEX, Gainesville, FL (11/06)
Vermont International Film Vestival, (10/06)
Antimatter Festival, Victoria, BC (9/06)
Milwaukeee Underground Fest, (5/06)
Athens Film Festivel, Athens, OH (5/06)
Boston Independent Film Festival Images, Toronto, ONT (4/06)
Humboldt Film Festival, Arcata, CA (4/06)
Iowa City Documentary Film Festival, Iowa City, IA (4/06)
Boston Independent Film Festival, Boston, MA (4/06)
Big Muddy Film Festival (3/06), Carbondale, IL
Black Maria Film Festival (3/06)
$100 Film Festival, Calgary, Alberta, Canada (3/06)
Ohio Independent Film Awards, Cleveland, OH (3/06)
New York Underground Film Festival, New York, NY (3/06)
Media City12, Windsor, Ontario (3/06)
Rotterdam International Fest (1/06) Slamdance Film Festival (1/06)
Bilbao Short & Doc. Fest (12/05)
Dhaka Int'l. Film Fest (12/05)
Vermont Film Festival , (10/05)
TIE, Denver, Colorado, (9/05)
Antimatter, Victoria, BC (9/05)
Chicago Underground FIlm Fest(8/05)
Pacific Film Archive, Berkeley, (8/05)
Institute of Contemporary Art, Boston
Westchester Int'l. Film and Video Festvial (3/05)
Ann Arbor Film Festival (3/05)
New York Underground FF (3/05)
Media City, Windsor, ONT (2/05)
San Fransisco Art Institute, (1/29)
Rio DeJaneiro Short Film Festival(12/04)
Echo Park Film Center, LA, CA (11/04)
FLEX, Gainesville,FL (10/04)
New England Film Fest, Brookline, MA (10/04)
NewYorkFilmFestival (10/04)
Movies Live Sndtrx, Brookline (9/04)
AntiMatter Film Fest, VIctoria, BC (9/04) Onion City Film Fest, Chicago, IL(9/04) CableCar Cinema, Providence, (7/04)
Slamdance Online, "Happy Peppy" (6/04)
Athens Film Festival, Athens, OH(5/04)
Humboldt Film Festival, Arcata, CA (4/04)
Busan Asian Short Film Festival, Korea (5/04)
Images Festival, Toronto, ONT (4/04)
Nashville Film Festival, Nashville, TN (5/04)
Ann Arbor Film Festival, Michigan (3/04)
NY Underground, NYC (3/04)
Nemo 6, Paris France, (3/04
Cinema La Clef, Paris,(3/04)
AntiMatter, Victoria, BC (9/17...)
Mill Valley Film Festival, CA (10/2-10/12)
Chicago Underground Film Festival,(8/03)
Utah Short Film and Video Festival, Salt Lake City, UT (5/03)
Santa Cruz Film Festival, Sant Cruz, CA (5/03) Athens Int'l Film & Video Festival,OH (4/03)
Nashville Independent Film Festival,(4/03)
Kindred Int'l Film Fest, Jefferson City, MO (3/03)
Thaw 2003, Iowa City, IA (4/03)
Humboldt Int'l Film Festival, Arcata, CA (4/03)
Images 2003, Toronto, Ontario (4/03)
Cucalorus Film Fest, Wilmington, NC (3/03)
Big Muddy Film Festival (3/03)
Ann Arbor Film Festival (3/03)
New York Underground Film Festival (3/03)
New England Film and Video Festival (3/03)
Rotterdam Int'l Film Festival, NL (1/03)
MicroCinema Int'l, Touring from Portland, OR (1/03)
Onion City Film Festival, Chicago, IL (11/02)
Ohio Independent Film Market (11/02)
Mass Art Film Society, Boston, MA (9/11/02)
Convergence Film Festival, Providence, RI (9/02)
Philadelphia International Film Festival, Phil., PA (7/02)
DirtPalace, Providence, RI (7/02)>
Athens International Film & Video Festival, Athens, OH (4/02)
Thaw '02, Iowa City, IA (4/02) 65/380
Nashville Independent Film Festival, Nashville, TN (6/02) 120/1030
Crossroads Film Festival, Jackson, MS (4/02)
Ann Arbor Film Festival, Ann Arbor, MI (3/02) 140/440
XX International Film Festival of Uruguay, Montevideo, Uruguay (3/02)
Big Muddy Film Festival, Carbondale, IL (3/02)
Images 2002, Toronto, Ontario (4/02)
Boston Underground Film Festival, Boston, MA (2/02)
New York Underground Film Festival, New York, NY (3/02)
South by Southwest, Austin , TX (3/02)
Cucalorus Film Festival, Wilmington, NC (3/02)
New England Film Festival, Boston, MA (3/02)
US Super8 and Digital Video Festival, Rutgers, NJ (2/02)
Black Maria Film and Video Festival (2/02)
3rd Festival of Cinemas Different, Paris, France
LoudLight, Berwick Center for Research, Roxbury, MA (12/01)
New Boston Artists, Burgess Building, Providence, RI (12/01)
Master's Screening, Coolidge Corner Theatre, Brookline, MA (12/01)
Screenings (continued)
New York Film Expo, NYC, (12/01)
Ohio Independent Film Festival, (11/01)
London Film Festival, (11/01)
Coolidge Corner Theatre (solo show), Brookline, MA (10/01)
MicroCineFest, Baltimore, MD (10/01)
Impakt 2001, Utrecht, NL (10/01)
Seattle Underground Film Festival (10/01)
Chicago Underground Film Festival (8/01)
UFVA Conference, Juried Screenings, Formal Screening , Rochester, NY (8/01)
Fort Thunder, Providence, RI (5/01)
Balagan, Brookline, MA (5/01)
Big Muddy Film Festival, Carbondale, IL (2/01)
Cleveland International Film Festival, Cleveland, IL (3/01)
Images 2001, Toronto, ONT (4/01)
THAW, Iowa City, IA (3/01)
Ann Arbor Film Festival, Ann Arbor, MI, (3/01)
Masters/Video Balagan, Coolidge Corner Theatre (12/00)
Images 2000, Toronto, ONT (4/00)
Boston Shorts, Brookline,MA (4/00)
Boston Underground Festival, Boston, MA (4/00)
Big Muddy Film Festival, Carbondale, IL (3/00)
Utah Film Festival, UT (1/00)
Bangkok Experimental Film Festival, Bangkok, Thailand (12/99)
Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, MA (9/99)
Films in the Garden, Somerville, MA (8/99)
Views from the Avant Garde, SMFA, Boston MA (6/99)
New England Film Festival, Boston, MA (4/99)
Ann Arbor Film Festival, Ann Arbor, MI (3/99)
Mass Film Society, Boston,MA (11/98)
Harvard Film Archive, Cambridge, MA (7/98)
Phoenix Landing, Cambridge, MA (5/98)
Emerson College, Boston,MA (3/98)
Boston Public Library, Boston, MA (3/98)
White Elephant Gallery, Boston, MA (11/97)
Phoenix Landing, Cambridge, MA (11/97)
International Surrealist Film Festival, Norwalk, CT (11/97)
Woods Hole Film Festival, Woods Hole,MA (6/97)
Rochester International Film Festival, Rochester, NY (Hon.Men. Awrd.)
Boston Architectural Center (4/97), Boston, MA
Revolving Museum (4/97), Boston, MA
Coolidge Corner Theatre (3/96), Brookline, MA
Phoenix Coffeehouse (3/96), Cambridge, MA
Mobius (3/96), Boston, MA
Milenium Film Archive (12/95) New York, NY
Kingston Gallery (9/95), Boston, MA
88 Room (2/95) Allston, MA
Coolidge Corner Theatre (2/95) Brookline, MA
Museum of Fine Arts (5/93) Boston, MA
Eclectica, Kingston Gallery (4/93) Boston, MA
Museum of Fine Arts (5/92) Boston, MA
Milenium Film Archive (6/91) New York, NY
Boston University Film/Video Festival (3/88) Boston, MA

Grants/Awards/Fellowships

Grants/Awards/Fellowships
2006 Iowa City Documentary Film Festival, Film Award
2006 Humboldt Film Festival – Emerging Genres Award for Experimental Documentary, Arcata, CA
2006 Ohio Independent Film Awards – Oscar Finalist, Cleveland, OH
2005 Silver Award for Documentary, Zinebi, Bilbao, Spain
2005 Finalist, Massachusetts Cultural Council Artist Awards
2005 Honorable Mention, Rochester International Film Festival
2004 Second Prize, FLEX ’04 (Gainesville, FL)
2004 Honorable Mention for Documentary, Humboldt Film Festival
2004 San Fransisco Art Institute, Juror’s Choice Award
2004 Black Maria Director’s Choice
2003 NY Expo of Short Film & Video, Silver Award
2003 LEF Production Award, LEF Foundation
2003 Juror's Choice Awards (2), Humboldt Film Festival
2003 RGB Awards: Green Prize, Thaw Õ03
2003 Faculty Excellence Award, Emerson College
2003 Honorable Mention, Ann Arbor Film Festival
2003 Director's Citation, Black Maria Film Festival
2003 Best Independent Experimental Film, NEFVF
2003 Faculty Development Award, Emerson College
2002 Best Experimental Film, Convergence Film Festival
2002 Best Cinematography, Boston Underground Film Festival
2002 US Super 8 Film & Digital Video Fest, Best Experimental Award
2002 Ohio Independent Film Festival Oscar Award Nomination
2002 2nd in Festival: Black Maria Film and Video Festival
2001 Grand Jury Award: Best Experimental Film, MicroCineFest
2001 Jury Award, NY Film Expo
2001 UFVA Merit Award
2000 Big Muddy Film Festival 2nd of Show Award
2000 Utah Film Festival Best Documentary Award
1999 School of the Museum of Fine Arts Travelling Scholars Fellowship
1999 New England Film Festival Director's Choice Award
1999 Ann Arbor Film Festival Old Peculiar Award
1997 Rochester International Film Festival, Honorable Mention Award
1992 Kodak Development Award
1988 Recipient of the Elizabeth Greenshields Foundation Fellowship Award

Stuff I've helped Make

"Extreme Engineering", (Discovery chann.) Sarah Holt, Prod. 1hr. Sound Edit
"Touched", Laurel Chiton, (Ind.) Prod. 1hr. Sound Edit
"Venice is Sinking", (Nova) Julia Cort, Prod. 1hr. Sound Edit and Assist
"Dear Pam", John Scott/ Karen Rodriguez, Prod. OnLine edit, consultant
"Caves", Sarah Holt, prod. (1hr.) sound edit and post
"Some Kind of Funny Puerto Rican", Claire Andrade Watkins, prod. (?)
"My Father, the Genius", Lucia Small, prod. (85min.) Sound Edit
"Puncture Wounds", J.Gianvito, prod. (10 min. ) Edit
"Tupperware", Lori Kahn-Leavitt, prod.(1hr.) Archival Advisor
"The Smokeless Cigarette", Carl Carleson, prod. (1 hr.) Post-Super/Sound Edit
"18 Ways to Make a Baby", Sarah Holt, prod. (1 hr. ) Post-Super/Sound Edit
"Firewomen", J. Capron/J.Sahula, producers (1hr.) Sound Edit, Mix
"Shackelton", Sarah Holt, prod. (1 hr. ) Post-Super/Sound Edit
"Freedom Faith (episode 4)", Alice Markowitz, Prod. (1hr.) Sound Edit
"Silence", Vanessa O'Neill, Prod. (13min.) Sound Design, Mix
"Doctors: The Tatooed Surgeon", Dick Bartlett, Edti. (1hr.) Sound Edit
"Vanished", Sarah Holt, Prod. (1hr.) Sound Edit
"Japan's Secret Garden", Marty Lowe, Prod. (1hr.) 2nd Edit, Sound Editor
"The Mad Songs of Fernanda Hussein", J. Gianvito(160min.):Edit/Sound Edit
"Building Big: Skyscrapers", Joe MacMaster, Prod. (1hr.) Sound Editor, Post Coord.
"Gameboy", Emerson College, Prod.(4min.) Director, Editor
"Always a Bridesmaid", Nina Davenport, Prod. (83min.) Sound Edit& Post Super.
"Bleriot", WGBH (52min.) Sound Edit
"Testament", Lauren Ivy Chiong,Dir. 20min. Editor
"International Space Station", Chris Schmidt, Edit 1hr., Sound and Assist.
"the Trillion Dollar Bet", Sarah Holt, Prod. 1 hr. Sound and Assist.
"Mysteries of Ancient Empires: Trebuchet, Obelisk", NOVA 2 hrs.: Sound Editor
"Daumier: Man of His Time", Musee D'Orsay,etc. J.Wechsler, Prod.53min:Editor
"Rockefeller", Sarah Holt/Elizabeth Deans, Prod.s 2hrs. Sound and Assist.
"Adolphe Braun", RISD Museum, J. Wechsler, prod. 20min: Editor
"MacArthur", WGBH,Sarah Holt, Prod. 4hrs. Sound Editor&PostSupervisor
"IceMan", NOVA, 3 hours, Sound Edit
"A Science Odyssey", WGBH Producers, 10 hours,series, Editor and Sound Editor
"Raise the Dead " James Rutenbeck, Dir. (56:oo) 16mm Film : Editor
"Math at Work", Elizabeth Gallagher, Prod. (75 hours) Video : Editor
"Ali" , & "Geraldo" spots (series) SMASH Advertising, (:30) Video : Editor
"Running Mate", Ted Bogosian. Prod. (60:oo) Video : Editorial Assistant
"Bushwick", Richard Broadman, Dir. (60:oo) 16mm Film: Editorial Assistant
"The Riddle", Evan Brenner, Dir. (100:oo) 35mm Film : Music
"Never Met Picasso" (85:oo) 16mm Film : Art Director
"Phoneboy", J. Smith,Dir. (80:oo) 16mm Film : Sound
"New Nation", Michael Chaney,Dir. (85:oo) 16mm Film : Prod. Sound/Lighting
"Medicine Wheel Animation Festival" ,Bill Jarcho,Dir.(2:oo)Music/Sound Design
"Tranquility Base", Jonas Goldstein, Dir. (30:oo) 16mm Film: Production Design
"Battle for Monique", L. Wilson Dir. (17:50) 16mm Film: 2nd Sound, Sound Editor
"Rosalie From Across the Road", M.Ross, Dir. (22:oo) 16mm Film: Production Sound
"Santa's Helper", Lucy Vail, Dir. (20:oo) 16mm Film: Sound Design
"Venus Highway", R. Broadman Dir. (21:00) 16mm Film : Sound, Mix Consultant
"Venus & Adonis", Judith Wechsler Dir.(20:00) 16mm : Asst. Editor, Sound Editor
"AHAB" , M.Ross Dir. (16:00) 16mm Film & Video : Lead Actor, Editor, Sound Edit
"MedeaFilm" R.Rutkowski, Dir. (20:00) 16mm Film : Art Direction