Very sad news this morning. I didn’t know Robert personally but had screened his beautiful film ‘Gathering’ with Brenda Contreras 7 years ago. Rest In Peace, Robert. You are missed.
Sent from my iPhone > On Aug 19, 2018, at 8:14 AM, debtodd wheeler <debtoddwhee...@gmail.com> wrote: > > Hi everyone, > > I'm Rob's sister and frequent collaborator. I reach out to you today to share > one of the many films Rob made in 2017. This film is called SHRINE. It > captures the moments after my 18 year old son Lucas' memorial service. Rob > lost his nephew, my son, on Sept 11, 2017 to sudden death of unknown cause > (viral myocarditis), and his profound grief is poured into every film he made > since. > https://vimeo.com/237216666 It is password protected. password = SHRINE > > This is a highly personal film, but one I think captures his grief and my > grief today. > Please feel free to share. It's one of his most tender and beautiful works. > > Also, he worked tirelessly in the last month to catalog and protect his > archive. Please contact me or Tessa about showing any of the works from his > vast catalog. > > Lastly, thank you all for the community. He felt loved and appreciated by you > all. > > Embrace the light, > > Deb Todd Wheeler > > >> On Sat, Aug 18, 2018 at 3:27 PM, Bryan Wendorf <bryan.wend...@gmail.com> >> wrote: >> >> I don't believe anyone has posted about this yet. I am sorry to be the one >> to have to share this news. Boston based filmmaker Robert Todd was reported >> missing yesterday. He had last been seen heading to Franklin Park near his >> home Thursday evening. Today a search party found his body in the park. No >> cause of death has been reported yet. >> >> Rob has been a constant presence at experimental film festivals around the >> world for nearly twenty years now. I know I first screened one of his films >> at CUFF in 2001. I met him for the first time at Media City in I believe >> 2009. He was a kind, talented, prolific and generous man. >> >> http://www.roberttoddfilms.com/ >> >> >> >> Bryan Wendorf >> Programmer and Artistic Director >> Chicago Underground Film Festival >> www.cuff.org >> >> _______________________________________________ >> FrameWorks mailing list >> FrameWorks@jonasmekasfilms.com >> https://mailman-mail5.webfaction.com/listinfo/frameworks >> > > > > -- > Deb Todd Wheeler > > > > _______________________________________________ > FrameWorks mailing list > FrameWorks@jonasmekasfilms.com > https://mailman-mail5.webfaction.com/listinfo/frameworks
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