Todd Rohal | |
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Occupation(s) | Film director, screenwriter, actor |
Years active | 1997-present |
Todd Rohal is an American independent filmmaker.
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.
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