Todd Verow

Last updated

Todd Verow
Todd Verow.jpg
BornNovember 11, 1966
Education Rhode Island School of Design American Film Institute
Occupation(s)Film producer, director, writer, actor, cinematographer, editor, composer, photographer
Years active1985-present
Father Arthur Verow

Todd Verow (born November 11, 1966) is an American film director who resides in New York City. He attended the Rhode Island School of Design and the AFI Conservatory. With his creative partner James Derek Dwyer, he formed Bangor Films in 1995. He was also the cinematographer for Jon Moritsugu's film Terminal USA (1993). He has been called a veteran of the New Queer Cinema. [1]

Contents

His numerous productions on digital video have led to his being called "once and future king of DV" by Film Threat. [2] He is openly gay. [3] [4]

Filmography

GenreYearTitleCreditsRoleNotes
Short film1989V Is for Violetproducer, director, writer, editor, cinematographer15 minutes
Short film1990The Flesh is Willingproducer, director, writer, editor, cinematographer10 minutes
Short film1990The Death of Dottie Loveproducer, director, writer, editor, cinematographer7 minutes
Short film1991When I Grow Up I Want To Be a Sex Offenderproducer, director, writer, editor, cinematographer27 minutes
Short film1993Built for Enduranceproducer, director, writer, editor, cinematographer7 minutes
Film1994Preenproducer, director, editor, cinematographer
Film1995 Frisk director; writer; actorBlond Man in Bathroom
Film1997 Little Shots of Happiness producer; director; writer; actorFrances' HusbandLong Island Film Festival Grand Jury Prize winner
New England Film & Video Festival Innovation and Resourcefulness Award winner
Huntington International Film Festival Creative Artist Award winner
Film1998Shucking the Curvedirector; writer; actorNeighborNodance Film Festival Grand Jury Award winner
Film1999 The Trouble with Perpetual Deja-Vu director; writer Chicago Underground Film Festival Silver Jury Award winner
Nodance Film Festival Best Director Award winner
Film2000director; writer
Film2000Once and Future Queendirector; writer Chicago Underground Film Festival Silver Jury Award winner
Film2001Againstdirector
Film2002Take Awaydirector; writer
Short film2002Face Firstdirector
Short film2003Fluffdirector
Film2003Ex-Votosproducer, director, writer, editor, cinematographer
Film2004Anonymous [5] director; writer; actorTodd
Film2006 Bulldog in the White House director; writer; actorBulldog Chicago Underground Film Festival Gold Jury Award winner
Film2006 Hooks to the Left director; writer
Film2006 Vacationland [6] director; writer; actorMan in Bar (uncredited)
Film2007XX: Where Your Heart Should Beproducer; director; writer. editor, cinematographer
Film2008 Between Something & Nothing director; writer; actorHotel John
Film2009 The Boy with the Sun in His Eyes director; writer
Film2010Deleted Scenesdirector; writer; actorJohn
Film2010director; writer
Film2010Leave Blankdirector; writer; actorTodd
Documentary2011Bottomdirector
Film2012 Bad Boy Street director; writer; actorMichael
Film2012 The Endless Possibility of Sky director; writer; actorBagger
Short film2012Jacob Sterlingdirector
Short film2013Fire Island 1979director; writer; actor
Film2013Tumbledowndirector; writer; actorJay
Short film2013Tom's Giftco-director
Documentary2013co-director; co-writer
Documentary2014Age of Consentco-director; co-writer
Short film2015Been Too Long At the Fairco-producer; co-director; co-writer; editor7 minutes
Film2015Available Lightproducer, director, writer, editor, cinematograper
Film2016Required Fieldproducer, director, writer, editor, cinematographer
Documentary2016Sex & the Silver Gaysco-producer, co-director, editor
Film2016This Side of Heavenproducer, director, writer, cinematographer, editor
Short film2017Secret Santa Sex Partyco-producer, co-director, editor12 minutes
Film2018Squirrelsproducer, director, writer, cinematographer, editor
Film2020Goodbye Seventiesdirector, producer, writer
Short film2021Swimming to the End of the Worldproducer, writer, director, actor7 minutes
Short film2021Covid Summerproducer, director, editor3 minutes
Film2022F***ed in the Headdirector, writer
Short film2022My Almost First Timeco-writer, co-director, editor4 minutes
Short film2022Death Raceco-director, editor6 minutes
Documentary2023Charles Lum: This is Where I Get Offproducer, co-writer, co-director, editor
Film2023You Can't Stay Heredirector, writer, producer, actor
Short film2023Last Year at Belvedereproducer, writer, director, editor4 minutes
Short film2024Desert Cruisingco-writer, co-director, editor4 minutes 20 seconds
Film2024Memorabiliaco-writer, co-director, editor

References

  1. Avery, Dan (June 4, 2008), "Real to reel", Time Out New York (662)
  2. Harrison, Patrick (January 22, 2002), Todd Verow: Once and Future King of DV, Film Threat
  3. "TLA Video | Gay Cinema, Gay Adult Movies and Products".
  4. "Bay Area Reporter :: Art Article.PHP".
  5. Kehr, David (June 16, 2004), "With Libido and Ego on Overdrive, A Man Speeds Headlong Into Ruin", New York Times
  6. Lee, Nathan (August 2, 2006), "'Vacationland' Depicts a Gay Man's Path to College, With Lots of Excess", New York Times