Meet Producer/Director Todd Erwin
Todd Erwin won his first award for his 1980 student film, The Ape-Man, at the Los Angeles Film Teacher's Association Jr. Student Film Festival at the age of 16, but is better known for his follow-up film, The Adventures of Terrific Man, a comedic send-up of superhero movies based on a story and characters created by Keith Parrish. The film was written by a team that included Todd (who also produced and directed) and fellow classmate Jeff Gemmill.
Todd was also a student at Cinekyd Enterprises in Willow Grove, PA during what many consider the Golden Age of the non-profit organization. During that era, Cinekyd won the Gold Medal for its 1980 student feature, Whiplash, at the Festival of the Americas. Todd served on the Cinematography crew for that film, as well as Gargantua (1981) and Whiplash II (1982). Todd was a Student Director on Return of the Astrekynd (1983), and joined the volunteer teaching staff shortly thereafter, overseeing the Visual Effects Department with George Gakoumis, Jr. (Rock of Ages) and Eric Kurland (The Simpsons: The Longest Daycare) on the films Odyssey Through Time (1984), and The Old Dark House (1985). Alumni of Cinekyd during this Golden Age included Wendy Worthington (Buffy The Vampire Slayer), Brian Baker (Sprint PCS Trenchcoat Guy), Tom Magill (Parks & Recreation), and David Trachtenberg (Casa de mi Padre), to name but a few.
After Cinekyd, Todd moved to California as a Theater Evaluator for both Lucasfilm’s Theater Alignment Program and Edwards Cinemas, writing screenplays in his spare time. Todd is currently an independent Home Theater Installer and writes hardware and software reviews for Home Theater Forum. More recently, Todd co-wrote and directed Myth Or Fact: The Talbert Terror, marking his return to film making. The film serves as an introduction to the legend of The Talbert Terror, the subject of a feature film currently in pre-production.
Todd's favorite movies include Raiders of the Lost Ark, The Empire Strikes Back (original 1980 theatrical cut), Grand Canyon, and North By Northwest.
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