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Tod Swindell
Greater Los Angeles Area
Writer, Producer, Director
Tags: Writing  u.s. public television  Sundance Channel  San Francisco Bay Area  New York  media arts organizations  Los Angeles  Journalism  International Documentary Communities  Flaherty, Robert  book reviews  biographical documentaries  anthropology  American Experience  
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Title/Occupation:  Director  Executive  Producer  Researcher  Supporter of the Arts  Writer 
Services Provided:  Location Resources  Media Arts Organization  Music Library  Narration/Translation 
Gender: Male
Race: Caucasian/White
Citizenship: United States
Languages Spoken: English, Spanish

Brief Message to Members: 

In film, truth alone triumphs. Some major important historical truths would remain unknown had it not been for documentary filmmakers and their production efforts.

Biography: 

Born in Yonkers, New York in 1958. Raised in Costa Mesa and Laguna Beach, CA, and in Bucks County, PA. Cinema Arts Graduate of the University of Arizona. DGA & IDA Member. Producer: The Woman in the Moon starring Portia de Rossi; Producer: The Legend of the Phantom Rider starring Denise Crosby. Associate Producer: Spin starring Stanley Tucci; Associate Producer: Ghost Rock starring Gary Busey. Fifty other productions worked since the 1980s as Production Supervisor, AD, Location Manager, Second Unit Director. Past President of Desperado Films, Inc. for Universal Television. Executive Producer/Chief Creative Officer for Grizzly Adams®, Post Office Box 2438 Coeur d‘Alene, ID 83816, 208.683.0593. E-mail: TSwindell@grizzlyadams.com. L. A. office, 323.317.0886 Writer: Screenplays: 'Lost Sisters,' 'The Lost Electra.' Company: Clear Dell Histories LLC. Documentary currently in production, 'Three Irenes and the Missing Person Case of Amelia Earhart' [www.irene-amelia.com] Published book reviews on subjects of biography, pop culture, & sports. Music composer on piano & guitar. Played organized baseball through high school & college. Artist, father. Parents: Larry Swindell (Author, Film & Literary Historian, SABR member 1929- ); Ellie Eby Swindell (Equity Theater Actress, 1930-1983.)