Charles Todd
Directing
Charles is an award-winning director focused on the preservation of identity. In feature documentaries, Charles directed Buddy Guy: The Blues Chase The Blues Away, which premiered at the 2021 Tribeca Film Festival and won Best Feature Documentary at the 2022 Pan-African Film Festival, and Romeo Santos: King of Bachata, which was nominated for a Latin Grammy and currently airs on HBO Max. For CNN, Charles directed âLessons From The Water: Diving With A Purposeâ (âDWPâ), featuring a group of black archaeologists with the goal to restore the nearly 500 voyages shipwrecked during the slave trade to historial record. In 2021, âDWPâ and Charles were featured in MIPAD (Most Influential People of African Descent). Charlesâ most recent work includes the upcoming docuseries âMagic City: An American Fantasyâ which premiered at the 2024 SxSW Film Festival and the basketball mockumentary âMemes & Nightmaresâ, which premiered at the 2024 Tribeca Film Festival.
Behind the camera
2024Memes & Nightmares
Director & Writer
2021Romeo Santos: Utopia Live from MetLife Stadium
Director
2021Lessons from the Water: Diving with a Purpose
Director
2021Buddy Guy: The Blues Chase the Blues Away
Director
2021Romeo Santos: King of Bachata
Director
2020Behind Scriptonite's 2004
Director
2020Celine Dion: Courage
Director
2020Behind The 1975âs 'Notes on a Conditional Form'
Director
2018On the Record: 5 Seconds of Summer - Youngblood
Director
2018Apple Music Presents: Chris
Director
2017On the Record: P!NK â Beautiful Trauma
Director