A Film by Felderstein
An award-winning film & theatre director TODD MITCHELL FELDERSTEIN enjoys a career that traverses mediums from stage to screen.
A directing member of The Actors Studio, Todd is currently adapting and directing Dan Millman's modern literary classic, WAY OF THE PEACEFUL WARRIOR for the stage. The first live development reading featured Keith David, Sofia Vassilieva, Richard Ellis, Ashley Reyes, Marshall McCabe, Wade F. Wilson and Stewart J. Zully.
On screen Todd currently has in release is KANASHIMI with Gaku Space and Austin Basis along with GHOST LIGHT which remains in production. In 2018 Todd produced TZEVA ADOM which took honors at the Cannes Film Festival's Emerging Filmmaker Program along with wins at a dozen other global festivals. Concurrently his film RESERVATIONS received Official Selection nods in ten festivals winning two.
Todd is the lead producer on THE SULLIVAN GIRL with Stan Davis (Abbott Elementary) and Steve Hofvendahl and the director/producer of the feature film SPEAK ENGLISH currently in pre-production with Stan Davis, Eva De Dominici and Sofia Vassilieva attached as cast. Todd is fortunate to have been the director of the first live stage production in Los Angeles with the production of SHE KILLS MONSTERS at the Warner Grand Theater for the Encore Theatre Group. In television, Todd served as a writer on the SPIDER-MAN animated series for Sony TV starring Neil Patrick Harris in the title role and co-wrote the episode The Sword of Shikata which was voiced by Gina Gershon.
A few short days after the pandemic shuttered live venues, Todd founded Smartphone Theatre which in its first two years mounted over 50 original online plays, poetry readings and conversations to a global audience in the thousands. Casts included Oscar and Tony winners from Broadway to Hollywood such as: Oscar winner Alan Arkin, Oscar nominated director Mark Rydell, Tony winner Poetri, Robert Hays, Susan Sullivan, Mitch Ryan, David Selby, Stan Davis and dozens of others.
In nonfiction, Todd's work includes the international feature documentary MAGICS which won 5 "Best" awards in festivals across the country. In short-form, Todd has personally interviewed: Senator Brad Sherman, Tom Hayden, Barbra Streisand, Jerry Moss, Booker T., Ray Parker, Jr., Michael Thompson, John JR Robinson, Bobby Watson and an assortment of legendary musical artists.
Todd is honored to be one of twelve American filmmakers chosen to participate in the 2007 filmmaking TALA masterclass founded by the Los Angeles Jewish Federation. Todd M. Felderstein is a graduate of the University of Maryland at College Park, a former amateur triathlete and nidan in the martial art, Aikido. A professional photographer for over 25 years, he has a large body of work in portrait, commercial and lifestyle and remains honored to share and learn as an instructor at the Los Angeles Center of Photography and Samy's Photo School.

ASSOCIATIONS
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Motion Picture Editors Guild (Local 700)
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(IDA) International Documentary Association
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SAG/AFTRA
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Los Angeles Center of Photography
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Directing Member, The Actors Studio

Todd Felderstein & Councilman Mitch O'Farrell

Todd Felderstein, Emmy winner Barbara Bain and Paul Gunning

At the premiere of Kanashimi with cast and crew.
