Theodore Carl Flood
Born in 1973, Carl grew up in Oklahoma. He credits his love of movies back to his childhood where he was allowed to ride his bicycle to the small town movie theater and see such films as: “The Goonies”, “Stand By Me”, and “Back to the Future” when they were first released. In 2000 he began working on film productions in Oklahoma City as a lighting technician. His first short film, “Superhero”, a 16mm black & white film about a man who finds inspiration from a cape, won an Honorable Mention at the OKFilm Indie 2001 film festival in Tulsa, Okla. In 2004 he moved to Los Angeles to further his career as a filmmaker. Continuing his work as a lighting technician, he soon found himself working on the major studio lots as a member of the I.A.T.S.E. Local 728 Set Lighting technicians Union. He has studied acting at the Howard Fine Acting Studio in Hollywood, and received his BFA in Cinema at Columbia College Hollywood in 2010.
He is a sucker for film history, westerns, and classical cinema. The films that inspired him to be a filmmaker are: “The Last Picture Show” and “Paper Moon”, both directed by Peter Bogdanovich. His greatest film influences include Budd Boetticher, John Ford, Jim Jarmusch, Clint Eastwood, and all those who kicked up dust inspired by the old west.
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Filmography
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Sheriff Walter Johnson
Writer, Director, Producer
A journey into the west of an aged small town Sheriff’s time stricken with dementia as experienced through the hands-tied eyes of family.
Festivals & Awards
Cowpokes International Film Festival, Electra, TX AWARDED: Best Actress Western Feature (Dianne Travis), Best Western Drama, Festival Directors Choice, Best Western Feature, Best Family Film Sunny Side Up Film Festival, Miami, OK AWARDED: Best Western Feature Film, Best Actor, Western Feature (Cal Bartlett), Best Supporting Actor Western Feature (Bret Culpepper), Best Actress Western Feature (Dianne Travis), Best Director Western Feature (Theodore Carl Flood), Best California Film | 2024 |
The Wild Bunch Film Festival, Tuscon, AZ AWARDED: Best Sentimental Drama Western Feature Screenplay | 2023 |
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tHe uNspoken bAdge
Writer, Director, Producer
The film is a 16MM B&W/Color Western short filmed in Lone Pine, Ca. & the adjacent Alabama Hills. It tells the story of death tapping the aged door of an Alzheimer’s dwindled mind & is a follow-up to my previous short film – The Last Request of Sheriff Johnson…
Festivals & Awards
WON: Best Inspirational Film, Best Awareness Film, Best Original Song (Rusty Richards) Cowpokes Film Festival Electra, TX | 2022 |
WON: Audience Choice Best Movie Poster Bare Bones International Independent Film & Music Festival Muskogee, OK | 2022 |
WON: Best Western Drama Short Film, Best Western Awareness Film Sunny Side Up Film Festival Miami, OK | 2022 |
SPECIAL NEW FILMMAKERS SCREENING Lone Pine Film Festival Lone Pine, CA | 2021 |
WON: Best Western Short, Best Original Score, Best Supporting Actress (Diane Travis), Best Director, Best Faith Based Western, Best Actress (Chanel Marriott), Best Supporting Actress (Mackenzie Coffman), Best California Short Western Film The Wild Bunch Film Festival Wilcox, AZ | 2021 |
WON: Best Short Film Screenplay The Wild Bunch Film Festival Wilcox, AZ | 2019 |
WON: Best Western Screenplay-2nd place Bare Bones International Independent Film & Music Festival Muskogee, OK | 2018 |
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The Last Request of Sheriff Johnson (2016)
Writer, Director, Producer
The story of a small town sheriff – whose memory is short as of late – as seen through the eyes of his granddaughter…year 1878.
Festivals & Awards
WON: Best Western Bare Bones International Independent Film & Music Festival Muskogee, OK | 2018 |
WON: Best Western, Best Actress Sunny Side Up Film Festival Ardmore, OK | 2018 |
WON: Best Short Film, Best Musical Composition NOMINATED: Best Young Actress The Wild Bunch Film Festival Wilcox, AZ | 2017 |
OFFICIAL SELECTION Covellite International Film Festival Butte, MT | 2017 |
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Family Tradition (2010)
Director, Producer
An elderly brother and sister bury the last of their family, finally coming together in support of one another.
Festivals & Awards
OFFICIAL SELECTION New Filmakers LA Los Angeles, CA | 2011 |
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Tis’ Wonderful (2008)
Writer, Director, Producer
A young boy pedals his tricycle into an adventure filled with storybook hero’s.
Festivals & Awards
SCREENED KCET Final Cut TV Series | 2010 |
OFFICIAL SELECTION International Children’s Film Festival Los Angeles, CA | 2008 |