Todd worked in a variety of genres including drama, traditional documentary, creative nonfiction and used techniques such as lyrical abstraction, and structural experimentation.[7][8]
Since 1999 he worked nearly exclusively in
16mm.[9] In addition to his short films, he produced long format documentaries which included In Loving Memory: In Loving Memory: Testimonials of Death Row Inmates Regarding Life (2005),[10] and Master Plan(2011).[11] In 2013 he created works for performance with musicians.[12]
Two of Todd's films, Fantasies and Matters of Life and Death, were preserved by the
Academy Film Archive in 2019.[13]
Awards
Todd received grants and awards from the LEF Foundation,[14] The Brother Thomas Award[15] from
The Boston Foundation, and the Massachusetts Cultural Council.