TLOC Episode 36 Rob Graydon Filmmaker

Rob is an award winning filmmaker who’s work ranges from documentaries to puppet films to horror. Rob directed the Clive Barker documentary “Abarat - The Artist’s Passion’ for Fangoria. He’s worked with such artists as Rob Zombie, KNB Studios and the late Stan Winston for Fangoria as well. His Sci-Fi and Horror Shorts Father, Mr. Shivers and Harmony are currently in the festival circuit and Harmony is currently on Tubi as part of the anthonlogy Splatter Theatre. He has recently directed several segments for Sesame Street which has been a life long dream.

Rob Graydon has been an artist his entire life, “My earliest memory is drawing.” This later developed into a true love and passion for movies and filmmaking. Early in his career, for fourteen years, Rob honed his skills at “knowing his audience” by being a stand-up comic. “This gave me the ability to know what works with people and what reactions I can get out of them; It was a priceless working experience.” With these skills: artistry, filmmaking and the ability to read an audience, Rob has now turned his attention to working on music videos, concerts and socially conscious projects.

Rob’s recent documentary, “Satyagraha – 100 Years of Non-violence” chronicled the 100 years between Gandhi’s first use of nonviolent protest (Sept. 11th, 1906) and the fifth anniversary of the World Trade Center attack (Sept. 11th, 2006). It was screened at the Regal Cinema at ground zero on 9/11, “I might be the only filmmaker who can lay that claim.”

Now, many of his projects lean toward the socially conscious. “I believe anything I work on has to have value in the world around us.” He’s currently working on projects involving Rwanda and Climate Change.

Rob has worked with such people as Jon Stewart, Ray Romano, Kevin James, Jeff Foxworthy, Denis Leary, Andrew “Dice” Clay, Rob Zombie, Willa Ford, The Black Crowes, The Go-Go’s, Duran Duran, Ryan Adams, Amber, Donovan, Paul Shaffer, Arun Gandhi, George Houser, Bishop Desmond Tutu and many others.

Rob will also be venturing into telling more narrative stories. He just wrapped principal photography on "La Soledad", a coming of age love story and is in pre-production on ZOV, a horror short.