Part road movie, part comedy, part drama, SOUTHLAND OF THE HEART, is a truly unique independent film about life, loss and many lessons love has to offer.

• Written, directed and edited by Todd Tinkham
• Featuring Jennifer Evans and Kerry Bogart
• Director Of Photography: Ken Peterson
• Assistant Camera: Ismail Abdelkhalek
• Assistant Director: Bobbi Whittemore
• 2nd Assistant Director: Hanna Brown
• Location Sound: Ben Turney
• Gaffer: Mark Goodwillie
• Hair & Makeup: Claudia Gunn
• Set Design: Mary Cates

Miracles do happen. But sometimes too many can happen in one day. Then what?

• Written, Directed & Edited by Todd Tinkham
• Featuring Lisa Cates and Jerome Johnson
• Director of Photography: Nic Beery
• Assistant Camera: Mary Cates
• Assistant Director: Alix Pentecost Farren
• Gaffer/Grip: Mark Goodwillie
• Original Music: Jay Manley
• Location Sound: Jennifer Evans

American Short is a story of wanderlust and hippie longings, of found treasure and lost spirituality. A rambling American road movie in a stalled car with four eccentric travelers.

• Written & Directed by Todd Tinkham
• Produced by Todd Tinkham & Mary Cates
• Associate Producer: Lisa Cates
• Cinematography: Nic Beery
• Assistant Director: Mikel Barton
• Sound: Ajit Anthony Prem
• Original Music: Sweetwater McPherson
• Featuring: Sadie Zimet, Saul, Zimet, Mary Cates & Mark Goodwillie

Official Selections

• 2009 Kent Film Festival

Through memories and dreams, a young boy experiences the love of his deceased mother - and helps his dad do the same.

• Written, Directed & Edited by Todd Tinkham
• Cinematography - Steve Milligan
• Gaffer/Grip – Nic Beery
• Production Assistant – Kelley Katzenmeyer
• Original Music - Scott Moore
• Featuring Saul Zimet, Todd Tinkham, Amy Berrent

Official Selections

• 2009 Spokane International Film Festival
• 2009 Kent Film Festival
• 2009 River Bend Film Festival
• 2009 Grits & Gravy Film Film Festival
• 2009 Mid-Valley Film Festival

“I ride this bus every day. And every day I think about my life: my family, my parents, my childhood.” So begins this powerful short film about life, reflection, and the meaning our memories can bring to our lives.

• Written, Directed, Shot & Edited by Todd Tinkham
• With help from: Nic Beery, Ismail Abdlekhalek, Bill Elias
• Featuring Melissa Lozoff & Saul Zimet

Official Selections

• 2009 Davis Film Festival
• 2009 River Bend Film Festival
• 2009 Mid-Valley Film Festival
• 2009 Fargo Film Festival
• 2008 Kent Film Festival, Kent, CT, USA
• 2008 Gold Lion Film Festival, Swaziland, Africa
• 2008 SNOB Film Festival, Concord, NH
• 2008 Long Island International Film Expo, LI, NY
• 2008 Estes Park Film Festival, Estes Park, CO
• 2008 Secret City Film Festival, Oak Ridge, TN

In the spring of 2007, independent filmmaker, Todd Tinkham, traveled across the US capturing footage of rivers and other natural areas. From an abandoned bridge near Richland, WA, Tinkham caught these images of the Columbia river and its surroundings.

“Ordinary places, at certain times under a certain light, can become extraordinary. Spend 4 minutes at one such place.”

• Directed by Todd Tinkham

Official Selections

• 2009 Magnolia Film Festival
• 2009 Fargo Film Festival
• 2007 Carrboro Film Festival, Carrboro, NC
• 2007 Secret City Film Festival, Oak Ride, TN
• 2008 Spokane International Film Festival, Spokane, WA
• 2008 Neuse River International Film Festival, Raleigh, NC
• 2008 Washougal Film Festival, Washougal, WA
• 2008 SNOB Film Festival, Concord, NH

Awards

• Best Cinematography – 2007 Carrboro Film Festival, Carrboro, NC

All is well in quiet suburbia. Until 12 year-old Alex goes for a forbidden swim unlocking a world of danger and surprise.

• Written, Directed, Shot & Edited by Todd Tinkham
• Assistant Director: Mikel Barton
• Gaffer/Grip: Ismail Abdelkhalek
• Location Sound: Kelley Katzenmeyer
• Featuring: Alexa Phillips, Mary Cates, Lisa Cates, Anna Allen

Official Selections

• 2009 Kent Film Festival
• 2009 River Bend Film Festival
• 2009 Slamdance Film Festival – Global Anarchy Competition

Awards

• 2008 Anarchy Online Film Competition, Slamdance.com

When writer and single mother, Samantha, discovers a homeless woman living in her tool shed, complications arise.

• Featuring: Mary Cates, Lisa Cates, Anna Allen, Maria Oglesby, Anoushka Brod, Saul Zimet Jackie Marriott
• Written & Directed and Edited by Todd Tinkham
• Cinematography: Steve Milligan
• Original Music: Scott Moore
• Assistant Director: Diana Gross
• Assistant Camera: Brian McGinn

Official Selections

Over 15 festival screenings, including the Secret City Film Festival, the Felder Film Festival, and the Magnolia Film Festival.

Awards

LOST & FOUND won BEST SHORT FILM at the 2008 Kent Film Festival in Kent, CT. Presenting the award, festival director, Frank Galterio, called LOST & FOUND "Remarkable ... the best short film I've seen at any festival in the past year."

On her 7th birthday, a young girl takes daring action.

• Featuring: Sadie Zimet, Mary Cates, Saul Zimet, Holland West.
• Written & Directed by Todd Tinkham
• Produced by: Lisa Cates, Mary Cates, Todd Tinkham
• Cinematography: Randy Benson
• Original Music: Scott Moore

Official Selections

Now, more than 75 festivals on 5 continents have screened SADIE TURNS SEVEN, including the Rhode Island International Film Festival, the Tirana International Film Festival, the Swansea Bay Film Festival, the Gold Lion Film Festival, the Long Island International, the Staten Island International, the San Diego Children's Film Festival, the Danville Children's Film Festival, the Heart Of Gold Film Festival, the San Francisco International Children's Film Festival, and the Short Film Festival of India..

Awards

WINNER - BEST SHORT FILM, 2007 Felder Family Film Festival WINNER - BEST FAMILY SHORT, 2007 Indie Gathering WINNER - BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY, 2007 Kent Film Festival

Press & Quotes

SADIE TURNS SEVEN won the award for BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY at the 2007 Kent Film Festival in Kent, CT.
Frank Galterio, director of the Kent Film Festival, called SADIE TURNS SEVEN, "the single most delightful film experience I've had in years. A true gem of a film."

Secret City Film Festival director, Keith McDaniel, called SADIE TURNS SEVEN "a hidden treasure of a family film. A one-of-a-kind treat for kids."