Ted Marsden is an award-winning writer, director, + editor. He likes to create irreverent, character-based comedy and dramatic, surreal visuals.
His short film Amor to Love premiered at Taco Bell Film Festival and is an official selection at the 2022 Fantastic Fest and on NoBudge in 2023. It made its international debut at the 2023 London Short Film Festival and Court Mais Trash in Brussels.
His short New Hire made its premiere at the 2020 San Francisco Independent Film Festival, and was shown at the Oscar-qualifying Cleveland International Film Festival, Mammoth Film Festival, and Short to the Point in Romania.
He is a founding member of the radical editing collectives Racer Trash and Dream Video Division (DVD). Racer Trash gained a cult following during the pandemic streaming remixed exquisite corpse-style feature films and was invited to screen during Midnight Madness at the 2021 Toronto International Film Festival and invited to be the Artist-In-Residence at the 2021 Cucalorus Film Festival.
DVD has been commissioned to screen their feature film remixes at Fantastic Fest, Overlook Film Festival, Locarno Film Festival, and Philadelphia Film Festival. They currently screen their work on the first Thursday of every month.
He is a festival director and senior programmer for the Taco Bell Film Festival Presented by Delta Airline®. The Taco Bell Film Festival is the most prestigious independent and forward thinking fast food film festival in the World. In 2022, this international screening event was held in both LA and Toronto, where films were screened that “embody the spirit and promise of a Taco Bell meal, or its presenting sponsor Delta Airline.”
He has created numerous episodic shows at Channel 101. His 7-episode show Making Partner won Best Show and Best Director in 2018. His 10-episode show Street Cleaning won Best Editing in 2017.
When he is not creating narratives, he is helping to create video marketing for progressive political campaigns, including Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, John Fetterman, Joe Biden, Beto O’Rourke, Jamaal Bowman, Justice Democrats, Sunrise Movement, Working Families Party, AFL-CIO, and more.
He is the founder of the digital marketing firm Blue Future which specializes in advertising for progressive candidates and causes.
He attended Emerson College and lives in Los Angeles—where you can probably spot him riding his bike. He is developing his next film.
Watch his favorite thing he’s ever made here.
Contact:
ted.marsden(at)gmail.com