Todd I. Gordon came to filmmaking after a long career practicing entertainment law and managing complex web development projects for a large media company. "Pianoforte," a short narrative film that he wrote and produced, was released in 2018. "Old Hen" (2020), which he also wrote and produced, was his first foray into directing and was the official selection of 15 festivals in the U.S. and Europe. In 2023, Todd wrote and directed two short films, “Herb’s Pajamas,” a comedy, and “Mr. Donahoe’s Mangoes,” a drama, both based on short stories by the renowned memoirist, Abigail Thomas. In 2024, Todd wrote and directed two more short films, “The Ghost Writer,” inspired by a Henry James short story, and “The Revenge of Ordinary Things.”