Theo Rigby - Biography
Theo Rigby is a freelance Documentary filmmaker and photographer based out of San Francisco; he shoots and directs social and political documentary projects with still and moving images. His short film Close to Home was a national Finalist in the 2009 Student Academy Awards and has been accepted into numerous festivals. Theo has shot and directed four short documentary films about the War in Iraq. His first film, My First War, about the first 44 days of the war in Iraq, won awards and was accepted in 12 film festivals. Theo has completed numerous documentary photography projects, most recently focusing on Undocumented Immigrants living in the U.S.A. He has shot still photographs for Newsweek, The New York Times, National Geographic France, People Magazine, and many others. Theo also has a passion for education, has taught undergraduate documentary photography, as well as starting and directing an after-school digital storytelling program for undocumented youth in San Francisco. He is currently pursuing a M.F.A. in Documentary Film at Stanford University and will graduate in June, 2010.
