Cape & Islands Film

Todd Anders Johnson is an environmental filmmaker, educator, socially-conscious musician and snowboard mountaineer. With the Risan Brands’ family of companies, Todd merges his passions for the environment, the arts and outdoor recreation. Todd studied international development at the University of Washington. With the foundational perspective that more sustainable policies are imperative and that there are effective renewable and resilient options to employ regionally, nationally and globally, Todd has dedicated himself to the arts in creating entertaining and educational films, events and music.

With Risan Media, Todd produced and directed Cresta Alta, a feature length climate science and sustainability documentary that he filmed in Alaska, Iceland, Chile and Peru.
Cresta Alta will be broadcast on several PBS TV stations around the country this summer including KLCS  in Los Angeles, RMPBS and RMPBS+ in Colorado and WPBS in New York and Ontario, Canada. 

The Risan Project has produced film screening events paired with panel discussions and multi-media concert tours throughout North America. The Risan Project's Cresta Alta Film Tour has been engaging audiences throughout Colorado, Alaska, Vermont, Kansas City, Cape Cod and Nantucket at theaters, museums, colleges and high schools. The Cresta Alta Film Tour features panelists and partnerships such as Colorado Speaker of the House Representative Julie McCluskie, Colorado State Senator Dylan Roberts and Massachusetts State Senator Julian Cyr.

Risan Studies elevates communities with global perspectives through nuanced multi-media educational programs centered around environmental studies and climate science. Paired with film screenings and Q&A discussions, Risan Studies sets up multi-media basecamp with adventurous glaciological research methodologies, renewable energy case studies and sustainability.

Risan Media is developing a Cape & Islands documentary film project that will incorporate visual storytelling of climate impacts on coastal and marine ecosystems of Nantucket, Cape Cod and Martha’s Vineyard and sustainable solutions and resiliency initiatives that are being implemented by local, regional and statewide communities. 

Todd is the drummer, vocalist and songwriter for the Colorado-based socially-conscious band, Salem, which has toured with multi-media concert and film tours that the Risan Project has produced throughout North America. With his powder-hound band, Todd has prioritized the powder highways of Alaska, British Columbia and the Lower 48 at festivals, colleges, concert venues and with guiding companies, snowsport conventions and competitive snowsport competitions. Salem has soundtracks with a variety of outdoor brands and with ski and snowboard film companies. 

Todd has taught drumming, percussion, ethnomusicology, rock band and digital media throughout Seattle, Arizona and Colorado at high schools, colleges and after-school youth programs. He as served on the board of directors with Rock-School and Iamedia in Seattle and has helped to produce fundraising concert events with youth programs. 

Todd’s passions for exploring big mountains brought him from Vermont to Seattle and then Alaska, where his first of many tours and expeditions began throughout the glaciated state. Todd now lives with his family high in the mountains of Colorado.