Kansas and Missouri Climate and Sustainability Film

Todd Anders Johnson operates at the intersection of impact media, legislative advocacy and environmental communication. Todd is an accomplished documentary filmmaker, integrated marketing director, and multimedia event producer with 20 years’ experience producing hundreds of events across North America. He has diverse experience in climate action storytelling, experiential marketing, and educational programming that connects environmental, arts, and outdoor communities. Todd has led national film tours, secured PBS broadcasts, and built partnerships with many climate, sustainability and resilience organizations throughout the US.

Risan Brands is an eco-centric family of companies founded by environmental filmmaker, educator, and musician Todd Anders Johnson that operates at the intersection of media production, digital advertising, experiential marketing, music, and environmental education. Based out of Breckenridge, Colorado, the organization focuses heavily on climate awareness and sustainability storytelling.

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.

Risan Media is a media production and branding company based in Breckenridge, Colorado with focus areas being cinematic video production, digital advertising, and experiential marketing. Notable projects are The Casual Enormity of Adam Palmer, a 2026 documentary film produced with the Adam Palmer Sustainability Fund. Directed by Todd Anders Johnson, the film celebrates the life, values, and enduring legacy of Colorado community pioneer and environmental advocate Adam Palmer. Produced a climate action documentary film and Cresta Alta, an expedition-based climate science and sustainability documentary filmed across Alaska, Iceland, Chile, and Peru, which will be featured on PBS and touring through The Risan Project. Working on climate and coastal resilience documentaries in Maine as well as Kansas and Missouri.

The Risan Project produces experiential marketing events, multi-media national concert tours, and film screenings paired with community sustainability panel discussions. The Casual Enormity of Adam Palmer and Cresta Alta, managed by The Risan Project, These national tours pairs screenings with panel sessions featuring local sustainability experts and policymakers.

Risan Studies delivers multi-media educational programming to high school and college communities, using glaciological research methodologies and renewable energy case studies to teach climate science. Paired with film screenings, Q&A and panel discussions, Risan Studies sets up multi-media basecamp with adventurous glaciological research methodologies, renewable energy case studies and sustainability.

Founder Todd Anders Johnson integrates advocacy directly into his art as the frontman of the band Salem, and has performing solar-powered and vegetable-oil-powered concerts to showcase renewable energy solutions. Salem performs Todd Anders Johnson’s socially conscious compositions blending world, hip-hop, jazz and neo-soul. The band is comprised of snowboarders and skiers and Salem tours throughout North America with Risan Project multi-media events featuring concerts alongside action sports films and content from the environmental, lifestyle and outdoor industries. 

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.