From the logs, I’ve seen that there have been quite a few visits to Daddyo from those searching for information on Robina, so I thought I’d post some info and links regarding Robina’s career as a filmmaker and in the film industry in general.
When I first met Robina, she was working in casting. Here is her entry in the IMDB that lists some of her credits.
In addition to her work as a filmmaker, Robina was also Manager for the 2002 and 2003 Sundance Film Festival’s House of Docs, and was the Festival Coordinator for The Mill Valley Film Festival for the past six years.
In the past few years, Robina worked on a feature length film on the life of Art Clokey, creator of Gumby, entitled Gumby Dharma.
From the San Francisco ASIFA Nov. 04 Newsletter comes some information on the premier of the film:
“In October the Mill Valley Film Festival presented a rough cut/work-in-progress screening of GUMBY DHARMA, a feature length documentary directed by Robina Marchesi, with new animation by Tim Hittle (Canhead [Oscar nomination, 1998], Potato Hunter and former Gumby animator). It includes interviews with Ray Harryhausen, Henry Selick, Gary Meyer (Balboa Theatre), Kevin Rehr (now a Pixar producer), Tim Hittle and Steven Buckley (animator who worked on Gumby). Hittle’s animation team included Amy Adamy, Wendy Fuller and Anthony Scott.
This last minute addition to the festival was sold out. It was a much-needed benefit to cover the director’s recent medical expenses. Despite her fragile health Robina attended the event and answered questions from the audience. The screening also offered the producers a chance to pass out questionnaires about how the work can be improved before it is released. They plan to incorporate some of the suggestions into the finished work. “