Recent Awards
-BLACK REEL AWARD Nominee, Best Short
-BEST REGIONAL FILMMAKER, RAWards Indie
Art Award recipient
-FEATURED SPEAKER, NCSU English Department
Graduation Commencement
-CAROLINA STYLE MAGAZINE, one of 25
"Most Stylish People" Influencing Positive Change
in the Carolinas
-RUBY AWARD BEST COMEDY, 8th Focus Int'l Fest
-BEST SHORT FILM, 10th Raleigh Film Festivall
-BEST DETECTIVE FILM, 6th Oniros Film Awards
-BEST THRILLER, Toronto Int'l Women Film Fest
-BEST ACTOR, Art Spirit Film Awards
*12 International Film Festival Awards*
*6 Award Nominations*
*12 International Film Festival Awards*
-OPENING SELECTION, Academy Award-qualifying
23rd Reel Sisters of the Diaspora Film Festival
-BEST FILM & DIRECTOR, 13th Tupelo Film Fest
-BEST ACTION FILM, Best Film Fest
-BEST FILM, Los Angeles CineFest
-BEST FILM, Raleigh Film Festival
-BEST FILM & ACTOR, SC Cultural Film Fest
-BEST NARRATIVE FILM, Florida Movie Fest
-2nd BEST FILM, 12th Lancaster Int'l Short Film Fest
-BEST FAMILY FILM, 15th Wilmington Film Awards
-BEST FILM, 30th Black Int'l Cinema, Berlin
-BEST NARRATIVE FILM, NC Family Film Festival
-BEST PRODUCTION, The Best Film Fest
-REGIONAL FILM AWARD, FAM Fest
-2nd BEST SHORT, Bayou City Inspiration'l Film Fest
-BEST COSTUMES, On the Reel Film Festival
-OPENING SELECTION, 9th New Bern Film Fest
-HONORARY MENTION, 21st Twin Rivers Meda FF
-World Premiere, 23rd St Louis Int'l Film Fest
-West Coast Premiere, 41st Seattle Int'l Film Fest
-BEST FILM, The Short Film Awards
-BEST FILM, 6th Artlightenment Art & Film Fest
-BEST ACTOR, 6th Artlightenment Art & Film Fest
-2nd BEST FILM, Florida Movie Festival
The Carrington Event
-BEST DRAMA, 13th Cape Fear Ind. Film Festival
-BEST FAMILY DRAMA, Third World Indie Film Fest
-BEST DIRECTOR, Boston Ind't Film fest
-BEST ACTRESS, Boston Ind't Film fest
-CLOSING SELECTION, 18th Magnolia Film fest
-Nominated BEST FEATURE FILM & FAMILY FILM, 13th Cape Fear Ind. Film Fest
DAR HE: The Lynching of Emmett Till
-BEST FEATURE, 9th Peachtree Village Int'l FF
-ALTERNATIVE FEATURE, 12th Garden State FF
-GRAND PRIX, NW Ohio Ind Film Festival
-BEST FEATURE, Phenom FIlm Fest
-BEST FILM, Black International Cinema Berlin
-BEST FEATURE, 12th Hollywood Black Film Fest
-BEST FILM, 27th Black Int'l Cinema Berlin, GERMANY
-BEST FEATURE FILM, 14th San Francisco Black FF
-BEST EXP. FILM, 38th Newark Black Film Fest
-BEST FEATURE FILM, 2nd Charlotte Black Film Fest
-BEST FILM, 11th North Carolina Black Film Fest
-BEST OVERALL DRAMA, 7th New Bern Ind FF
-BEST FEATURE 3rd, 9th Tupelo Film Fest
-MADA AWARD, 8th COMMFFEST, CANADA
-BEST DIRECTOR & ACTOR, NW Ohio Ind Film Fest
-BEST ACTOR & AUDIENCE CHOICE, Phenom FF
-BEST ACTOR, 8th Harlem Int'l Film Festival
-BEST ACTOR, Gwinnett Ctr Int'l Film Fest
-AWARD for ORIGINALITY, Julien Dubuque Int'l FF
-BEST EDITING, 13th Real to Reel Film Fest
-BEST ACTOR, 13th Real to Reel Film Fest
-BEST ACTOR, 11th North Carolina Black Film Fest
-JUDGE'S AWARD for CREATIVE VISION, 9th Secret City Film Fest
-OPENING SELECTION, YES Film Fest
-OPENING SELECTION, NC Family Film Fest
-OPENING SELECTION, Jaxon Film Fest
-OPENING SELECTION, Underexposed Film Fest
-BEST MUSIC VIDEO, 7th Rumschpringe Int'l Short Film Fest
-3rd BEST MUSIC VIDEO, Bayou City Inspiration'l FF
MONEY 1955: The Emmett Till Murder Trial
-BEST DRAMA, 14th Cape Fear Ind't Film Fest
-BEST SC FILM, 12th Urban Mediamakers Film Fest
-AUDIENCE CHOICE, 12th UMFF
Wolf Call
-JUDGES CHOICE, Fallbrook Int'l Film Festival
-BEST SHORT FILM, Hollywood Black Film Festival
-BEST IN SHOW, On the Reel Film Festival
-BEST SHORT, Gasparilla Int'l Film Fest
-BEST OF THE FEST, Southern Appalachian Int'l FF
-BEST OF THE FEST, Lancaster Area Film Festival
-BEST HISTORICAL SHORT, Bayou City Inspirational
-BEST SHORT FILM, Peachtree Village Int'l Film Fest
-BEST OF THE FEST, Short. Sweet. Film Fest
-BEST FILM, Light Factory's Filmmakers' Showcase
-BEST SHORT FILM, Appalachian Film Festival
-2nd BEST INT'L SHORT FILM, Clare Valley Film Fest
-BEST SHORT SUBJECT, NC Black Film Festival
-BEST FILM, Black Int'l Cinema, Berlin
-BEST ACTOR, Beaufort International Film Festival
-BEST STORY, Southern Appalachian Int'l Film Fest
-BEST DRAMA, Southern Appalachian Int'l Film Fest
-BEST ACTOR, Offshoot Film Fest
-BEST INT'L ACTOR, Clare Valley Film Fest
-BEST ACTOR (SHORT), NW Ohio Ind. Film Fest
-BEST WRITTEN FILM, Magnolia Ind. Film Fest
-AUDIENCE CHOICE, Twin Rivers Media Festival
-BEST ACTOR, Carrboro Film Festival
-AUDIENCE CHOICE, Carrboro Film Festival
-BEST DIRECTOR & ACTOR, On the Reel Film Fest
BEST LOCAL FILM, Light Factory Filmmakers' Showcase
BEST FILM 2nd, Ava Gardner Film Fest
Empty Space
-BEST SHORT FILM, Bronzeville Cultural Festival
-BEST SHORT FILM, NC Black Film Festival
-BEST ACTOR, Black International Cinema Berlin
-BEST ACTOR, and nominated for Best Overall Film,
Texas Black Film Festival
-AWARD OF EXCELLENCE, Twin Rivers Media Fest
-AUDIENCE CHOICE, Carrboro Film Festival
-BEST ACTOR, Carrboro Film Festival
-TELLY AWARD for DIRECTION for film,
Economic Sense
-TELLY AWARD for CINEMATOGRAPHY for film,
Homebound
-TELLY AWARD for CINEMATOGRAPHY for
reality show TV pilot, Order Up!
Honorable Mentions at the Twin Rivers Media Festival for 3 commercials: "Red Carpet," "Ladies Night," and "The Beach."
TV / RADIO
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Xtreme 107.1 | Interview with Rob Underhill, Director of "Karma's Shadow" | by Gerrad Frei | Apr 21, 2016
CRISSY O SHOW | 2-hour interview on new features, Fever Dreams & No Child | Aired July 9, 2014
COMMON SENSE PREPPING with Tara Dodrill | Rob Underhill “The Carrington Event” | Aired Dec 16, 2013
RAWards Indie Indi Arts Awards international film awards finalist interview | Oct, 2013
SECRETS OF A SURVIVALIST with RICK AUSTIN | Aired Aug 25, 2013
OFF THE GRID RADIO | "It's A Numbers Game... Are You on the Loosing Side?" | May 2, 2013
THE VOICE OF RUSSIA American Edition | SPAR with Jamila Bay | "Film, Lyrics Bring Back Mississippi Racial Crime Into Public Spotlight | FEB 18, 2013
THE AAVE - Video Interview | "Director Rob Underhill at Urbanworld Film Festival" | Sept, 2012
UNC-TV - News Featurette | "Dar He: The Lynching of Emmett Till" | MAR 22, 2012
NPR-WUNC | The State of Things with Frank Stasio | "Taking a Lesson from Emmett Till" | MAR 23, 2012
WRAL-TV - News Featurette | "Emmett Till movie filmed in NC" | FEB 16, 2012
LA TALK RADIO | The Mother Love ShowInterview with Dar He director, Rob UnderhillWith MOTHER LOVE | FEB 14, 2012
EMPact RADIO - Interview | "Rob Underhill, director of The Carrington Event" | DEC 14, 2011
NEWS 14 CAROLINA - News Feature"New film being shot in Chatham County"NEWS STAFF | JUNE 17, 2011
NPR-WUNC | The State of Things with Frank Stasio |Discuss my short-film, "Wolf Call" | NOV 19, 2010
NBC17-TV - News Featurette | "Order Up!"
With MELANIE SANDERS | SEPT 17, 2006
Newspaper / Articles
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THE TRIANGLE TRIBUNE | "Underhill’s No Child explores human relationships | by Rosa Fattahi |
THE TRIANGLE TRIBUNE | "Underhill’s No Child explores human relationships | by Rosa Fattahi |
MULESKINNER | "Film Fest Justified" | by Mitchell Brown | Apr 18, 2014
TECHNICIAN | "Alumnus director takes TV show public" | By Dane Hall | Mar 17, 2014
APEX ARTS COUNCIL | "ROBERT UNDERHILL" | By Claudio Oswald Niedworok | Oct 10, 2013
TECHNICIAN | "Finding fame on the small screen |
By Kevin Schaefer | Sept 27, 2013
THE INQUISITR | "New Prepper Television Shows In The Works" | By Tara Dodrill | Aug 19, 2013
CAROLINA STYLE MAGAZINE | "FILM & ARTISAN: STYLE Introduces A New Concept to the First Friday Event Line-Up" | JUNE 10, 2013
STAR NEWS |“Wilmington Film Awards close out Cape Fear Independent Film Festival” | by JUSTIN LACY | MAY 15, 2013
CARRBORO CITIZEN - Feature | "Caught on Film" |
by MARGOT C. LESTER | AUG 2, 2012
APEX HERALD - Feature | "Local film becomes big ‘Event’" | by SHAWN DALEY | JULY 26, 2012
RALEIGH TELEGRAM - Feature | "Disaster Movie Filmed in the Triangle Makes Screen Debut" |
TOP SECRET WRITERS - Feature | "Screening for The Carrington Event This Week in NC"
THE CHRONICLE - Interview | "Recess interviews Rob Underhill" | By TED PHILLIPS | MAR 29, 2012
TECHNICIAN - Feature Story | "Dar He educates through the remembrance of Emmett Till's murder"By JOSEPHINE YURCABA | FEB 28, 2012
The DAILY TAR HEEL - Feature Story | "UNC alum to premiere film about Emmett Till Friday in LA"By SHILPI MISRA | FEB 13, 2012
BLACK PULSE MAGAZINE - Interview"Dar He: Q&A with film's director..."By L.A. REIGN | FEB 10, 2012