Robert Child Screenwriter / Director

APPEARANCES / SPEAKING

Robert has spoken at a number of great national venues on a variety of topics including leadership, history, writing and the art and craft of filmmaking.

A Few Testimonials:

VIRGINIA MILITARY INSTITUTE

Robert Child gave a presentation on the service members featured in his book, Immortal Valor: The Black Medal of Honor Recipients Of World War II, to our cadets and members of the public. The film vignettes he created on each recipient provided a historical and personal backdrop for his talk. The audience was fully engaged with his content and came away with a deeper appreciation for this men and also the societal restrictions they lived with.

Lt. Col. Kim Connolly
Assistant Director of Programs and Conferences
Center for Leadership and Ethics
Virginia Military Institute

Video from Talk:

FRIENDS OF THE NATIONAL WORLD WAR II MEMORIAL

On behalf of the Friends of the National World War II Memorial, we thank Robert Child so much for his wonderfully informative and fascinating presentation during today’s monthly virtual education conference. And, thank him for the terrific discussions that followed!

It was a great honor and privilege to have Robert provide our audience with an eye-opening glimpse of the extraordinary service and “Immortal Valor" of the “The Black Medal of Honor Recipients of World War II.” I especially appreciated the important discussions of the Wreath 11 — a tragedy known by too few. The service and sacrifices of African Americans during WWII is such an important legacy to preserve and to share with all Americans, in particular our younger generations.

We are grateful to him for sharing his time, knowledge, and expertise with us!

Holly Rotondi, Executive Director

Friends of the National World War II Memorial

921 Pennsylvania Avenue SE, Suite 316, Washington, DC 20003

BINGHAMTON UNIVERSITY

Film producer and director Rob Child gave a very moving and powerful presentation to the Binghamton University Forum, www.binghamton.edu/binghamtonforum on the making of his film “The Wereth Eleven.” The audience was so engaged in his talk that you could hear a pin drop – something not often experienced at Binghamton University Forum programs. He has a way of making the audience feel comfortable in his presence. You will find that he is engaging, knowledgeable and humble.

Dr. Lawrence A. Kiley, Chair

Binghamton University Forum

Sheila E. Doyle

Associate Vice President / External Affairs

Binghamton University

RIDER UNIVERSITY

Please extend our gratitude to Robert for his visit to Rider University. We pride ourselves on exposing students to real professionals and Robert's discussion of his experiences was invaluable for them. His insights into ingenuity in modern filmmaking was particularly interesting given the changing landscape of film production and distribution. I hope with his busy schedule that Robert is able to join us again in the future to share his knowledge with our students.

All the best,

Dr. Shawn P. Kildea

Dept. of Communication and Journalism

Rider University

2083 Lawrenceville Road

Lawrenceville, NJ 08648

THE SOLEBURY SCHOOL

Robert Child spoke to an assembly of students ranging from 7th to 12th grade on October 2. He gave us an in-depth glimpse into the world of movie making, directing, and the in-depth research that goes into an historical documentary. He was an excellent speaker. Robert took the time to capture our students' attention with his historical knowledge as well as his film documentaries. All of the video clips were very interesting. Rob was very thorough as well as adding levity to his presentation. I would ask him to speak again. He was great!  

Annette Miller,

Dean

Solebury School, New Hope, PA 

RECENT SPEAKING ENGAGEMENTS:

LEADERSHIP SERIES

Virginia Military Institute (VMI), Lexington VA February 19, 2024

Keynote presentation in the main auditorium open to the public for Black History Month on book, Immortal Valor and the seven black MoH recipients of WWII.
View full presentation at this VMI link.

SCHOOL ASSEMBLY KEYNOTE

Boys' Latin Prep of Maryland in Baltimore, January 18, 2024. Keynote presentation to an assembly of more than 600 students in the Upper School on book, Immortal Valor, and the seven black MoH recipients of WWII.

ONLINE WWII CONFERENCE

Friends of the National WWII Memorial, December 16, 2023, Presentation of the stories of the seven black MoH recipients of WWII in a free live online conference on World War II with the Friends of the National WWII Memorial based in Washington DC.

My talk kicked off the conference at 10AM, which was moderated by New York Times bestselling author, Alex Kershaw. LINK to this event.

LEADERSHIP SYMPOSIUM:

National Museum of the United States Army. October 20, 2023. Served as one of five leadership speakers and presented - "Uncommon Valor of the Common Soldier." More info about the event. LINK

A Partial List of Past Speaking Venues Includes:

Capitol Hill, Washington, DC
The Barnes Center, Philadelphia)
The National WWII Museum, New Orleans
Disney Studios, Burbank, CA
The Cardinal Club, Raleigh, NC
The Binghamton Forum, Binghamton Univ.
The Lotos Club, New York City
McGuire AFB, New Jersey
Rider University, NJ
The Solebury School, Solebury, PA
The Lawrenceville School, NJ
The Bucks County Film Festival