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About Us
to•hu•bo•hu 'to hü ‘bo hü\ n -s [Heb tohu wa-bhohu without form and void, fr. tohu formlessness, confusion + bohu emptiness] : CHAOS, CONFUSION ‹bringing order out of the ~ of human relations — Walter Lippman›
Tohubohu Productions is an independent digital filmmaking troupe comprising a regular roster of writers, directors, actors, and producers — along with a healthy smattering of new talent. Although our work takes us all around the “DMV” area, our primary offices are located in the woody community of Burke, Virginia. We produce professional-quality independent entertainment, always viewing financial and scheduling constraints as opportunities rather than obstacles.
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About the CEO
William R. Coughlan is an award-winning screenwriter and director, and founder and CEO of independent video production company Tohubohu Productions, LLC. He worked for several years with The Advisory Board Company (and its offshoot companies, CEB and EAB) in Washington, D.C., where he began as a graphic designer before creating a full-service in-house video and multimedia department, and then eventually moving into the ranks of creative department management. In addition, he provides creative oversight for the global public affairs firm Edelman Global Advisory, is the Creative Director of Jabberwocky Audio Theater (where he writes and direts the acclaimed audio drama series Quorum), and served for several years on the Board of Directors for TIVA, the Television, Internet, and Video Association of DC, Inc., filling the roles of Treasurer and Vice President before finishing his tenure as President. He also enjoys acting, voiceover performance, design and illustration, editing, animation, and writing autobiographical comments in the third person. He is the illustrator of the therapeutic workbook Stories for Children with Problems & Wishes, has provided schematic graphics for several HBS case studies, designed the acclaimed Protégé clay poker chip line, served as the Critic at Large for the online literary magazine Inkblots, has been a judge for both the TIVA Peer Awards and the Emmy Awards, founded and co-hosted the long-running Tohubohu Producer Podcast, and is an accomplished animator and ambigram artist. He is a graduate of the College of William and Mary and currently resides at a secret compound in Northern Virginia.