Robert Fritz studied composition and theater at the The Boston Conservatory of Music where he earned a BM and MM in composition. He also studied on scholarship at the Darmstadt Institute (Germany) for New Music.

As a filmmaker, Fritz studied cinematography at the Rockport Workshops, and directing with Jim Pasternak. Fritz has directed many theater productions. He also has made documentaries for government, industry, and television, has written and directed seven feature films and two dramatic shorts. He has directed and co-hosted Creating (a TV series made for a Canadian Network), directed episodes of the PBS series LeaderTalk with Garrison Krause, for which he also composed the theme music. Fritz wrote and directed the TV series Vermont Stories. He created She Was A Dancer, a multi –media work commissioned for the Brattleboro Museum and Art Center. His films have won over 90 awards from film festivals over the world. His credits include the feature films Chasing Rainbows, Past Tense, Twice, and Overload. His short films include that dramatic love story AKT 2, A Visit (2018), and documentaries of several artists. His latest feature film is a documentary Party On The Moon (2018.) His stage play I Used To Have This Cat premiered at the River Rock Players October 2017.