the Team
Laurel Fairworth, Producer
Fairworth is a twenty-year broadcast journalist. She appeared on-camera in New York, Los Angeles, Philadelphia, Washington D.C., Baltimore, West Palm Beach, Florida and Tennessee. She distinguished herself with Emmy awards for in-depth reporting, spot news reporting and features. Fairworth still produces pieces for NBC’s Today Show, Nightly News, CNBC and MSNBC. Currently Fairworth is the President of Cachet Communications, a Public Relations and Marketing Company.
Michael Lopatin, Director
Lopatin is president of Ralph Lopatin Productions and creative director for the Marlo Group with headquarters in Los Angeles. The marriage of these two companies provides bi-coastal coverage of the domestic communications market.
As a lifelong filmmaker, Lopatin has written, produced and directed more than 350 productions in nearly four decades in the industry.
Rodney Whittenberg, Composer, SoundMix- Sound design.
MelodyVision is Rodney Whittenberg’s platform for bringing his broad creative talents to the world. Rodney is an Emmy Award-winning modern “renaissance man”. His interests and professional endeavors range from music composition to full-length film production. He is fascinated by discovering what makes things tick and how to creatively intersect with them, whether it is the inner vision of his clients or new ways to use the latest technical advances.
Alan Klingenstein, Distributor
Klingenstein is a partner at FilmRise, a multi-platform distribution company. Klingenstein is dedicated to spotlighting the best in independent films. He is engaged in the acquisition, distribution and global licensing of proprietary content including motion picture, television series and special interest programming. Klingenstein provided editing and sound for, among others, MTV, HBO, Showtime, CBS, ABC, NBC, and the Sci-Fi Channel. Klingenstein has sold to entertainment outlets Bravo, Lifetime, the History Channel, Discovery, Oxygen, A & E, Lion’s Gate and Lorber Films.