The Creative Team
Ken Womble - Director/Producer
Ken Womble directed and produced An Equal Opportunity, winner of Best Inspirational Short at the LA Olympus Film Festival. He directed and wrote the documentary film James A. Michener, An Epic Life, and co-wrote the screenplay Returning Citizen, with Ben Klingemann. Ken is the Head of the BFA Acting program at the University of Northern Colorado, where he has directed numerous award-winning plays. Before his life in academia, he was a working actor on TV (Love and War, Santa Barbara, Guiding Light, All My Children), and appeared in two Off-Broadway premieres. Ken lives in the foothills of the Rockies with his wife Sandy.
Tommy Anderson - Producer
Tommy Anderson is an internationally distributed film producer specializing in award-winning independent features with bold, character-driven stories including Riley starring Connor Storrie and the upcoming Out of the Woods starring Francis Fisher. His production company, CHARTHOUSE Films, is known for assembling strong creative teams and delivering high-quality work while championing distinctive voices in contemporary cinema.
Ben Klingemann - Screenwriter
Ben Klingemann wrote the award-winning short film, An Equal Opportunity, and his original horror feature spec, Gravel, was optioned in April of 2024. His writing is often inspired by his upbringing in the Midwest's agriculture industry and the overlooked stories of the fly-over states. Ben lives in Omaha, Nebraska with his wife and two sons.
Karl Pfeiffer - Director of Photography
Karl Pfeiffer has worked as a photographer and videographer for the past ten years. He’s most known for directing, shooting, and editing three seasons of the documentary series, Hellier, which has collected over a dozen film festival awards, including best editing, directing, and cinematography. He also directed, shot, and edited the documentary film, The Unbinding.
Mikeal Macbeth - Sound Editor
Mikeal Macbeth has spent the last 15 years as a freelance videographer and live sound designer. Lately much of his work has been in producing live streams for events and performances. He has participated in a wide variety of documentaries and short films as a sound designer, director, and editor.