The Creative Team
Ken Womble - Director/Producer
Ken Womble directed and produced the short film ‘Til Harvest Comes, winner of Best Short at the 2026 Myrtle Beach International Film Festival. His film, An Equal Opportunity, was named Best Inspirational Short at the LA Olympus Film Festival, and he co-wrote the spec-screenplay Returning Citizen with Ben Klingemann. As Head of the BFA Acting program at the University of Northern Colorado, Ken has directed and acted in numerous award-winning plays. Before his life in academia, he was a working actor on TV (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.
Jason Van Vleet - Producer
Jason Van Vleet is an internationally distributed, award winning television and film producer and director with more than three decades of industry experience. His credits include projects released through New Line Cinema and Lionsgate, and he earned Academy Award consideration for one of his feature length documentaries. Known for his versatility, Jason has developed, financed, produced, and guided projects through distribution across a wide range of genres, including family, drama, horror, true crime, documentary, and animation.
Ben Klingemann - Screenwriter
Ben Klingemann wrote the award-winning short films, An Equal Opportunity and 'Til Harvest Comes, 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.