Melissa Godoy [Director/Camera] Melissa
Godoy is an award-winning director and producer of television
and independent film. Over her 25-year career, her programs
have been seen on PBS stations nationwide, and locally
at the National
Underground Railroad Freedom Center, the Cincinnati
Art Museum, the Cincinnati
Ballet, and other arts, business, and educational
venues. Recently, she created Do
Not Go Gently, narrated by Walter Cronkite, about
the power of imagination in aging. Gently earned the 2008
National Electronic Media Award from the American Society
on Aging, a Gold
Medal in Humanities at the New York Festivals, and
the Motivational/Inspirational
Award of Excellence from Accolade. Godoy also recently served as Line Producer for the 2010 Oscar-nominated documentary short, The Last Truck by Steven Bognar & Julia Reichert (HBO) about the closing of a General Motors plant in Moraine, Ohio; and for the national Prime Time Emmy Award-winning documentary about children with cancer, A
Lion in the House, by Steven Bognar and Julia Reichert (Independent Lens / PBS).
She has two Regional Emmys — one for Classical
Quest, a half-hour public television documentary
featuring the Starling Chamber Orchestra. The other is for a cool
motorcycle spot for the American Red Cross. Godoy was
a field producer and cinematographer for Election
Day, by Katy Chevigny, which aired on the national
PBS series, POV, in July 2008 and has been screening
at national and international festivals. She shares her love of filmmaking as an Artist-in-Residence with the Ohio Arts Council’s Arts Learning Program. Godoy studied Theatre and Creative Writing for the Media at Northwestern
University, a pursuit that has taken her into many interesting
parts of the world, and into even more fascinating frontiers
of the human mind and spirit. Melissa currently produces
a monthly talk show on CET about independent filmmaking
called Viewfinder.
Steve Dorst [Co-Producer/Editor] is producer and president of Dorst
MediaWorks, Inc in Washington, DC, the film production
studio he founded in 2000. He is currently in post-production
on Shattered
Sky: The Battle for Energy, Economy, and Environment, which parallels the ozone crisis with the current
climate crisis, with the goal of renewing America's
energy policy. In 2007, he wrote, directed, and produced Volcanic
Sprint, a feature documentary that chronicles the
adventure and human emotion of a brutal mountain race
in Africa. It played in film festivals on five continents
and is being distributed internationally by American
Public Television Worldwide. Dorst has produced and
directed dozens of short films for corporate and nonprofit
clients, and has led field production teams in Asia,
Latin America, and Africa. He writes a blog on his reflections as a documentary filmmaker.
Joe Brinker [Co-Producer] Joseph “Joe”
Brinker was born in Cincinnati in 1969 and graduated
from Saint Xavier High School in 1987. Brinker has worked
on conflict resolution and civil society development
in senior management positions for some of the world’s
leading global institutions, including USAID, the United
Nations and the Organization for Security and Co-operation
in Europe (OSCE). Currently, Joe is the head of the
Office of Political Affairs for the OSCE Mission in
Kosovo and just completed 18 months serving as a foreign
policy advisor to Barack Obama's presidential campaign.
Previously, Joe managed the UN election office in Jalalabad,
Afghanistan during the parliamentary elections in 2005,
where he oversaw a multi-million dollar election operation
that culminated with 12,000 staff on election day. In
2004, he coordinated logistics for the Afghan Presidential
Out-of-Country Registration and Voting, which at the
time was the largest refugee vote ever attempted. Brinker
earned an MA in International Economics from the Johns
Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies and
a BA in English Literature from Georgetown University.
Rebirth of Over-the-Rhine is his first film.
ADVISORS
The producers continue to assemble an advisory team
of local and national experts on Cincinnati's history,
politics, architecture, and aspects of social life;
as well as subject experts in historic preservation,
urban revitalization, and economic development.
Jack Dominic has worked in public
broadcasting for more than 30 years and currently serves
as the Chief Operating Officer at CET in Cincinnati,
the nation's first licensed non-commercial TV station.CET
is a pioneer in traditional television production and
distribution as well as an innovator in an array of
new media, such as its broadband video service called
"CETconnect." Jack was one of the earliest
believers in Rebirth of Over-the-Rhine and remains one
of the strongest supporters. CET's support has meant
important in-kind resources. CET's local and national
distribution channels will also help engage communities
near and far in discussions about the issues that the
film brings to light.
Candace Klein has worked in fundraising
and public policy since 2001, and is currently an attorney
in Cincinnati with Graydon Head & Ritchey, LLP,
a leading law firm. Candace has led numerous community
efforts in Over-the-Rhine, including CincyPAC (a political
action committee geared toward attracting and retaining
young talent in the neighborhood), Cincinnati Mayor
Mallory's Young Professionals Kitchen Cabinet, and the
Cincinnati USA Regional Chamber Agenda 360 initiative.
An active advisor to the film, Candace continues to
forge crucial links with various neighborhood groups
and philanthropy initiatives throughout the greater
Cincinnati area.
The Rebirth of Over-the-Rhine website was
produced by Dorst
MediaWorks, Inc. Photographs by Steve Dorst and
Joe Brinker.
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