SEE "SYNOPSIS" FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT "THE RECOMPOSER OF THE DECOMPOSED"
CONTACT: Director / Producer Karen Mintz at kmintz@sandokaiproductions.com
Frank Bender died on Thursday at his home - he was 70. He had tremendous courage and integrity - the measure of which I came to know throughout the course of his illness. It was privilege to have spent so much time with this incredible artist.
Please help us with a donation to finish "The Recomposer of the Decomposed" - a feature-length documentary tribute to the life and work of Frank Bender. Any fundraising suggestions are most welcome - contact the Director Karen Mintz kmintz@sandokaiproductions.com. A trailer is available upon request. *DONATE - upper right on menu bar
We are on Facebook at 'Frank Bender: Recomposer of the Decomposed Documentary' and 'Solve This Cold Case'
SANDOKAI PRODUCTION TEAM
Cornelis H. Wortel, M.D., Ph.D. • President / Executive Producer
Dr. Wortel founded Sandokai Productions to specialize in subjects relating to science, mental and physical healthcare, cultural learning experiences and social well-being. He received his MD and PhD at the University of Amsterdam. He has been involved with the development of breakthrough new medical therapies and is currently active as CEO and Founder of Clinquest Group, which provides pharmaceutical development consulting services to biotechnology, pharmaceutical, medical device and medical diagnostics companies. Published widely, he has presented and chaired many national and international meetings and is recognized internationally for his expertise in drug development and the design and analysis of clinical trials.
Karen Mintz • Producer / Director
An Emmy award-winning Producer and Director, Ms. Mintz co-founded Blue Plate Productions, a Manhattan based production company, in 1996. Blue Plate's projects included broadcast and non-broadcast documentaries and educational programming, as well as national television promotional spots. Blue Plate's clients included: NBC-TV, Scholastic, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, The National Science Teachers Association, the National Basketball Association, Major League Baseball, and the New Jersey and Maryland Departments of Agriculture. In recognition of her work, she has received two regional Emmy awards and five regional Emmy Nominations from the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences. She has also received a Parents Choice Award and two Telly Awards.
Simon Egleton • Producer
For the past 23 years, Simon Egleton has worked as a Producer, Line Producer, Unit Production Manager, Associate Producer, Technical Consultant and Post-Production Supervisor. His work experience ranges across feature length documentary films, television specials for NBC, CBS, PBS, FOX, and AMC, television series for HBO, live multi camera concert DVDs, projected film and video installations for museums and live theatrical settings. Recent projects of note include: "My Architect" a feature length documentary about the life and work of Philadelphia architect Louis Kahn. The film was nominated for an Academy Award in 2004 and also won the Directors’ Guild of America’s Award for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Documentary. In addition, Simon was the Associate Producer for three seasons of “The Wire” a critically-acclaimed dramatic televisionseries for HBO.