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• Director: Steve Fetsch | bio

  Steve Fetsch directed, edited, and filmed Ropewalk. He studied film at Colgate University and has applied his craft in various public and private sector environments. Steve’s earlier film, A Forest Returns, with producer Jean Andrews, has won 9 regional and international awards including Best Documentary at the 2005 Appalachian Film Festival. Steve is a freelance filmmaker and multimedia designer in Athens, Ohio.

• Writer: Bill Hagenbuch | bio

  Ropewalk began as Bill Hagenbuch’s slide presentation on the history of the Hooven & Allison, one of the last natural fiber rope companies in the USA. That’s only natural, since Bill is the H&A’s former president and chief engineer. He used his MIT chemical engineering degree to convert the Xenia plant to synthetics. Bill is a 60-year member of the Engineers Club of Dayton.

• Executive Producer: Kate Hagenbuch | bio

  As a registered nurse in one of Ohio’s busiest ER's, Kate Hagenbuch knows how to get things done. She helped transform her father’s slide presentation, "The Story of Rope" into a PowerPoint lecture—and now into a documentary film. She has coordinated all aspects of Ropewalk film production on behalf of the Engineers Club of Dayton Foundation.

• Production Designer: Mark Martel | bio

  Mark Martel’s years as an art director, writer and illustrator reach from the Internet era back to the days of hand-crafted graphics. When his work switched to computers, he began painting and drawing portraits, figures and landscapes on the side. His related work includes contributions to an indie science fiction film, tv commercials, multimedia projects and websites.

• Composer: Bruce Dalzell | bio

  Bruce Dalzell composed, performed, and recorded the original soundtrack for Ropewalk. He also created the award-winning soundtrack for A Forest Returns. A thirty-year veteran of the music business, Bruce has performed a wide range of music with his wife Gay from one coast to the other while raising three children. They live in Athens County, Ohio.

• Copyright: Engineers Club of Dayton Foundation | bio

  Ropewalk was funded entirely by donations. All proceeds from the sale of Ropewalk benefit the Engineers Club of Dayton Foundation, for its mission of historic preservation and education in science and technology.

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