Dopamine the movie

Filmmakers and Producers

Mark Decena: Director/Co-writer
Tim Breitbach: Co-writer/Co-producer

Eric Koivisto: Executive Producer
Tad Edward Fettig: Producer
Debbie Brubaker: Producer
Brian Benson: Co-Producer
Liz Lupino Decena: Co-Producer
Laurie Miller: Legal Counsel/Associate Producer

Mark Decena: Director/Co-writer

Mark leads the extraordinary team of creative, film and business professionals, serving as the president of Dopamine Productions LP. Possessing a sharp eye for capturing a moment and a genuine nature that brings out the honesty in his subjects, Mark was an ideal director to shoot the uniquely modern day love story, Dopamine.

In 2000, Mark partnered with Tim Breitbach and producer Tad Fettig to form Kontent, a strategic entertainment-focused production company, that would open new horizons to the world of digital production. Having twice been accepted to the Sundance Film Festival for his short films Fly by Shooting (1993) and One of Those Days (1996), Mark was invited to the Sundance Institute 1998 Filmmakers/Screenwriters Lab to workshop the feature
script for Dopamine.

Mark has illustrated his exceptional talents as a visual story-teller through film, original content and commercial production throughout his 17 year career in the advertising world. Some of Mark's work includes projects for clients like Microsoft, Levi Strauss & Co., John Muir/Mt. Diablo Health Systems and a current television pilot KoolJobs.

Tim Breitbach: Co-writer/Co-producer

Tim was born to tell stories‹whether it is co-writing Dopamine with his Creative Partner, Mark Decena, writing song lyrics, uncovering truths in documentaries or creating new television programming for non-traditional venues.

Trained as a journalist and with a background as an advertising Creative Director; Tim specializes in understanding the subtle differences in humanbehavior and putting it into film and other media.

Tim and Mark founded Asylum, a non-traditional, film-focused advertising agency in 1995 with the sole focus of finding new avenues to communicate andtell stories.

Tim and Mark had the honor of working on the Dopamine feature script at the 1998 Sundance Filmmakers & Screenwriters Workshop. In writing Dopamine, the partners took a unique approach to character development; each taking two main characters points of view; making for a passionate, collaborative adventure.

Tim and his partners Tad Fettig and Decena, created Kontent, a strategic entertainment-focused production company where Dopamine would later be produced. Kontent is dedicated to telling stories that matter in film, documentaries and television.

DOPAMINE PRODUCERS

Eric Koivisto: Executive Producer

Eric brings a wealth of business experience to the team as he handles all budgets, investors and core team relations for the feature film Dopamine.

He has spent the last 15 years applying his extensive business, creative and production experience in the corporate marketing and communications world. With his knowledge in both the business and production arenas, Eric was a perfect match for the partners at Kontent, strategic entertainment-focused production company, to create brand based and original content. He was brought on as part of the management team and general partner to executive produce a feature length, modern day love story titled Dopamine. The film was completed in 2002 and has been accepted into the 2003 Sundance Film Festival.

Before his most recent position at Avogadro, a successful wireless internet start-up, Eric had a resume long enough to land him a job at Microsoft Corporation, where he served as the Director of Corporate/Business Advertising for 6 years.

Eric's early advertising experience saw him at large agencies, including Saatchi & Saatchi, Ogilvy & Mather and BBDO/LA working on global accounts like the long-running, award winning Apple Powerbook campaign.

Tad Edward Fettig: Producer

Tad brings an impressive 13 years of producer/filmmaker experience to the Dopamine production team. His extensive capabilities and impressive reel led him to his current position as Partner and Executive Producer at Kontent Films, where Tad helps develop original entertainment properties ranging from feature films to television pilots. During his lengthy stints at production companies in LA and San Francisco, he received awards from Clio & AICP and produced spots for Nike, Pepsi, AT&T, MCI and Apple Computer.

Debbie Brubaker: Producer

A seasoned line producer on numerous feature films and godfather of the San Francisco independent world, Debbie brings a wealth of experience to round out the team. She was the line producer on Cherish, and Lynn Hershman's, Teknolust, which were both at Sundance Film Festival 2002. In addition, she line produced Jonathan Parker's Bartleby, released nationwide last summer. Most recently, Debbie co-produced the feature, Swing, directed by Martin Guigui. Debbie's knowledge on both legal issues and hands-on production make her an invaluable asset to the team.

Brian Benson: Co-Producer

Brian adds significant expertise to the Dopamine production team as he has directed and produced several films and produced corporate and travel videos. Additionally, Brian has worked as an assistant director and line producer on 15 independent films including Groove (1999 Sundance Selection), Wildflowers (Sundance Director's Lab), Bartleby and Playing Mona Lisa. Two years ago, with Josh and Jacob Kornbluth, Brian produced Haiku Tunnel which was selected for the 2001 Sundance Film Festival where it played to rave reviews and was picked up for distribution by Sony Pictures Classics. At the beginning of 2002, Brian received the prestigious Sundance Mark Silverman Producer's Fellowship and attended this producer's lab attached to Dopamine.

Liz Lupino Decena: Co-Producer

Liz has worked extensively in advertising in both New York and San Francisco as an account manager as well as a facility manager for a San Francisco audio post company. She's been producer on three short films directed by her husband, Mark Decena, including A Fly By Shooting (1993) and One Of Those Days (1996), both selected for the Sundance Film Festival. Liz was integral on all aspects of Dopamine, from story and script development to business planning, financing and casting. Liz also serves on the board of Asylum, the San Francisco advertising and marketing company founded by Mark Decena and Tim Breitbach.

Laurie Miller: Legal Counsel/Associate Producer

Filling a key role on the team, Laurie brings solid entertainment legal expertise to this project. Laurie serves as legal counsel to start-up ventures in Silicon Valley, serving both technology-based and entertainment-based ventures. Laurie worked with Finn Taylor on two features that were screened at Sundance. She was co-producer, legal counsel, Vice President of Finance and Chairman of the Board of the production company responsible for Cherish¸ a film that premiered at 2002 Sundance and picked up for distribution by Fine Line Pictures. In 1996 and 1997, she was co-producer, legal counsel and chief financial officer for Dream With the Fishes, an independent Sundance film picked up for distribution by Sony Classics.