Love, Barry - A Documentary

                                          Meet the team:

-Wendy Benbrook – Executive Producer, Story

With over 20 years of experience in the Motion Picture and Television industry, her net is cast wide. She is well supported by many veterans and industry professionals alike.

Although this is Wendy’s first documentary, as a Costume Designer with 2 Emmy wins plus 5 nominations, she understands the everyday challenges and skills that are needed to drive a production.

-Dean Cornish - Executive Producer, Director

Dean is a seasoned television and film professional with an impressive career spanning over 25 years around the globe, working in exciting and challenging circumstances. He has directed large-format reality shows, long and short-form documentaries, commercials, adventure travel programs, arts, and science with exceptional storytelling abilities.

Elayne Cilic- Executive Producer

Elayne is an Emmy-nominated executive producer with over 20 years of experience producing top-rated series for broadcast, cable, and streaming platforms, including Netflix, HBO Max, ABC, CBS, NBC, FOX, A+E, History Channel, Discovery Channel, and more.

-Kat Elmore- Producer

Kat is an Emmy-winning Casting Director and Producer with 20 years of experience in various shows that span across multiple platforms including film, docu-series, documentaries, and reality television. She has cast and produced shows for Netflix, ABC, CBS, FOX, NBC, MTV, Discovery Channel, National Geographic and many more.

-Rafael Winer- Director of Photography

Raf is a stills photographer and DP based in Cambodia, shooting development docs for UNDP, UN Human Rights, Handicap International, CARE, iDE, GIZ and MSF.

Our documentary trailer shows the beginning of a new friendship that began 50 years after my brother’s death in the Vietnam War. 

Henry “Hank” Chester Klinger was the first American casualty in 1970 during a cease-fire in the Vietnam War. We had just celebrated Hank's 20th birthday when he was sent to Vietnam. At only 8 1/2 years old, I was the youngest of his 11 siblings. His tragic death left a huge hole in our family and in our hearts. But after all these years, my spirit is lifted by finding my brother’s best Army friend, Barry Mogil (story within the video).

Both Hank and Barry had the unlucky draw of the draft, met at boot camp and immediately bonded. After basic training, they were sent to Vietnam together and put in the 196th Infantry Brigade, where they would forge an unforgettable friendship.

They would talk about how great it was going to be to come back from the war and meet each other’s families, hang out and experience each others different lives at home, far away from the horrors of war. Tragically, this daydream ended in the early morning hours of January 1, 1970, when Barry witnessed Hank’s death. As if the war itself weren’t already taking a toll, Barry’s life changed immediately in that moment, and he’s had to carry that unforgettable trauma with him for 50 years.

That is only the beginning of this story and our journey to emotional healing. This documentary is being produced to inspire more people to reach out beyond their fears of pain, and with hopes in doing so, find comfort and healing through the process. We owe this and more to the veterans who have served our country and those who are serving our country today, as well as those who love them.

Our current financial goal is to help us get to Vietnam by the first week in January of 2025 to shoot important scenes for the conclusion of this documentary.

Your donations will help us meet our goal and would finance the necessary crew, equipment, flights, visas, ground transportation, hotels, meals, pre-production, post-production, editing, a Vietnam fixer and everything else that goes along with production in a foreign country.

~ The story of Love, Barry transcends any war......any cultural boundaries....any tragedy....any loss.

Your donation is greatly appreciated. Thank you so much!