More than 30 years after he shot to superstardom on the heels of a No. 1 record and a daytime drama role, Rick Springfield retains a nearly mesmerizing hold on legions of fans — male and female — worldwide.

Revealing and explaining this phenomenon in a documentary film became the dream of superfan Melanie Lentz-Janney. But how do you make a film when you’re not a filmmaker and have no funding? You make it with the power of belief.

Now that the film is finished, Lentz-Janney and her collaborator Sylvia Caminer are clearing music and video rights and working to get An Affair of the Heart into film festivals and in front of distributors. They hope to have it in theaters, on TV, in video stores and online in the very near future.

Photos and Video Courtesy: Yellow Rick Road Productions