Small Town Talent Producing Independent Ninja Documentary
A small town independent film group is currently producing a documentary ninja film to be released in 2004.
LEXINGTON, KY (PRWEB) June 24, 2004 -- A small town independent film group is
currently producing a documentary film to be released in 2004. Cubit Productions
has teamed with documentary filmmaker, Stephen Larnell, to produce a satiric
film exploring the growing popularity of after hours’ martial arts classes in
America. “Beneath the Mask: Portrait of an American Ninja” was shot last year on
location in Dillan, Nebraska and is currently in post-production editing in
Lexington, Kentucky.
“Beneath the Mask” focuses on a six-week period of
the life of native Dillanite Mark Rotane. The film documents Mark’s experiences
as he enrolls and progresses through evening martial arts classes. Through
interviews with Mark, along with his friends, family, and classmates, Stephen
Larnell presents a jarring examination of our hopes and dreams, and the
successes and failures we encounter while striving to reach
them.
“Although the film has an inane comedic appearance, ‘Beneath the
Mask’ does attempt to explore deeper facets of the human condition,” explains
producer Ben Sledge. “One of the central aspects of the movie is the unveiling
of the cyclical nature we continuously loop through in our quests to ‘better’
ourselves. We are quick to get excited about a new diet or exercise routine, but
lose that enthusiasm and determination when novelty wears thin. Life is made up
of these small battles we constantly wage against ourselves. The question being
resolved in this film, is the same question that lies before us all: will we
stay the course and prevail, or will we fail miserably and be left picking up
the pieces?”
“Beneath the Mask” will be released locally in Lexington,
and distributed online, in 2004. More information on the filmmaker and the
project can be found on the film’s website: http://films.cubit.net/hiyah
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