The Project

Man B is a romance about the intersection of love and logic.  Coming off the heels of various large expenditure projects, The Man B team seeks a return to the quiet heart of film-making; the telling of a sweet, simple story.  But we can't do this alone, we need you!  By helping us make this film, you aren't just another number in a budget, you are an artist and a critical member of the Man B team.  

We encourage all possible patrons to take a read through of our script by clicking here, MAN B SHOOTING SCRIPT, check our cinematographers reel here, BW DIRECTORS REEL and then please reach out to Production Staff at ManBProduction@gmail.com, where you can leave us feedback, set up a phone appointment to speak with the Producers, Director, Writers or the Actors and find out how you can become a pivotal part of telling the Man B story.

The Film

Man B is about love, logic, not saying what should be said, and two people who might be happy together but aren’t quite sure.  It’s based on the short story “The Philosopher in the Apple Orchard,” written by Anthony Hope in 1893, but like most good love stories it isn’t really tied to any specific time or place. 

Hope was a romantic, but he was also a gentleman.  He knew that sometimes the best way to love someone was to stay silent about it, no matter how awful that might be.  His Prisoner of Zenda had at its center two people who loved each other too much to have an affair.  The characters in “The Philosopher in the Apple Orchard” are suspended in the moment immediately preceding the declaration of love.  One of them thinks it would be wonderful to take care of the person you love; the other’s less certain.

It’s a simple story, but more powerful for its simplicity.  We’ve all been there at some point or another, on one side or the other – either standing at the brink of the cliff mustering our courage to jump, or standing beside the person standing on the brink, wondering how to tell them that if they do jump they won’t fly.

If that makes this sound like a Serious Film, it's not.  It's fifteen minutes about two young people in love sitting on a log in the woods.  Sometimes the most important decisions of our lives are made in a half-joking half-second, and are defined by the things we choose not to say.

But right now, all this is just in our heads.  We need your help to put it on the screen.

The Team

Forrest Leo- Writer/Director

Forrest Leo was born in a cabin in the Alaskan wilderness, so is an old hand at conversations on logs.  He is the former technical director at the Stella Adler Studio of Acting and playwright-in-residence at the Attic Theatre Company.  Plays include If I Were You (commissioned by the Harold Clurman Playwright's Division) with Abigail Sparrow and starring Brett Dameron, The Grail, and how the kensington sisters almost found it (with Abigail Sparrow), Friend of the Devil (with Abigail Sparrow) (2013 O’Neill semi-finalist), We Justify Our Great Destructions, and The Elusive Shore -- the last two of which he also directed.  He recently completed (also with Miss Sparrow) his first feature-length screenplay, How Sam Black Stole the Sunset.  He has worked as a carpenter and in a cubicle.  BFA NYU/Tisch: Adler.

Michael Kontamanolis- Producer

Michael recently graduated from New York University where he received his dual degree in Film/Television Production and Political Science. He is currently working on the Emmy Nominated TV Show "Home and Family."  Michael recently finished production on the short film The Smut Locker with fellow producer Brett Dameron and Executive Producers Paul Bernon and Sam Slater (Drinking Buddies, Teacher of the Year). He is currently working with NYU alumni on two feature-length scripts. Aside from his production career, Michael focuses his efforts on website and application development. He is very excited to be a part of Man B and this talented team of artists. 

Brett Dameron- Actor/Producer