ABOUT THE FILM

In a small town in upstate NY, Willem Koda, a retired geologist and alien conspiracy theorist, struggles to find an audience for his controversial beliefs. After befriending Flossie, a local waitress and aspiring actress, and Todd, an amateur filmmaker living off his Uncle's inheritance, Willem decides to make a low-budget movie about his life, re-enacting scenes from his crumbled marriage and his violent encounters with aliens while working for the U.S. government. As the movie gets made, Flossie and Todd watch as Willem confronts his past and grows increasingly paranoid about his future.

Written in six weeks and produced on a shoe-string budget of $35,000, MAN UNDERGROUND was Mike and Sam’s feature film debut, shot in the Catskills region of New York. Starring George Basil (HBO’s CRASHING, Netflix’s FLAKED), the film won “Best First Feature” at the Fantasia Film Festival, and was distributed by Indican Pictures with a limited theatrical release.

WHERE TO WATCH

• Amazon

• Youtube

• iTunes

• Google Play

• Vudu

FESTIVALS & AWARDS

• Winner: “New Flesh Award (Best First Feature)” — Fantasia Film Festival

• Winner: “Audience Favorite” — Easter Oregon Film Festival

• Winner: “Best Feature Film” — STUFF Film Festival

PRESS

“The latest gem to emerge from the loose U.S. wave of personal indie genre visions of recent years... MAN UNDERGROUND is a very special and uncomfortable film. A sometimes funny, sometimes frightening work of intense paranoid drama with chilling elements of sci-fi and an incredible lead performance from FLAKED’s George Basil. MAN UNDERGROUND also spikes as a cautionary tale about emotionally fragile filmmakers making cripplingly personal works... A very special film that instantly announces its co-writing/directing team of Michael Borowiec and Sam Marine as major new talents to watch. In fact, you won’t be able to look away.”

— Mitch Davis, Fantasia Film Festival

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KEY CREW

Written & Directed by: Michael Borowiec & Sam Marine Borowiec
Producers: Michael Borowiec, Sam Marine Borowiec, Mohit Jaswal
Director of Photography: Maximilian Lewin
Production Designer: Amber Cicardo
Gaffer: Dan Debrey
Sound: Jeff Gaumer, Boris Palacios
Costume Designer: Alexandra Lopez
Hair & Make Up: Sara Schiavone

Editors: Michael Borowiec & Sam Marine Borowiec
Composer: Zach De Sorbo
Colorist: Post Pro Gumbo
Sound Mix: Matt McCorkle
Sound Mix: Logan Olberg

CAST

Willem Koda: George Basil
Todd Muckle: Andy Rocco
Flossie Ferguson: Pamela Fila
Francis: Felix Hagen
Stan Bowman: Stephen Girasuolo
Lorraine: Eleanor Hutchins
Shack: Alex Watt