THE UNDERWEAR MODEL
Official Selection & Nominee — New York Independent Art Film Fest
When a former underwear model turned tech-smart corporate investigator gets framed as the fall guy in a billion dollar IPO murder conspiracy, he must outmaneuver a calculating killer or take the fall for murders he didn't commit — all while discovering that his working class father's ties to the mob never quite disappeared.
Synopsis
JUSTIN is a young man of two worlds: a successful Manhattan underwear model and a brilliant technical operative. He views his physical perfection as a "statuesque" shield that allows him to move through the world unseen while being the center of attention.
Operating as a specialist in "exposure," he executes precision missions to dismantle the lives of the corrupt, leading him into the orbit of the Slithering Man, a powerful and dangerous architect of high-level conspiracies.
As an investigation Justin undertakes intensifies, a conflict culminates in a brutal confrontation where Justin exposes the Slithering Man.
In the aftermath, Justin struggles to hold onto what matters most while he confronts once hidden, hard family truths.
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About the Writer
Ray Manna is a New York native, screenwriter, adjunct professor at Yeshiva University, executive-level marketing strategist, and former industrial and corporate video director for Fortune 1000 organizations. His screenwriting is grounded in character-driven storytelling that explores power, justice, identity, aspiration, redemption and moral ambiguity.
His first screenplay, "The Republican", was an early foundational project exploring the leveraged relationship between former President Nixon and his White House Chief of Staff, Bob Haldeman. He is currently writing his third feature-length screenplay about a working-class Bronx family struggling to leave the city for a better life.
"The Underwear Model" is an official selection and nominee of the New York Independent Art Film Fest.