THE FUNNY MAN is a horror project in the vein of PSYCHO. It's about an attractive young woman named RACHEL who offers a struggling bipolar comedian named LEE HAYES a ride home. Unfortunately, her simple act of kindness is rewarded with more than just a few harmless jokes.
Before the evening ends, RACHEL finds out that LEE has a “twin brother” named MILES, a psychotic and extremely dangerous man who derives pleasure from wearing a creepy sponge-like mask, brutalizing and video-taping his victims.
When RACHEL becomes the latest victim LEE decides to betray his brother in order to help her, but the situation become very unsettling when RACHEL is confronted with the disturbing possibility that MILES and LEE could be the same person.
format: Red MX
running time: Feature
location: Los Angeles, CA
producer and director: Jake Barsha
director of photography: Yuki Noguchi
1st ac: Paulina Bryant
gaffer: Nick Medrud
Awards
Won Five Awards at the 2012 LAWeb Fest Five Awards in Horror Series Category
-Outstanding Horror Series!
-Outstanding Cinematography (Yuki Noguchi)
-Editing (Xui Fox Yin, Robin August)
-Directing (Jake Barsha)
-Visual/Special Effects (Matt Gonos)
Nomination at the 2nd Annual Indie Intertube Award
-Best Horror
-Best Practical Effects Make Up
