Background

Hailing from the North of Boston, Ben Whitman is a simple country boy with big city dreams. After graduating from Middlesex School in Concord, MA, Ben went to Connecticut College where he began his film career and founded Manwhit Entertainment in 2001. After several collaborations with Winslow Porter and Sandstone Pictures, including Love Twitch and Moods of Krakauer, Ben broke out on his own, directing such films as Deconstructing 1986 and Aasics. After working for VH1's Pop-Up Video in the Summer of 2002, Ben transferred to Davidson College in North Carolina, where he has continued to write and direct. In the summer of 2003, Ben went to Los Angeles to work for acclaimed Director/Producer Joel Gallen and Tenth Planet Productions.

Since its conception in 2001, Manwhit Entertainment has been involved in writing, producing, and directing short comedy films. Most recently, Manwhit released Generation Tab, a documentary dedicated to Tab drinkers worldwide. Manwhit briefly joined forces with Davidson College Productions in 2004. As of 2006 he is working in Wyoming, documenting extreme skiing.

Email: bwhit@carbonpictures.com