His boss just fired him because he lacks the skills to make a burrito. His girlfriend thinks he's a big-time loser. His father just wants him to be a successful air conditioner salesman. But Mark Rotane will let nothing in the way of his dream to become the world's greatest ninja.
Documentary filmmaker, Stephen Larnell, travels to Dillan, Nebraska to investigate the spreading phenomenon of night school ninja classes. Stephen documents the experiences of Mark Rotane, a native Dillanite who is about to enroll in a 6 week ninja course at the local Ninco dojo. Beneath the Mask: Portrait of an American Ninja tells Mark's story, and explores the passions, dreams and struggles we all encounter in modern society.—Ben Sledge