Our Story
Founded by Robert Morss following his presidential pardon by President Donald J. Trump, LeggoMan Productions exists because stories shape nations. Built to form the next generation of cultural warriors and leaders, the company is committed to truth, excellence, and the defense of liberty for centuries to come. LeggoMan tells bold, uncompromising stories—without bowing to Hollywood’s gods. We refuse to trade truth for access, conviction for applause, or excellence for ideological approval, choosing instead to build films that endure beyond trends, politics, and cultural intimidation.
Mission
Our Purpose
LeggoMan Productions is committed to reclaiming culture through the power of film. Our mission is simple yet bold: to go on the offensive with righteous indignation, providing an irresistible alternative to Hollywood so that our nation and the next generation will once again have a consistently growing list of honorable men and women to model themselves after. Every project we take on is rooted in our devotion to Jesus Christ, our love of liberty, and our conviction that film can be used to liberate people from the tyranny of sin and despotism.
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We believe stories shape civilizations. For too long, Hollywood has wielded the power of storytelling to corrupt, demoralize, and distort. Instead of producing tales of honor, courage, and faith, they have normalized decadence, mocked virtue, and elevated false idols. This cultural collapse is not accidental — it’s deliberate. The result? Generations of young men and women growing up without true heroes to emulate, without noble ideals to pursue, and without stories that point them toward God.
We are here to change that.
The Team
Principals
Core Staff
Robert Morss
Principal / Founder and
Executive Producer
Robert Morss leads LeggoMan Productions’ strategic vision, partnerships, and development slate.
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A former U.S. Army Ranger, Morss served three combat deployments in Afghanistan during the post-9/11 wars. The leadership discipline, resilience, and mission-first mindset forged during those years continue to define his approach to filmmaking and entrepreneurship. After returning home, he earned his degree from Penn State University through the G.I. Bill and later served as a high-school educator—reflecting a longstanding commitment to civic responsibility and the next generation of Americans.
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In 2021, Morss became a nationally recognized figure following his arrest in connection with the January 6 events. The case drew widespread public attention and unexpectedly placed him at the center of a national cultural conversation. During that period, the nickname “The Lego Man” emerged in the media and public discourse, a reference that would later inspire the founding identity of LeggoMan Productions. The God of the Bible is in the business of re-naming men. In Latin, Legoman means “I assemble and anoint men.” Robert is just such a man.
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For Morss, that moment became a turning point rather than an endpoint. Drawing on his experiences in combat, education, and public life, he began developing film projects that explore themes of faith, conscience, sacrifice, and national identity—stories grounded in lived experience and aimed at audiences who feel underserved by traditional Hollywood narratives.
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As a founder, Morss is known for his extraordinary work ethic and relentless ability to build networks of support. He is rarely off the phone, constantly cultivating relationships and forging new partnerships across the worlds of entertainment, politics, media, and business. Colleagues often describe him as operating with the intensity of a campaign architect—bringing together investors, creatives, and cultural leaders around projects that carry both commercial and cultural significance.
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That instinct for coalition-building has helped him assemble a rapidly expanding network of collaborators and supporters around LeggoMan Productions. Morss approaches filmmaking not only as an artistic endeavor, but as a platform for reaching large and passionate audiences through stories that speak to identity, conviction, and the defining questions of the American moment.
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Grounded in his Christian faith and shaped by military service, Morss brings authenticity, leadership, and strategic vision to the company he founded. Through LeggoMan Productions, he is building a slate of films designed to resonate far beyond the screen—projects that combine compelling storytelling with the potential to engage audiences eager for bold, meaningful cinema.
Shelly Ormsby
CFO
Shelly Ormsby is the Chief Financial Officer of LeggoMan Productions, overseeing the company’s financial operations with precision, discipline, and strategic clarity. She ensures that bold creative vision is grounded in sound financial stewardship.
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With a background in institutional finance, executive support, and complex budget management, Shelly brings order to scale and confidence to execution. A twelve-year veteran of the U.S. Air Force and Air National Guard, she operates with calm authority and a deep respect for accountability.
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She holds an A.A.S. in Accounting from North Central Michigan College.
Bobby DeGregoris
Strategic Advisor & Development Partner
Bobby DeGregoris serves as Director of Business Development at LeggoMan Productions, where he focuses on strategic introductions, investor development, and relationship-building in support of the company’s mission-driven film slate. He works closely with the executive team to expand LeggoMan’s network of aligned supporters, partners, and capital relationships—helping translate vision into momentum.
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With a relationship-first approach to growth, Bobby specializes in opening doors, cultivating trust with high-integrity partners, and guiding early-stage conversations that lead to durable collaborations. His work supports LeggoMan’s commitment to building a serious, professional production company grounded in conviction, excellence, and long-term cultural impact.
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At LeggoMan, Bobby operates at the front edge of outreach and development—connecting the company to investors, strategic allies, and community leaders who share the studio’s values and belief in the power of story to shape culture.
Stephen Van Dorn
Principal and Executive Producer
Stephen Van Dorn leads LeggoMan Productions’ slate development, creative strategy, and production operations.
His career spans decades across performance, development, and production, giving him a rare fluency in both the artistic and operational sides of the entertainment industry. Van Dorn began his career performing nationally with the Colorado Children’s Chorale, appearing at major venues including Lincoln Center and touring internationally—an experience that instilled the discipline and collaborative demands of professional storytelling from an early age.
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He later built a career working both on-screen and behind the scenes in film and television, contributing to projects associated with major studios including DreamWorks, Paramount, Warner Bros., and Fox. His work spans roles as a performer, composer, director, and creative collaborator, giving him an unusually comprehensive understanding of the filmmaking process from development through production.
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Parallel to his production work, Van Dorn has spent many years as a respected acting coach with Warner Loughlin Studios, mentoring actors working across film and television. His clients have gone on to earn Emmy nominations, series regular roles, and major studio leads, reflecting his reputation for helping performers unlock psychologically grounded, emotionally truthful work. His coaching philosophy draws from classical dramatic tradition and modern character psychology, emphasizing authenticity, discipline, and narrative clarity.
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Today, Van Dorn brings that same rigor to his work as a production executive. At LeggoMan Productions, he works alongside the company’s leadership to develop and produce films designed to compete both artistically and commercially in the global marketplace. His approach blends creative stewardship with operational discipline, guiding projects from concept to screen while maintaining a clear focus on audience engagement, cultural relevance, and long-term asset value.
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Open about his Christian faith and deeply committed to the traditions of Western storytelling, Van Dorn views cinema not merely as entertainment but as a powerful cultural medium capable of shaping moral imagination. His creative perspective—shaped by scripture, classical drama, and the historical foundations of Western civilization—drives a commitment to stories that explore meaning, responsibility, courage, and the enduring human search for truth.
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In an industry often driven by short-term trends, Van Dorn focuses on building projects with lasting cultural and commercial impact—stories designed not only to succeed in the moment, but to endure.
Joel D'Alessandro
Technical Director/Production Assistant
Joel D’Alessandro serves as Technical Director at LeggoMan Productions, bringing more than two decades of experience across technology, media systems, and digital storytelling infrastructure.
He spent twenty years in Big Tech building and scaling complex hardware, software, and creative ecosystems. That technical fluency now forms the backbone of LeggoMan’s production operations—overseeing workflows, platforms, security, post-production pipelines, distribution systems, and the tools that allow filmmakers to focus fully on craft and vision.
Beyond engineering, Joel brings a deep understanding of visual communication, with experience in graphic design, video editing, and integrated media production. His work bridges the technical and creative worlds, ensuring LeggoMan’s projects operate with both precision and polish.
After a personal and professional reckoning with the cultural power of mass media, Joel redirected his career toward mission-driven work. At LeggoMan, he applies hard-won expertise in service of films rooted in faith, freedom, and truth—helping build the technical foundation for a studio of conviction to thrive.
Jenn Baker
VP of Development and Strategic Comms
Jenn Baker serves as Head of Development at LeggoMan Productions, where she leads the discovery, evaluation, and creative development of the company’s film slate. Working closely with the company’s principals, she identifies compelling material, shapes narrative direction, and shepherds projects from concept through active development, ensuring alignment with LeggoMan’s creative vision and cultural mission.
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Baker brings a rare blend of creative industry experience and investigative journalism, shaped by decades working in and around Hollywood. She began her career as a performer, working professionally in entertainment and gaining early experience with The Walt Disney Company, where she developed a firsthand understanding of audience-driven storytelling and large-scale entertainment production.
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Over the years, she continued working within the broader Hollywood ecosystem while also building a career in journalism and political reporting, developing a reputation for incisive cultural commentary and investigative work. Her reporting has appeared through outlets including The Gateway Pundit, American Rights Alliance (ARA), and Condemned USA, where she has examined political movements, public institutions, and the cultural dynamics shaping contemporary American life.
She currently serves as a Pentagon correspondent, covering defense policy, military affairs, and national security from Washington, D.C. That role places her in direct proximity to many of the personalities, conflicts, and institutional dynamics that increasingly inform real-world storytelling.
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At LeggoMan Productions, Baker drives the company’s development pipeline, evaluating story concepts, refining narrative frameworks, and guiding projects through the earliest and most consequential stages of the filmmaking process. Known for her editorial discipline and strong narrative instincts, she ensures that projects maintain both dramatic power and thematic clarity as they evolve.
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Her career bridging performance, journalism, and development gives her an uncommon perspective on storytelling—from the craft of performance to the investigation of real-world events and the shaping of narrative for the screen.
As Head of Development, she shapes and advances LeggoMan’s slate of films, helping build a body of work designed not only to succeed commercially, but to resonate culturally and endure over time.
Michael Arrieta
Consultant
Michael Arrieta is a 25+ year veteran of the global entertainment industry and one of the executives most closely associated with the transformation of film distribution and monetization in the digital era. Over the course of his career, he has held senior leadership positions at both major studios and leading independent companies, including Sony Pictures Entertainment, 20th Century Fox, Morgan Creek Productions, and Relativity Media, where he has helped shape how filmed entertainment reaches audiences worldwide.
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Arrieta’s work spans the release and distribution of more than 3,000 films, ranging from major studio blockbusters to independent features. Widely regarded as a strategist and industry innovator, he has consistently been at the forefront of new business models that have reshaped the economics of film and television.
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During his 12-year tenure at Sony Pictures, Arrieta served as Executive Vice President and General Manager of Sony Pictures’ Digital Division, where he helped lead the studio’s transition into the digital age. In that role he oversaw the creation and expansion of multiple divisions spanning digital distribution, OTT networks, online and mobile entertainment, digital production, gaming, advertising, and advanced technology platforms.
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Under his leadership, Sony pioneered many of the early partnerships and licensing frameworks that now define modern entertainment distribution. Arrieta helped establish and manage distribution relationships with platforms including Apple/iTunes, Netflix, Amazon, Hulu, YouTube, Walmart/Vudu, and Microsoft, helping to build the digital revenue streams that now represent a cornerstone of the entertainment industry.
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Earlier in his career at Sony, Arrieta served as Senior Vice President of Digital Sales and Marketing, where he oversaw global licensing, distribution, strategic partnerships, ad sales, and integrated promotions across Sony’s vast film and television library. During that time he led the development of hundreds of digital initiatives—including the launch of online networks, cross-platform games, and early digital distribution platforms that helped shape today’s streaming ecosystem.
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Arrieta has also been a serial entrepreneur in the distribution and technology space. As founder and CEO of Big Air Studios, he built a next-generation film marketing and distribution company designed to help independent films reach audiences more efficiently in an increasingly fragmented marketplace. The company secured distribution agreements with more than 30 major outlets, including AMC Theatres, Cinemark, Redbox, Netflix, Amazon, Walmart, iTunes, Hulu, Showtime, DirecTV, and VUDU, enabling films to reach audiences across virtually every major platform and distribution window.
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To address one of the film industry’s most persistent challenges—inefficient marketing and audience discovery—Arrieta partnered with Oracle to develop the industry’s first Big Data platform designed specifically for film distribution, enabling direct audience engagement, CRM-driven marketing, loyalty programs, and new revenue models designed to improve the economics of independent filmmaking.
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He also founded Film Fresh, a digital retail platform offering more than 25,000 titles from major studios and independent distributors, providing seamless purchase, delivery, and playback across computers, mobile devices, connected televisions, and OTT platforms.
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Earlier in his career, Arrieta held positions at 20th Century Fox and Morgan Creek Productions, and worked as a strategic consultant in the Entertainment Group at Price Waterhouse, advising major studios, production companies, and industry executives on accounting, tax, and business strategy.
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Throughout his career, Arrieta has been widely recognized as a visionary strategist, dealmaker, and architect of modern distribution models, helping guide the industry through its transition from traditional theatrical and home video models into today’s digitally driven global marketplace.
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He holds both a B.A. in Economics and an M.B.A. from UCLA, is a California Certified Public Accountant, and is a member of the Television Academy.
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As a consultant to LeggoMan Productions, Arrieta provides strategic guidance on distribution strategy, market positioning, financing structures, and the evolving economics of independent film, helping ensure that the company’s projects are positioned to compete in the rapidly changing global entertainment landscape.
