Masculinity Movies

Examines how a US value system built on the extreme masculine ideals of money, power and control has glorified individualism, institutionalized...

After the suicide of a childhood friend, Connor and Liam are reunited by the difficult task of choosing their friends burial clothes.

A young aspiring screenwriter takes a ride along to research his script. But this is no ordinary ride along: he’s researching for a gangster...

An intense bromance between a gay football player and a straight military guy.

An actor gets more than he bargained for at his latest audition.

In Man Made, Sunny tries to find out what society's ideas regarding masculinity entails. Does testosteron define your masculinity? Can men be...

A pair of teenage friends grapple with their pride and masculinity as they attempt to connect on an eventful night out.

A middle-aged man chases a 40-year-old man who insulted his masculinity. He is not ready for impulsive revenge, although the sharp development of...

Afan (19) grapples with heartbreak as he embarks with close friend Kush (30) on a day's trip to celebrate his upcoming marriage. Tensions rise,...

This film is part of a project that has listened to over 40,000 people on masculinity issues and has resulted in a documentary and a tool book based...

In Robota, Verena Blok highlights the machinic power of the muscular, hyper-masculine body in motion, and draws attention to its former idealization...

Manuela and her mother have different ways of perceiving the world they live in. They discuss masculinity, love, and, as if that were not enough, the...

A professional wrestler struggles to reconcile his onstage and offstage personas.

A short film following Anthony, a young child from the small, rural town of San Antonio de los Baños, Cuba. We see him in different moments of...

Adult men grapple with social stigmas to pursue their passion for wrestling. Includes an in-depth look at wrestling homoeroticism and homophobia.

BLESSED BLESSED OBLIVION weaves together a portrait of masculine performativity in East Jerusalem, as manifested in gyms, body shops and hair...

A young latino model objectified for his race and body becomes pressured to reveal more and more of himself during a photoshoot.

Artist Daniel Crook unpacks masculinity one painting at a time.

A young man eats alone at an LA cevicheria, processing his relationships, grief and questionable behaviours over a phone call.