It’s hard to be “masculine” — whatever that means. In the short film collection “Masc for Masc”, stories of a garden variety of men have been brought together from different cultures all over the world. In the centre of their stories are their sexualities, friendships and family relationships, constricting power plays and sometimes beautiful and other times desolate emotional landscapes. Few things are hidden from the camera’s eye and that which is, speaks loudly.
Consisting mostly of the work of female and queer directors, the selection shines a light on “masculinities” from unexpected and sensitive angles. The films make us ask, who is to decide what makes a man and what doesn’t? How do you measure “masculinity”? How much do we leave space for people’s self-expression and how much do we sacrifice to fit in?
Heinrich Sepp
Queer 1: Masc for Masc
Queer 1: Mehed ei nuta
Genre
Short film
Director
Anika Benkov, Seva Galkin, Moran Nakar, Martina Matzkin, Sophie Kargman
Run time
1h 9min
Genre
Short film
Director
Anika Benkov, Seva Galkin, Moran Nakar, Martina Matzkin, Sophie Kargman
Run time
1h 9min
It’s hard to be “masculine” — whatever that means. In the short film collection “Masc for Masc”, stories of a garden variety of men have been brought together from different cultures all over the world. In the centre of their stories are their sexualities, friendships and family relationships, constricting power plays and sometimes beautiful and other times desolate emotional landscapes. Few things are hidden from the camera’s eye and that which is, speaks loudly.
Consisting mostly of the work of female and queer directors, the selection shines a light on “masculinities” from unexpected and sensitive angles. The films make us ask, who is to decide what makes a man and what doesn’t? How do you measure “masculinity”? How much do we leave space for people’s self-expression and how much do we sacrifice to fit in?
Heinrich Sepp
Consisting mostly of the work of female and queer directors, the selection shines a light on “masculinities” from unexpected and sensitive angles. The films make us ask, who is to decide what makes a man and what doesn’t? How do you measure “masculinity”? How much do we leave space for people’s self-expression and how much do we sacrifice to fit in?
Heinrich Sepp
Info
Rating
(none)
Production year
2020
Global distributor
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Local distributor
Pimedate Ööde Filmifestival MTÜ
In cinema
11/21/2020