We gather a selection of ten international short films seeking to expose patterns of masculinity that must be left behind, as well as alternative views on how men are dealing with manhood today. We need new male referents, new ways of understanding masculinity, and pedagogy to overcome the gender divide.
When? Starts Friday 9 April 19:30. Available until Friday 16 April 23:55.
Where? Available online UK-wide. Watch it in Festhome and our CinemaAttic Player
Tickets? Standard ticket price is just £5. Tickets are priced according to a Pay What You Can, in order to make the programme more accessible. To get your tickets go to cinemaattic.com
“At its most basic, masculinity seems to be a need for dominance, and the oldest way of asserting it is by force. Men still seem innately capable of violence. But it is one thing to be physically stronger, it is another to use that strength to harm others.” These extracts from the celebrated essay ‘The Descent of Man’ by Grayson Perry resonate strongly with the films we have selected for this programme.
In this selection of films we seek to delve into manhood in the 21st century, hoping to leave ill-conceived ideas of “what it is to be a man” behind. Confused men in between resistance to change and the need to adapt, rethinking their role within feminism. The term “toxic masculinity” has become even more widely used recently, but beyond the commonplace of the fashionable word, what do we mean when we talk about toxic masculinity?
In particular, these films look at the tension between the individual experience of masculinity and group (or gang) masculinity, where anger, dominance and violence are often the only emotions reinforced. These films offer monstrous, pathetic, and empathetic encounters with men around the world as we explore masculinity through stories that take place in Bradford, Edinburgh, Galicia, Catalonia, Philippines, Chile, Argentina or El Salvador.
Cinematically speaking this is a particularly strong selection, extended to ten short films. We are amazed by the remarkable cinematographic quality that you’ll find in some of these films and the human stories captured in the short docs part of the programme. We managed to put together films that have won in the world’s top festivals, shorts awarded in Berlinale, IDFA, HotDocs, Clermont-Ferrand, Locarno, IndieLisboa, as well as films shortlisted for the Oscars and nominees to Premios Goya. Brace yourselves for a first-class selection of shorts!
The issues surrounding toxic masculinity aren’t new: feminist networks like Reclaim the Night , Sisters Uncut, Women’s Aid, Zero Tolerance or Reclaim These Streets (and many more) have been campaigning to end men’s violence against women for many years. Progress towards greater gender equality has been slowing over the past few years and the levels of men’s violence against women are rising. The causes of men’s violence against women are rooted in gender inequality which is why our programme this year looks at tackling toxic masculinity as one of the social norms that allow this inequality to continue.
We hope this programme will help to reframe the debate by looking at the root of the problem: the need for a profound change in the way men deal with masculinity.
This selection of films was conceived in the summer of 2020 and it seeks to broaden public’s understanding of the cause of violence against women, help men to unpack some of the problematic aspects of manhood and encourage everyone to become allies in ending men’s violence against women.
This event is organised in partnership with Zero Tolerance, a Scottish charity working to end men’s violence against women by promoting gender equality and challenging attitudes that normalise violence and abuse. Read more about prevention of violence against women here: www.zerotolera...
Some films in this programme include scenes of sexual assault that some people might find upsetting. If you or anyone you know experienced violence help is at hand. Here is a list of helplines for people living in Scotland: www.zerotolera... .
PROCEEDS OF THIS EVENT WILL BE DONATED TO ZERO TOLERANCE AND SCOTTISH WOMEN’S AID.
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