The Mask You Live In (2015)

Explores how our culture's narrow definition of masculinity is harming our boys, men and society at large and unveils what we can do about it.

Director:

Jennifer Siebel Newsom

Writers:

Jessica Anthony, Jessica Congdon

Stars:

Joe Herman, Michael Kimmel, Caroline Heldman

1 win.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Joe Herman	...	Himself - Coach and Former NLF Player
Michael Kimmel	...	Himself - Sociologist and Educator (as Dr. Michael Kimmel)
Caroline Heldman	...	Herself - Political Scientist and Educator (as Dr. Caroline Heldman)
Tony Porter	...	Himself - Educator and Activist
Roman Sarlo	...	Himself
Mike Nelson	...	Himself
Cleo Cloman	...	Himself
Borey Ai	...	Himself
Nghiep Lam	...	Himself
Curtis Carroll	...	Himself
Tommy Winfrey	...	Himself
Ian Breckenridge-Jackson	...	Himself
Lisa Elliott	...	Herself - Neuroscientist (as Dr. Lise Eliot)
Michael G. Thompson	...	Himself - Psychologist (as Dr. Michael G. Thompson)
Nadine Burke	...	Herself - Pediatrician (as Dr. Nadine Burke-Harris)

Storyline

Explores how our culture's narrow definition of masculinity is harming our boys, men and society at large and unveils what we can do about it.

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Plot Keywords:

male protagonist | misandry | culture | men | masculinity | 

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Genres:

Documentary | News

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Certificate:

Not Rated

Details

Official Sites:

Official site

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

25 January 2015 (USA)

Also Known As:

A Máscara Em Que Você Vive

Company Credits

Production Co:

The Representation Project, The Annenberg Foundation, The Brin Wojcicki Foundation

Technical Specs

Runtime:

97 min

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Trivia

28 Youths were credited in order of speaking appearance, and 62 Additional Youths Interviewed, were named by first name only.

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Connections

Features Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues (2013)

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Soundtracks

Menace to Society
Written by Bob Mair, Joel Wachbrit and Don Reynolds
Performed by The Blue Van
Courtesy of Iceberg Records A/S

User Reviews

Interesting and well done documentary

This documentary gave an interesting insight into the psychological concepts of masculinity, while presenting an interesting look into the concepts of why men act the way they do. It was even more interesting watching a documentary focused on boys and men, and the ways in which family and society contribute to aggressive masculinity. It gives a broader view to this issue by using a wide spectrum ranging from young boys to troubled young men to older criminals and male activists. I thought the documentary itself presented a very thorough view into the way in which males from a young age are constantly effected by outside sources to enhance their masculinity through aggression, sports, sexism, etc. to prove their own maleness. The documentary did this with emotion and humanity, using the many boys and men throughout to make this documentary stand out as something real while also speaking to the viewer. The documentary itself was very informative without ever getting boring, and dealt well with sensitive topics while helping the viewer feel that there is more to be done to help our boys and men.