Movies: Toxic masculinity

A talented bass player with few options in life, is sitting in with a famous death metal band. He wants to become a permanent member of the band and gives up his manhood as the price of admission...

A troubled teenager spends the summer with his grandfather in the Ozarks, where he’s free from his mother, but not her painful past....

They proclaim themselves masters of virility and seduce thousands of young Quebecers. Who are they? Journalist Simon Coutu delves into the world of influencers who claim the role of alpha male....

In a world where viruses have mutated beyond medical comprehension, a boxer turned doctor's only option is to fight his patient's illnesses...

A drug dealer begins to question his life choices when his violent partner-in-crime is released from prison....

'Inertia' tells the story of one woman's navigation through a nocturnal city on her way home after drinks with colleagues. The film also examines how accumulated abuses, both subtle and gross, can affect our present actions....

A man has a breakdown after losing his job and winning a bar fight....

A journey to an unknown star, a children's theatre play, an untalented writer and the fear of becoming the worst version of oneself. A mixture of live-action footage and animated scenes. A stream of (un)conscious stereotypes....

A romance is played in reverse, revealed through memories brought on by improvisational music....

The depressed Sall (19) is going swimming with his friends after being isolated for a long time. He doesn’t know his place in the group and suffers from destructive self talk. Can he open up and reinvent himself or will he lose his friends because ...

In this musical documentary, alter egos Jonny Toxic and Jacco Macho set out on a journey across Italy and The Netherlands, exploring masculinity in contrasting cultural settings. Italy's shameless machismo and the frugal Calvinist-influenced Netherla...

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 on this publicly available study through an agreement with the Social Information Consortium (CIS) of...

After being bullied online, a young, sexually-frustrated gamer hunts down his attacker, only to discover that things are not what he expected....

Kevin and Mike are young men trying to get ahead in the competitive world of tennis. When one of them discovers a dangerous key that can unlock their potential, things get out of hand. Their worlds become intertwined and spiral out of control. A smal...

In a city when the ‘men’ have to go crazy about football, Akbar has to pretend to love football in order to prevent rejection....

After losing his latest match, a lonely boxer contends against his coach's harsh training methods and must decide if he'll fight again....

A young man returns to his childhood home to improve his relationship with his father. However, when he arrives, everything seems different....

It’s Initiation Night at Chi Theta Fraternity and six Pledges face off on their quest toward Brotherhood. Adapted from a play, Frat Pie is a bold, tragicomic exploration of toxic masculinity and the silent presence of homophobia within male-dominated...

Following multiple scandals surrounding Canada’s hockey infrastructure and its dishonest leaders, a generation of young athletes find themselves facing a moral dilemma. Frédérique describes her exit from the game....

A dual coming-of-age horror story, one for a boy and one for a beast; each contending with the expectations of “masculinity” for their respective species....