American Male

Sep 21, 2016

0h 6m

★ 4.4

Overview

Ever felt pressure to “be a man?” American Male, a short film from MTV’s Look Different Creator Competition, is a gritty look at how gender norms make it hard for us to be who we really are. Head to privilege.lookdifferent.org for more on the issue and how to take action.

Genres

Drama

Production Companies

MTV

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Cast

Michael John Madden

Connor Williams

Rob August

Pledge

Nick Beckwith

Pledge

Gunner Greyson

Frat Boy

Adam Matruski

Frat Boy

Hank Northrop

Pledge

Austin Ressler

Frat Boy

Chris Sparks

Pledge (uncredited)

Fabrizio Villalpando

Tobi and Achim, the pride of the local crew club, have been the best of friends for years and are convinced that nothing will ever stand in the way of their friendship. They look forward to the upcoming summer camp and the crew competition. Then the gay team from Berlin arrives and Tobi is totally confused. The evening before the races begin, the storm that breaks out is more than meteorological.

6.1

Mala Noche

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Walt is a lonely convenience store clerk who has fallen in love with a Mexican migrant worker named Johnny. Though Walt has little in common with the object of his affections — including a shared language — his desire to possess Johnny prompts a sexual awakening that results in a tangled love triangle.

3.3

We Are Fine

Sep 8, 2014

A boy makes a discovery at the seaside.

8.0

Aban

Nov 16, 2022

Under constant pressure from her ex-husband, Nazanin should turn their child - Aban, nine years old - away from a very driven feminine taste. One day, Aban goes to the hospital thinking of undergoing life-changing surgery.

6.1

Chicken

Mar 1, 2001

Mick and Kev, teen Irish lads, are at the shore, throwing rocks at empty cans, drinking cider. Mick's the pushy one, engaging Kev in a game of mumbly peg, his hand on top of Kev's, fingers splayed. As Mick moves the knife between their fingers, a train is heard approaching. What's Mick's purpose?

6.0

A Kid Like Jake

Jun 1, 2018

On the eve of the admissions cycle for New York City kindergartens, Alex and Greg Wheeler have high hopes for four-year-old Jake. The director of Jake's preschool encourages them to accentuate Jake's gender expansive behavior to help him stand out. As Alex and Greg navigate their roles as parents, a rift grows between them, one that forces them to confront their own concerns about what's best for Jake, and each other.

6.2

The Catcher Was a Spy

Jun 22, 2018

Former major league baseball player Moe Berg lives a double life working for the Office of Strategic Services in World War II Europe.

0.0

#Scarleth

Feb 20, 2020

Sisters Scarleth and Madison live under the overprotective care of their father. After entering college, both begin to change, and their love interests increase. After Scarleth meets Been, the lives of everyone in her family and friends are about to change when she agrees to go to a party with Been.

5.1

The Poet and the Boy

Sep 14, 2017

Trapped in routine, a Jeju poet finds himself drawn to a boy—and to emotions he’s never dared name.

4.0

ErOddity(s)

Apr 13, 2014

ErOddity(s) is a collection of four exceptional short stories set in the world of erotic fantasy. In "Forever Mine", a confused boy seeks a love that will last him a lifetime. A teen's long forgotten past leads to his short lived future in "A Mind of Their Own"; proving some things should remain in the closet! A Christmas present, in the hands of a young voyeur, leads to a holiday tale of woe in an "Unsolved Christmas". And finally, in "The Way To a Man's Heart", an abused lover gets his revenge from beyond the grave.

5.0

Persephone Mara

Feb 17, 2024

A short romance about two adolescents named Persephone and Mara, who decide to escape from the world around them by locking themselves away in an old projector room at the Cinematheque.

0.0

To Laugh, to Sing, Perchance to Cry

Apr 10, 2024

Toñi a trans woman asks a miraculous saint in a church to have a boyfriend, and that is how Lahcen appears in their life, a young Moroccan immigrant who has just arrived in Spain, with whom they will fall in love.

7.8

Shelter

Jun 16, 2007

Forced to give up his dreams of art school, Zach works dead-end jobs to support his sister and her son. Questioning his life, he paints, surfs and hangs out with his best friend, Gabe. When Gabe's older brother returns home for the summer, Zach suddenly finds himself drawn into a relationship he didn't expect.

6.8

Margarita with a Straw

Apr 17, 2015

A rebellious young woman with cerebral palsy leaves India to study in New York. On her journey of self-discovery, she unexpectedly falls in love.