Compared to girls, research shows that boys in the U.S. are more likely to be diagnosed with a behavior disorder, prescribed stimulant medications, fail out of school, binge drink, commit a violent crime, and/or take their own lives. The Mask You Live In asks: As a society, how are we failing our boys?
Jennifer Siebel Newsom and the people who brought us "Miss Representation," this time they turn the cameras on boys and how we sell them particular ideas about masculinity, what it means to be a man, and how to inhabit their bodies and treat others' bodies.
Join us for the film and stay tuned for more information about pre-screening and post-screening dialogues.
