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Genre  Documentary, News
Initial release  January 25, 2015
Running time  1h 37m
7/10 IMDb

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Director  Jennifer Siebel Newsom
Music director  Eric Holland
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Cast  Caroline Heldman
Writer  Jessica Congdon, Jennifer Siebel Newsom
Screenplay  Jennifer Siebel Newsom, Jessica Congdon
Similar movies  The Codes of Gender, Adina Howard 20: A Story of Sexual Liberation, American Reflexxx, Miss Representation, The Invisible War, The Handmaid's Tale
Tagline  Is american masculinity harming our boys, men and society at large?

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The Mask You Live In is a 2015 documentary film written, directed, and produced by Jennifer Siebel Newsom. It premiered at the 2015 Sundance Film Festival. The film explores what Newsom perceives to be harmful notions about masculinity in American culture.

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Background

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Newsom's inspiration for making the film came from becoming pregnant with her son. In an interview she said, "It was really important to me that I could nurture a son who could be true to his authentic self, who wouldn't always feel like he had to prove his masculinity. There's so much loneliness, pain, and suffering when one is pretending to be someone that they're not." Newsom raised $101,111 on Kickstarter towards making the film.

Reception

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The film was received positively by critics and currently holds a 60% on Rotten Tomatoes. Collider's Matt Goldberg recommended that the film be required viewing in classrooms.


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References

The Mask You Live In Wikipedia
The Mask You Live In IMDb The Mask You Live In themoviedb.org