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The Masculinity Project: Losing My Way 10mins

Produced by Saalim Muslim (Reelworks Teen Filmmaking)

A young teen explores his bipolar mind through poetry and dance. What is the internal life of a young black man dealing with external stereotypes? How do these external stereotypes function within internal conflicts? Do young black men see mental illness as a sign of weakness? And what does this mean for the destiny of young men dealing with these very serious issues?

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This is amazing to me! This describes so much of how a bipolar person struggles and I am thankful for you making this film. People are not crazy we have different ways of experiencing things and are misunderstood when we dont fit in a box.. Thanks for this film. I struggle with this.

Posted by Wendy Frederick | Jan 23 2010 at 01:19 am | report this comment

I love the way this movie takes performance and makes it a reality of portraying masculinity. Very rare. The black man is rarely seen as so introspective on his condition. Job well done!

Posted by Sebastian | Apr 29 2009 at 05:42 pm | report this comment

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