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A vivid exploration of the relationship between toxic male masculinity and the social as well as psychological influences it has had on me growing up through the generations.

  • Scott Johnson
    Director
  • Scott Daniel Johnson
    Producer
  • Scott Johnson
    Key Cast
  • Scott Johnson
    Writer
  • Scott Johnson
    Production Sound
  • Lucas Burlock
    Supervising Sound Editor/Re-recording Mixer
  • Project Type:
    Experimental, Short
  • Genres:
    Sci-fi, Psychological, Horror, Thriller, Experimental
  • Runtime:
    6 minutes 41 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    January 2, 2019
  • Production Budget:
    1,000 USD
  • Country of Origin:
    Canada
  • Country of Filming:
    Canada
  • Language:
    English
  • Shooting Format:
    Digital 24fps
  • Aspect Ratio:
    16:9
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    No
  • Cosmo film festival
    Tamil Nadu
    India
    September 14, 2020
    Best Experimental short film
  • Arizona Underground Film Festival
    Tucson, AZ
    United States
    September 11, 2020
    Official Selection
  • Montreal International Wreath Awards Film Festival
    Montreal, Quebec Canada
    Canada
    September 18, 2020
  • Antimatter [Media Art]
    Victoria, B.C.
    Canada
    October 14, 2020
    Official Selection
  • Accolade Global Film Competition
    California
    United States
    August 28, 2020
    North American Premire
    Best Experimental
  • Oregon State International Film Fest (OFFS)
    Oregon
    United States
    August 7, 2020
    North American Premire
    Official Selection
  • Madrid Film Awards
    Madrid, Madrid
    Spain
    July 28, 2020
    Best Cinematography
  • Saskatchewan Independent Film Awards (SIFA)
    Regina Saskatchewan
    Canada
    November 22, 2019
    Official Selection
  • Flamingo Film Festival
    Davie, FL, USA
    United States
    April 27, 2019
    North American Premiere
    Best Visual FX
  • Living Skies Film Festival
    Regina
    Canada
    March 16, 2019
    Audience Choice Award
Director Biography - Scott Johnson

Scott Johnson is a Canadian filmmaker based in Regina Saskatchewan.

His work is driven by the need to challenge permeating philosophies and direct and signify avenues that we as people can follow in order to better ourselves as part of a diverse and multicultural society. His craft is constructed with a humanistic approach using elements involving, sociopolitical, philosophical, and psychological schools of thought and perspectives.

In particular, most of his films deal with issues of mental-disorder and trauma such as the suicide of a loved one, debilitating abnormalities, and coping strategies in regards to illness such as depression. My works also focus on individual anxiety that exists in our society such as gender anxiety and the crisis of masculinity that leads to violence and hate in our culture.

His perspective on filmmaking involves equal parts of an aesthetic form, intellectual involvement of the viewer, and the enjoyment factor. This ideology leads me to create strikingly different and engaging content from the mainstream. I am constantly striving to perfect and pursue different ideas and making use of memory, intelligence, and my general understanding of film theory and concepts.

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Director Statement

Scott Johnson is a Canadian filmmaker based in Regina Saskatchewan.

His work is driven by the need to challenge permeating philosophies and direct and signify avenues that we as people can follow in order to better ourselves as part of a diverse and multicultural society. His craft is constructed with a humanistic approach using elements involving, sociopolitical, philosophical, and psychological schools of thought and perspectives.

In particular, most of his films deal with issues of mental-disorder and trauma such as the suicide of a loved one, debilitating abnormalities, and coping strategies in regards to illness such as depression. My works also focus on individual anxiety that exists in our society such as gender anxiety and the crisis of masculinity that leads to violence and hate in our culture.

His perspective on filmmaking involves equal parts of an aesthetic form, intellectual involvement of the viewer, and the enjoyment factor. This ideology leads me to create strikingly different and engaging content from the mainstream. He is constantly striving to perfect and pursue different ideas and making use of memory, intelligence, and my general understanding of film theory and concepts.