[BHS Etree] PTSA: Invitation - The Mask You Live In, May 10 (Wed)

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The Berkeley High PTSA invites you to a FREE screening of the 2015 Sundance award-winning film The Mask You Live In, followed by a conversation with Ashanti Branch, founder of the Ever Forward Club, whose work is featured in the film.


The screening will take place from 7-9 p.m. on Wednesday, May 10th, in the Florence Schwimley Little Theater on Allston Way.


Parents and teachers who have seen the film give rave reviews!


Here's some information on the film from the producers:



The Mask You Live In takes a deep look at the damaging effects of our culture's narrow definition of masculinity. From suicide to substance abuse to violence, society's narrow definition of what it means to "be a man" is creating a host of unintended consequences, for young men as individuals and for our society as a whole.<https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hc45-ptHMxo&authuser=0>



Pressured by the media, their peer group, and even the adults in their lives, the boys and men in the film confront messages encouraging them to disconnect from their emotions, devalue authentic friendships, objectify and degrade women, and resolve conflicts through violence. These gender stereotypes interconnect with race, class, and circumstance, creating a maze of identity issues boys and young men must navigate to become "real" men.



A trailer for the film can be seen here:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hc45-ptHMxo

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