The Lost Weekend | A 2000s Coming-of-Age Short Film About Toxic Masculinity
Hey everyone :)
Would love to hear some feedback on our 2000s coming-of-age short film, The Lost Weekend, which we just released on YouTube through Film Shortage.
A big part of the film is about toxic masculinity and the way it can shape young men and their friendships. We set it in 2004, when a lot of these behaviors were less openly talked about or recognized, especially within male friend groups. We wanted to explore how those attitudes could affect the way young men treated each other, often without fully realizing it. Curious to hear what people here think. Please feel free to leave your thoughts below or on Letterboxd! Thank you!
The Lost Weekend Short Film - (Youtube/Film Shortage): https://youtu.be/sV564Ck_R1g?si=15ptkwh4r-9Jqdt2
The Lost Weekend (Letterboxd): https://letterboxd.com/film/the-lost-weekend-2023/
In the Summer of 2004, James and his friends embark on a weekend trip to Cape Cod to prove their manhood. As he confronts expectations about masculinity - and what they really mean- he faces a decision that will shape the "man" he'll become.
"THE LOST WEEKEND" is a coming-of-age drama starring Brendan Egan (Universal Pictures' Jem & The Holograms, Generation Iron/Apple TV's Damien's Gym), Chloe Lang (Nickelodeon's LazyTown), and Henry Lynch (Showtime's Dexter: New Blood, Netflix's The Society), written and directed by Charlie Norton.