The Male Gaze: Strikers & Defenders (2020)

overview : Work up a sweat from the soccer field to the locker room in these drama-fueled four films from Germany, France and the UK that explore how rivalry between teams can spill over into teacher-pupil relationships, high school crushes and brotherly compassion. The short films are: Islands [Inseln] (2018); Play It Like a Man [Un été viril] (2018); Colours (2015); Through the Fields [Passer les champs] (2015).

Release Date : Jul 27, 2020

Runtime : 1h 35m

Genre : Drama  

Companies : NQV Media

Countries : United States of America

Keywords : high school, adolescence, homophobia, rivalry, high school sports, gay interest, teen angst, male homosexuality, football (soccer), teacher student relationship, lgbt athlete, lgbt, lgbt teen, high school rivalry, short compilation, gay theme