The Male Gaze: Strikers & Defenders
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).
- Year: 2020
- Country: United States of America
- Genre: Drama
- Studio: NQV Media
- Keyword: 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, gay
- Director: Laurent Lunetta, Fabien Cavacas, Peter Lee Scott, Camille Melvil, Ron Jäger
- Cast: Harry Jarvis, Matthieu Lucci, Samuel Theis, Pierre Prieur, Simon Boutin, Makir Ahmed