John TerEick and Jake Nokovic
Portraits of Men Crying is an exploration and examination of masculinity; dispelling any notion that men shouldn’t be afforded the autonomy to show sensitivity, vulnerability or cry. Colorful, interluding oil and water installations inform the collision of modern taboos around men’s tears with the acceptance, affirmation and need for vulnerability. These carefully constructed moments ground us, force us to reckon with the inner voice asking “why am I uncomfortable seeing this?”
YEAR
2021
Director: coool (John TerEick & Jake Nokovic)
Director of Photography: David Hughes Jr.
Editor: Max Mooney
Colorist: Sam Howells
Art Direction & Design: Brian Hedrick
Original Score: Andrew TerEick
Sound Design and Mix: Andrew TerEick
Starring: Billy Hoffman, Jamaal Harris, Ryan Nolen, John TerEick, Travis Delgado, James Sisto, Steve Pavlik
Thanks: Lainey Muhlberg and Future Use Studios