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Mass

2020 · 11 min

An intimate, uncomfortable plunge into a lonely man's obsessive insecurity, leaving a lingering ache.

Directed by
Linus Ignatius
Genres
Drama
Starring
Linus Ignatius, Blake French, Anthony Lenti
Tagline
A short film about getting BIG
Overview
Trey feels small. He is gay, HIV-positive and lonely in NYC. All around him are hulking, powerful men, intimidating and challenging him everywhere he looks. Throughout his day, he obsesses over how to get BIG - and his insecurities keep him trapped in a cycle of trauma and abuse.

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Free in the UK
  • Plex
More options Data from JustWatch
Directed by
Linus Ignatius
Genres
Drama
Starring
Linus Ignatius, Blake French, Anthony Lenti
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How it feels

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Tone
  • melancholicstrength 3 of 3
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
Pacing
slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • isolation
  • identity
  • obsession
  • trauma
  • loneliness
Places
  • big city
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language strong
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror2
Humour1
Realism8
Romance1
Tension5
Darkness7
Complexity5
Emotional weight8

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Where to watch in the UK

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Details

Genres
drama
Directed by
Linus Ignatius
Written by
Linus Ignatius
Starring
Linus Ignatius, Blake French, Anthony Lenti, Hassan Farrow, Chris Medeiros, Kenneth Hayes, Crystal Ward
Runtime
11 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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