The Rites of Man

The Rites of Man

12 min · Comedy, Drama, Science Fiction

Time-traveling anthropologists document the heartbreak of an aspiring entrepreneur in Los Angeles. In ir/reverent homage to mid-20th century documentary films, this fictional documentary turns a comically “objective” lens on the shadows of trauma lurking behind American masculinity.

Directed by Fred Sprinkle · Written by Fred Sprinkle

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