A toxic masculine person isn’t created from nothing. It’s a slow cycle, forged from a young age where boys are taught to be the strongest, to be the best, and to hide their vulnerabilities. Rumi Kaul’s boyhood drama Cage (Kooi) captures the inception of these ideals amongst a group of teens as they indoctrinate one of their number’s younger brothers into their problematic ways. Despite being only seven minutes long, Kaul succeeds in bringing the subtlety of this transition to screen, showing how the one-upmanship that is so prominent in young males is manifested on the playground. Dn is excited to premiere Cage in conjunction with an in-depth conversation with Kaul where he discusses the ideals of youth and masculinity he wanted to unpack, the process of securing funding for the project, and the challenge of casting his troupe of young actors.
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- 11/23/2023
- by James Maitre
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