The Adonis Factor
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The Adonis Factor is a 2010 documentary film
produced and directed by American director Christopher Hines
through his own production company Rogue Culture Inc. Filmed at various locations it was shown at a great number of gay and documentary festivals. The television premiere was April 2, 2011 on the gay channel Logo
.
Christopher Hines' The Adonis Factor is a follow up to another The Butch Factor
that tackled gay culture and masculinity.
Gay men have a high appreciation for beauty and attractiveness and the pressure to look good and have self-esteem and an impression on others is intense. This is accompanied by gay and general media objectifying men on covers of magazines that display super models, artists, porn stars, muscle boys, bears, twinks, circuit boys, dancers. Through intimate interviews with men across the United States, including several from the Bay Area, in San Francisco, Hines uncovers the very common, often unsettling reality of how many gay men struggle to achieve and maintain a particular image in order to be accepted, sometimes at enormous cost of drug abuse, severe eating disorders, feelings of inadequacy, accompanied many times by discrimination, prejudice. Hines also talks to experts about the issue.
Documentary film
Documentary films constitute a broad category of nonfictional motion pictures intended to document some aspect of reality, primarily for the purposes of instruction or maintaining a historical record...
produced and directed by American director Christopher Hines
Christopher Hines
Christopher Hines is an American documentary film director and a journalist. He is most known for his documentaries on gay culture including The Butch Factor and The Adonis Factor. He is founder and owner of Rogue Culture Inc. a television and film production company.Hines started as a journalist...
through his own production company Rogue Culture Inc. Filmed at various locations it was shown at a great number of gay and documentary festivals. The television premiere was April 2, 2011 on the gay channel Logo
Logo (TV channel)
Logo is an American digital cable television channel owned by Viacom's MTV Networks division. Launched in June 2005, the channel's programs are geared towards the gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender community...
.
Christopher Hines' The Adonis Factor is a follow up to another The Butch Factor
The Butch Factor
The Butch Factor, full name The Butch Factor: What Kind of Man Are You? is a 2009 documentary film produced and directed by American director Christopher Hines through his own production company Rogue Culture Inc...
that tackled gay culture and masculinity.
Synopsis
Attractive faces, chiseled bodies, flawless skin. Do looks matter? When it comes to the male physique in the gay community, the answer is of course yes. The Adonis Factor is a revealing, thought-provoking look at gay men's lust for all things pretty. The film is an intriguing exploration of gay men's pursuit of physical beauty and perfection in gay culture, which is predominantly image-driven and where near-naked images of masculine perfection abound, with proliferation of a stereotypical viewpoints.Gay men have a high appreciation for beauty and attractiveness and the pressure to look good and have self-esteem and an impression on others is intense. This is accompanied by gay and general media objectifying men on covers of magazines that display super models, artists, porn stars, muscle boys, bears, twinks, circuit boys, dancers. Through intimate interviews with men across the United States, including several from the Bay Area, in San Francisco, Hines uncovers the very common, often unsettling reality of how many gay men struggle to achieve and maintain a particular image in order to be accepted, sometimes at enormous cost of drug abuse, severe eating disorders, feelings of inadequacy, accompanied many times by discrimination, prejudice. Hines also talks to experts about the issue.
Cast
(All appearing as themselves)- Anthony O'Brien - Law enforcement officer
- Shane Stiel - Disc Jockey
- Graig Keyte - Interior Designer
- Mike Wood - Instinct Editor in chief
- Bruce VilanchBruce VilanchBruce Vilanch is an American comedy writer, songwriter and actor. He is a six-time Emmy Award-winner Vilanch is best known to the public for his four-year stint on Hollywood Squares, as a celebrity participant; in the entertainment industry he is best known as head writer for the show...
- Writer and actor - Anderson Davis - Actor and model
- John Ganun - Photographer.
- Quentin EliasQuentin EliasQuentin Elias is a singer, actor, and model. Originally from France, of Algerian origin, he was the former lead singer for French boy band Alliage from 1996 to 1999...
- Singer, model - Dr Gregory Cason - Psychologist
- Dr Tim Jochen - Dermatologist
- Justin Gaines - Bartender and student
- Richard Klein - Go-Go dancer
- Derek Brocklehurst - interviewee
- Justin Donahue - interviewee
- Eric Pyne - Urban body fitness trainer
- Neil Samarripa - Urban body fitness trainer
- Juan Pablo Zuluaga - Former "Mr Hot Atlanta"
- Scott Cullens - Company director
- Jeffrey Sanker - Party promoter
- Melvin Myles - Party Participant
- Dr Scott Parry - Steroid abuse advisor
- Gabriel Perez
- Deandre Johnson
- Nic Delis
- Jallen Rix - Sexologist.
- Brian Mills - Titan Men director
- Christopher Saint - Titan model
- Dakota Rivers - Titan model
- Darren Main - Naked yoga instructor
- Steve Waye - Naked yoga student
- Fred Goldsmith - Community initiative
- Rick Esparza - Ice hockey player.
- Clint Catalyst - model
- Stacey Hummell - Make-up artist
- Ryan May
- Jonathan Miller
- Jeff Pray - Proud Bears
- Michael Sigmann - Men's Inner Journey
- John Moore and Ryan Cummings - Life Partners
- Dr Derek Jones - Dermatologist
- Dr Greg Mueller - Plastic Surgeon
- Albert Wyss - Former cover model
Screenings
- Frameline Film FestivalFrameline Film FestivalFrameline is a nonprofit media arts organization that produces the San Francisco International LGBT Film Festival, the oldest film festival devoted to lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender programming currently in existence...
, San Francisco -- World Premiere - Queer Doc Festival, Sydney, Australia
- Oslo Gay & Lesbian Film Festival
- Out on Film, Atlanta, Georgia
- Tampa International Gay & Lesbian Film FestivaI
- ImageOut: Rochester LGBT Film and Video Festival
- Seattle LGBT Film Festival
- Southwest Gay and Lesbian Festival,
- Indianapolis Gay Film Festival
- Image+Nation, Montreal
- Festival Mix Brazil
- Brisbane, Australia Queer Film Festival