"We all have great inner power.
The power is self-faith."

- ARNOLD SCHWARZENEGGER

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"Nothing about our standards,
​is standard at all."

A short documentary outlining the social pressure men face fitting society's physical mold of a "Perfect Man"

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​In today's society, we are no strangers to acceptance and empathy when it comes to personal image issues. There's a want for true acceptance of who you are inside, no matter what you feel. Evidently we have strived in the recent years to steer clear of preconceived notions as to what makes someone feel like they're worth something… for the most part.

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Subjects

Jeff Rezazada

Jeff is a McMaster Engineering student and Olympic lifter.  Throughout our doc, Jeff speaks on his experience in the gym scene, as well as the importance of finding a passion and a sense of self-worth.  
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Follow Jeff's Instagram:

@MrLifty

Tom Beslic

Tom is a certified personal trainer and life coach.  In our doc, Tom relays his journey through fitness and wellness, as well as speaking on the way fitness and health have evolved to the vain state they exist in today.  

​Check out Tom's website:

ThetaFit

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Our ​Crew

Jacob Currie:
Producer
Post-Production Supervisor
Picture Editor
SFX Editor

Jacob is a third year Bachelor of Film & Television student at Sheridan college, majoring in picture editing. Having experienced the pressures of social media’s body image standard’s firsthand - pitching the idea for ‘The Weight We Bare’ was a passion project, addressing an issue close to home, Jacob brings the project from conception through to the final edit, in an attempt to bring to light this important issue.

Blake Russell:
Producer
Supervising Sound Editor
Production Sound Mixer
Re-recording Mixer

Blake Russell is a third year Bachelor of Film and Television student. studying Sound recording and Sound Editing. Blake Started his passion for sound when he was only 13 when he first started to dance. Blake saw the connection the audience had between the dances and music. Blake Believes that sound connects the body and the mind. Blake continues to explore and find the art in everything sound.

Matthew Collu:
Producer
Director
​Colourist

Matthew Collu is a 3rd year BFTV student Majoring in Directing, and has been steadily creating and shooting films of his own since the age of 8. Having dealt with self-worth and image issues for the majority of his youth, and the pressures put on young, and adult men, he jumped at the opportunity to bring awareness to the issue as to help others feeling it as well. 

Rosie Daniels:
Assistant Director​

Rosie Daniels is a third year BFTV student at Sheridan College. She is specializing in producing and post-production but also enjoys bringing her skills to set as an assistant director and DMT. She is excited to be a part of The Weight We Bare, and to bring such an important and under-represented issue to the screen.

Darren Summersby: 
​Director of Photography
​ Camera Operator

​Darren is a third year student at Sheridan College in the Editing and Cinematography stream. Born and raised in North Bay, Darren got his interest for film when he was casted in a feature film in the area. From there he saw the “magic” it took to make a movie. He took film classes in high school and found his passion for behind the camera. Darren is excited to be in his first Director of Photography with this documentary.

Austin MacDonald:
​1st Assistant Camera

Austin MacDonald is a Mississauga-based semi-professional camera operator, cinematographer, and sound recordist currently enrolled within Sheridan's Bachelor of Film and Television program as a third year student. Known for his hard work ethic and sharp wit, Austin is fun to work with and will always put his best foot forward when it comes to filmmaking. Always striving to add more to his knowledge base and become a better filmmaker, Austin is willing to take on roles of all different kinds as long as it means he's working on set
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Sarah Goodfellow:
Gaffer​

Sarah Goodfellow is a third year student in the Bachelor of Film and Television Program at Sheridan college. With a focus on Cinematography she loves being able to capture small moments through a focused lens, and see how the truth of a story unfolds on the screen. She is passionate about filmmaking and how it uses empathy and understanding in order to break boundaries and build bridges to draw people closer together.

Neal Shakyaver:
​Boom Operator

Neal is a second year BFTV specializing in sound design and editing. Neal has done work on many creative shorts, but want to expand his portfolio, and start to include documentaries on in his list of film credits. Neal believes that the doc is important because male body image is just as important as its female counterpart, and that no one should feel negative about themselves, and work out a positive attitude towards it.

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