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WHAT DOES IT MEAN TO BE A MAN IN A WORLD WHERE AN ALGORITHM CAN SHAPE YOUR IDENTITY, RELATIONSHIPS, AMBITIONS AND BELIEFS

Immersing himself in the digital spaces where ideas about masculinity spread at extraordinary speed – effectively going undercover online – Marc experiences first-hand how seemingly ordinary content can lead users deeper into increasingly extreme communities and beliefs.

Across three episodes, Marc travels to other countries to meet the people behind these networks in real life, moving from the worlds of fitness, dating and self-improvement to the global manosphere - uncovering why these messages resonate with millions of men, and what happens when purpose, belonging and identity are increasingly framed by virtual communities.

Warm, curious and deeply immersive, The State of Man offers a clear-eyed, deeply human journey into why so many boys and men feel abandoned by the modern world, and what it might take to find a way back.

Features access to an extraordinary range of participants including: Alex Eubank (7.5+ million followers across Instagram, TikTok), Stephen Scheeler (Former Facebook ANZ CEO), Prof. Steven Roberts (Prof. of Sociology, internationally recognised expert), Alena Kate Pettitt (“The OG” trad wife – The New Yorker), Julia Gillard (27th Prime Minister of Australia), James Magnussen (Australian Olympic Swimming champion), Yaёl Eisenstat (former CIA agent), Zoe Manzi (Hate & Extremism Senior Analyst), Zac Seidler (Global Director of Research at Movember) and more.

What Fennell does with The State Of Man is what many wish Theroux had been able to do with his film — to go further into the exploration of this nuanced topic’
- The West Australian