Life's Poison -- Sex, Etc.

At 18, Eliyah Howard thinks he knows what it means to be a real man. He learned nearly everything from his abusive father. But family, love and tragedy test the lessons he inherited. Is it too late for Eliyah to re-define what a man really is?

Life's Poison explores and challenges how young men think they are supposed to act, feel and communicate in relationships.

This 19:02-minute film was created by Scenarios USA.

Life's Poison was written by Angileece Williams from Cleveland, Ohio. Angileece is a student at Saint Martin De Porres High School and wrote Life's Poison her sophomore year.

Category:

Education

Tags:

• masculinity
• gender
• teens
• parents
• relationships
• abuse