“Lombroso finds humanity, humor, and empathy in the fragility of the male self-esteem...[balancing] a gentle approach with serious contemplation and a sense of humor”
— Tomris Laffly,
“immensely entertaining...both a fascinating expose on the mental and physical crushes of masculinity in 2026, and a peek into plastic surgery addiction”
— Christian Zilko,
“Very gnarly and admirably non-judgmental...capable of prompting...serious contemplations of what it means when pundits refer to a crisis of masculinity.”
— Daniel Fienberg,
“[captures] emasculation anxieties and the volatile power of body dysmorphia in the process”
— Natalia Keogan,
“fascinating...Lombroso and his Manhood team step back and let their subjects tell their stories without judgment, an approach that yields some jaw-dropping moments...Lombroso [places] penis enlargement within the context of a masculinity crisis, looksmaxxing, and the Manosphere of male-skewing podcasters”
— Tim Molloy,
ABOUT THE FILM
LOGLINE
MANHOOD follows Dallas entrepreneur Bill Moore as he attempts to make penis enlargement as commonplace as Botox.
LONG SYNOPSIS
From director and TFC-alum Daniel Lombroso (White Noise), MANHOOD follows Dallas entrepreneur Bill Moore as he attempts to make penis enlargement as commonplace as Botox. Along the way, an OnlyFans star and a father of five put their bodies—and their insecurities—on the line. Blending dark humor with unexpected empathy, MANHOOD examines shame, addiction, and the fragile myths of American masculinity. From Executive Producers World of Wonder (“RuPaul’s Drag Race”), Sheila Nevins (“Real Sex”), Penny Lane (Hail Satan), and producer Kerry Mack (Proof of Concept).
Director Daniel Lombroso
Producers Kerry Mack, Rebecca Shaid
Executive Producers Fenton Bailey, Randy Barbato, Sheila Nevins, Penny Lane, Gabriel Sedgewick, Marcus Gershenberg, Daniel Lombroso, Marissa Heringer, Cason Crane
Co-Executive Producers Todd Weisman, Gil Talmi
Consulting Producers Lily Hedley, Brandon Harrison, Sarah Lash
Editor David Zucker
Cinematographer Vittoria Campaner
Sound Tristan Baylis, Andrés Marthe
Music Gil Talmi, Sam Bishoff
Cast William Moore, David Smith, Ruben Ramirez
FESTIVALS
2026: SXSW (World Premiere)
AVAILABLE TERRITORIES
The World
EXHIBITION FORMATS
DCP, Digital Download
PRESS KIT
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