“This is why documentaries were invented.” Slashfilm “Winnipeg filmmakers Dylan Fries and Michael Sanders have created the definitive film about growing, maintaining and displaying a beard. Featuring great archival footage and terrifically entertaining interviews with various Winnipeggers on their journey to experience the triumph and heartbreak of a world-class beard.” Cinematheque “...an easygoing feature that’s charming, pensive and, at times, playfully philosophical. Its primary concept is simple, journalistic even: It documents the experiences of — wait for it — men with beards.” Fast Forward Weekly

About This Video Directed by: Dylan Fries, Michael Sanders



Men with Beards is a feature documentary that weaves a strange tale of beauty and brotherhood. Journey into the souls of countrymen to experience the triumph and heartbreak of a world-class beard. Delight in their daring stories, futuristic looks, and proud traditions. Men with Beards is a celebration of inner strength and personal growth. Man up. Men with Beards shares the stories of everyday people whose lives have been touched by extraordinary beards. Growing a beard is like making an indie film; it requires patience, care, delusion, stubborn determination, ego, revulsion for society, confidence in the process and an appreciation for the slow things in life. This is a character-driven film where the talking heads have serious beards and fierce opinions on identity and self-expression.