Inside The Secret World of Incels

TFW No GF

April 2020 •English

Born from the internet, the phrase "TFW No GF" was originally used online to describe a lack of romantic companionship. Since then, it has evolved to symbolize a greater state of existence defined by isolation, rejection and alienation. The meme's protagonist, "WOJAK," has become the mascot to a vast online community consisting of self-described "hyper-anonymous twenty somethings" and "guys who slipped between the cracks." TFW No GF asks: How has the zeitgeist come to bear down on a generation alienated by the 'real world'? Meet the lost boys who came of age on the internet- places like 4chan and Twitter, where they find camaraderie in despair.

Bitch! Une incursion dans la manosphère

September 2019 •French

The Mechanics of Fluids

September 2022 •French

In 2018, a user called AnathematicAnarchist published a suicide note in an online forum for incels – a subculture of heterosexual men whose self-pity, misogyny and fantasies of violence dominate the internet in many places and trigger offline actions in some. Did he really take his own life? Is America responsible for his death, as he claims in his text? A search for clues in the darkest corners of the net, an essay about pain and loneliness in the age of algorithms.

Blackpill

December 2022 •Portuguese

An investigator researches incels and the reasons behind their misogynistic attitudes on the Internet.

Pitch Black

October 2023 •English

Pitch Black takes us inside the claustrophobic worlds of three young men immersed in the online black-pill subculture, as they struggle to reckon with their actions.

TMZ Presents: The Downfall of Diddy

April 2024 •English

A series of lawsuits and allegations have legendary rap mogul P. Diddy on the ropes. TMZ has the troubling inside story from people who were there.

The Plymouth Shootings

June 2024 •English

On 12 August 2021, Jake Davison shot and killed five people before turning the gun on himself. How did a seemingly normal young man turn into one of Britain’s most lethal killers?

Peace to Vikram

February 2024 •English

I wonder what Saira thinks of me

Victim

August 2022 •English

A mother's love for her son is tested by his increasingly alarming behaviour.

Involuntary Wingman

October 2022 •English

Faced with the threat of blackmail, sixteen-year-old David is forced by Owen the incel to get him a date with his crush Sierra. But when the relationship proves impossible, David teams up with Sierra to take him down.

Live, Laugh, Run

Invalid date •English

A devout fundamentalist Christian accepts her dream job which turns out to her worst nightmare.

Arnold

May 2018 •English

A social outcast works as an electronic repair technician and keeps to himself, until on his way home he finds a discarded laptop, repairs it, and falls in love with the girl it belonged to... without ever actually meeting her.

Incel

March 2019 •English

Sam is a reclusive young man who finds solace with those who share the same self-described title as him: Incel. When his countless real-life efforts at love fail, Sam turns to this anonymous community of the “involuntarily celibate” for help, but instead finds himself increasingly pushed towards extremism.

Connection

April 2025 •English

A kidnapped woman will be freed on one condition: She must convince her kidnapper that his life is worth living.

Planlöst kringflackande

Invalid date •Swedish

Squelchy

May 2023 •English

Bernard, a chronically online man-child, dives into a bizarre sex cult through a series of unconventional rituals.

Even Hitler Had a Girlfriend

December 1991 •English

A lonely Omaha, Nebraska security guard named Marcus dreams of establishing some human connection, when he isn't watching cable porn in his apartment and obsessing over his weight.

The Beast

February 2024 •French

In the near future where emotions have become a threat, Gabrielle finally decides to purify her DNA in a machine that will immerse her in her past lives and rid her of any strong feelings. She then meets Louis and feels a powerful connection, as if she had known him forever.

Il Complottista

March 2022 •Italian

Mirko, a no-vax, flat earther, right-wing young man lives alone in the suburb of Milan, Italy. He will experience the beginning of the Covid-19 pandemic, and the lockdown will force him to change his view on reality and on his own political beliefs.

Dateless to Dangerous: My Son's Secret Life

June 2025 •English

A teen becomes angry, isolated and hostile when he's rejected by a few girls at school. When he joins a shadowy online underworld that fuels his growing resentment, his mother and sister race against time to try and save him.