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Bettas
Movie + 1 extra
A couple’s seemingly trivial fight turns unexpectedly violent in this deliciously twisted short thriller from director Benjamin-Shalom Rodriguez. As lovers Frank and David shower together, the differences in their personalities are revealed. When Frank declines David’s invitation to dance, the re...
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North Star
Movie + 1 extra
Colman Domingo, Malcolm Gets and Kevin Bacon star in this astounding drama about a rural rancher and his ailing husband who, struggling against poverty and isolation, make a heartbreaking decision in order to preserve the dignity of their marriage. A profoundly moving short film from director P.J...
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Slowdance
Movie
A shy young boy at a middle-school dance deals with all the emotions of first love while trying to work up the courage to approach his crush and make his feelings known. ‘Slow Dance’ is a deeply touching short film from up-and-coming Swedish director Christian Zetterberg, a former child actor who...
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El Houb
Movie
When Karim’s father catches him in bed with a man, he begins to panic over the idea of coming out to his traditional Muslim parents. Based on the theater work and experiences of lead actor and co-screenwriter Fahd Larhzaoui, ‘The Love (El Houb)’ manages straddle a line between uproarious comedy a...
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Concerned Citizen
Movie + 1 extra
When a young gay couple moves into an up-and-coming neighborhood in Tel Aviv, their actions begin to cause problems for the refugees living in the building. Winner of the Best Screenplay Prize at the 2022 Jerusalem Film Festival, ‘Concerned Citizen’ is a morally complex, refreshingly smart dark c...
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Rough Trade
Movie + 1 extra
With long hair and angelic beauty, a young sex worker spends his nights cruising neon-lit streets looking for clients. When he’s picked up by a mysterious man with a fetish for branding, he risks getting lost inside a potentially dangerous BDSM underworld. Evoking the films of David Lynch, this d...
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A Bela é Poc
Movie + 1 extra
A challenging drama from Brazilian director Eric Lima and co-writer/star Taciano Soares, this short film follows a proudly queer young man whose dreams of stardom are threatened by the violent homophobia of his ailing father and his surrounding community. Not for the squeamish, ‘A Bela é Poc’ off...
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Xmas Eve Eve
Movie + 1 extra
Set on a cold December night in 2020, this fast-paced romantic comedy-drama follows an airport-bound subway chase between a young man who is attempting to leave New York City for good and the ex-lover who doesn’t want to let him go easily. A completely charming 13-minute short film, ‘Xmas Eve Eve...
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In Bed
Movie + 1 extra
Set over a hallucinatory 24 hours, this provocative feature from director Nitzan Giladi follows three people through a darkly erotic drug-and-sex-fueled odyssey in the aftermath of a violently interrupted pride celebration in Tel Aviv. Nominated for numerous awards at film festivals, ‘In Bed’ tac...
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Beast
Movie + 1 extra
Vincent, a reclusive young man, begins a passionate romance with the strikingly handsome Gustav. Alone together in Vincent’s isolated lakeside home, Gustav tries to get closer to his new lover... but Vincent has good reasons for keeping a distance. An unusual story of forbidden gay love, this cle...
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Dramarama
Movie + 1 extra
Like a perfect mix of ‘The Breakfast Club’ and ‘The Big Chill,’ this charming coming-out comedy is set in the summer of 1994 and follows a group of drama club kids who throw one final murder mystery slumber party before they all part ways for college. Co-starring queer heartthrob Nico Greetham, ‘...
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The Station In-Between
Movie + 1 extra
Two middle-aged gay men with little in common embark on an emotional journey together. Taking a train ride through the Swiss Alps, they aim to honor the life of a mutual friend and partner who was killed in a homophobic attack. Gorgeously crafted by director Sven Schnyder, this touching and compa...
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This Special Friendship
Movie
Made in 1964, ‘This Special Friendship’ is one of the earliest films to feature strongly implied gay themes among young characters. Based on a novel by Roger Peyrefitte, the film is set within a rigid Catholic school for boys, which is unexpectedly rife with sexual tension. An artifact of a bygon...
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I Get So Sad Sometimes
Movie + 1 extra
A high school teen secretly spends his time on the internet with a mature man whose face he has yet to see. Writer-director Trishtan Perez uses a unique visual language to warn about the dangers of using the internet and social media as a surrogate to real life bonds.
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Summer of '85
Movie + 1 extra
When Alexis meets David off the coast of Normandy, he opens the younger boy's eyes to a new horizon of friendship, art and sexual bliss. From acclaimed director François Ozon, ‘Summer of 85’ is a sexy, nostalgic reverie of first love and its consequences.
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The Trace of Your Lips
Movie + 1 extra
A riveting erotic drama from acclaimed writer-director Julian Hernandez (Raging Sun, Raging Sky, I Am Happiness on Earth), 'The Trace of Your Lips' follows two attractive male neighbors who form a connection online during the pandemic and can’t resist the temptation to meet in person – no matter ...
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After Sunset/Dawn Arrives
Movie
When Wan, a widowed man in his mid-sixties, meets a younger man and starts exploring the world of underground ballroom dancing, it opens him up to an entirely new world. Soon, he begins to gradually open up to himself… as well as to his deceased wife.
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Frantz
Movie + 1 extra
Though not overtly gay, there are unmistakeable homoerotic undertones to this haunting tale of love and reconciliation from celebrated gay filmmaker François Ozon. Set in the aftermath of World War I, the film follows the connection that forms between a widowed German woman and a mysterious Frenc...
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El Angel
Movie + 1 extra
Pedro Almodóvar presents this acclaimed drama set in Buenos Aires in 1971. Carlitos, a seventeen-year-old with a baby face and movie star swagger, discovers his true calling: to be a thief. When he meets Ramon at his new school, Carlitos is immediately drawn to him. Together, they embark on a jou...