Ben, a shy Kosovar teen, is excited to meet his secret online lover Leo in person. When his mother announces that they will be moving to America, he’s torn between the needs of his family and the love of a mysterious boy he's never met. The feature-length debut of prolific short film director Erb...

Not quite ready to come out on his own, 16-year-old Mikey conjures a trio of guides – including a drag queen, an international pop star and an action film heartthrob – to help him find the courage and confidence he needs to be honest about his feelings. A touching short film, reminding us that ou...

A California teen plans to come out to his conservative relatives during a family reunion in Nebraska. When an accusation makes him the unwitting suspect of abuse, he learns that some family secrets are better left in the dark. Logan Miller, Robin Weigert, Richard Schiff and Josh Hamilton star in...

Set in one of Morocco’s oldest medinas, this critically-acclaimed romantic drama follows a husband and wife who run a traditional caftan store, specializing in hand-sewn, made-to-measure garments. When a love triangle develops over a handsome young apprentice, the dynamic between them begins to e...

In this inspirational 14-minute sports documentary, players from a popular gay Brazilian football club discuss important issues regarding homosexuality in sports and homophobia in contemporary society. ‘Soccer Boys’ serves up a touching tribute to gay athletes, offering meaningful messages about ...

High school outcasts Antonio, Lorenzo and Blu form a strong bond when they band together to fight back against their oppressors at school. But when Lorenzo starts making his crush on Antonio known, petty jealousies threaten to tear the trio apart. From prolific Italian writer-director Ivan Cotron...

A novelist is flooded with bittersweet memories when he returns to his childhood hometown for a book tour and is confronted by the grown son of his first male lover. Based on the beloved novel by French author Philippe Besson, ‘Lie with Me’ tells an erotic, tender and heartbreaking tale of a lost...

First-time filmmaker Alex Mello wrote, directed and stars in this thoughtful, romantic, funny and visually inventive 25-minute short about the experiences of a Black gay Brazilian artist living in Germany. The film explores his intimate artwork, his anxiety about being fetishized by the white gay...

After his father’s sudden passing, Andrew travels to his childhood home in the Catskill Mountains with his pouty younger boyfriend Kyle. When he reunites with Birch, a hunky childhood friend, a complicated love triangle is formed. From indie director Patrick McGuinn, ‘Leather’ is a decisively unu...

Jean, the star player of his local rugby team, is on the cusp of winning a coveted trophy. When a rumor spreads that he was spotted on a date with Ayoub, a newcomer from an opposing club, it sets up a heated locker room confrontation that threatens to tear his team apart. A heartwarming and pulse...

When Julian enters the halls of a local seminary, he’s taken under the wing of a secretly sinister priest who aims to turn him into an unquestioning and perfectly trained disciple. Years later, he begins to seek justice from his once all-too-powerful tutor. Based on a shocking true story, this ha...

After relocating to a deeply religious community, bullied pre-teen Nino discovers a hotbed of repressed desire under the town’s pious façade. He al so comes to know the sinful pleasures of ‘the Almamula,’ a mythological creature who is rumored to lurk within the nearby forest. ‘Carnal Sins’ is a ...

Misha, a seemingly aloof teen, has been exploring his sexuality during sleepovers with his best friend Philip. When it becomes clear that Philip will be moving away with his family, it stirs up deep emotions that neither of them are ready to face. This heartfelt examination of young love offers a...

When filmmaker Victoria Linares Villegas discovers that she is related to a little-known Dominican director, she embarks on a cinematic excavation of his role in leftist movements during the authoritarian 1940s. Through her research, she pieces together a portrait of his creative and political le...

Best buddies Jonas and Phillip are taking a laid-back summer road trip to Berlin. When they pick up a hitchhiker named Boris, who shows Jonas some interesting spots and starts to make moves on Phillip, jealousy begins to threaten their previously solid bond, setting up a fateful summer to remembe...

An award-winning short from director Jared Watmuff, ‘Hey You’ centers on the wildly different experiences of two men using the same gay hook-up app. Not for the faint of heart, this film exposes how, with the convenience of social media and dating apps, our hard-fought rights and freedoms can be ...

After coming out to his divorced, middle-aged parents, 16-year-old Rocco and his two best friends steal a car and head off to see their favorite pop star in concert...and maybe, finally, get laid. A vibrant and funny Italian family comedy from director and co-star Veronica Pivetti, ‘A Little Lust...

When two former best buddies reunite, long suppressed desires begin to dangerously resurface. Soon, the slippery lines between friends and lovers threatens to trip up two couples – one gay, one straight – during a weekend of seductive games, unraveling revelations and all-out indulgence. An award...

A gay man struggles with emotional insecurities and body image issues during his first date with another man after being badly scarred and losing both his arms in a house fire. Co-star and screenwriter Jesse LaVercombe wrote this heartfelt, award-winning short as a tribute to accomplished lead ac...

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Accomplished gay researcher and performer E. Patrick Johnson embarks on an emotional multistate journey to reconnect with numerous men he interviewed for his 2008 novel ‘Sweet Tea,’ an oral history of Black gay men in the South. Along the way, he reexamines narrativ...

Set in Sicily in 1982, this moving romance follows two Italian teens whose budding love affair is threatened when their bond is discovered by their families. Based on a real-life incident that jump-started the Italian Gay Rights movement, this debut feature from director Giuseppe Fiorello is a be...

A married dairy farmer travels to a gay campground in rural Pennsylvania while searching for the man he fell in love with thirty years earlier. Inventive and profoundly moving, this award-winning short from author, filmmaker and journalist Austin Bunn blends documentary and fiction to tell a comp...

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Noted Black Lives Matter activist and LGBTQ influencer Yves Mathieu East stars in this visually stunning drama as a gifted but struggling New York City dancer who uses his daydreams to escape, search for love and confront his memories of an abusive childhood. Filmma...

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Following a drunken encounter, two equally attached men from a gay rugby club sleepwalk into an adulterous affair, but must conceal their growing feelings or risk destroying the team they love. Directed, edited, scored and co-written by accomplished VFX artist Matt ...

Two buttoned-up partners try to add some spice to their sex life by inviting a seductive stranger into their bedroom. Once the night gets heated, it becomes clear that two of the participants are having way more fun than the third. This sexually-charged short film follows one gay couple who are s...

In the future, an unseen leader transforms Thailand into a strange world where humans are forbidden from touching. For the film's characters, nostalgia for the past and a painful longing for sexual intimacy are starting to take their toll. Part political essay, part erotic gay drama, ‘Supernatura...

Following the death of his son, Jorge travels from conservative Bolivia to New York City in an effort to confront Sebastian, his son's boyfriend. The experience will change his life forever. From acclaimed director Rodrigo Bellott, this stylish, emotional and ultimately life-affirming drama explo...

The closeted team captain of a local rugby club develops pre-game jitters when he realizes that he will be battling against his not-so-secret boyfriend on the field. Up-and-coming actor Edward Rowe (‘Bait,’ ‘House of the Dragon’) makes his directorial debut with this winning short romantic sports...

On a hot summer night, “Gen X Daddy” Joseph and “Gen Z Twink” Spencer meet in a public park for a hook-up after flirting on Scruff. The differences between them are immediately apparent. But after sharing in a moment of vulnerability and unexpected connection, it seems this could be more than jus...

Testosterone is almost like an extra character in this homoerotic hangout movie from prolific Argentine director Marco Berger. Packed with hot young actors in various states of undress and simmering with sexual tension, the film takes place during a “boys only” weekend in a chic suburb of Buenos ...

Set during a hot and sultry New York City summer, ‘Barrio Boy’ follows a Nuyorican barber living in a rapidly changing Brooklyn neighborhood. After meeting a handsome Irish stranger on the basketball court, he embarks on an erotically-charged odyssey of self-discovery and acceptance. This romanti...

A father and son take to the road for a driving lesson, but the usual roles are reversed in this 15-minute drama from Iranian writer-director Hadi Khanmohammadi. As the son tries to teach his aging, closed-minded father to drive, we learn of the abuse, patriarchal entitlement and casual homophobi...

Victor, a hunky, 20-something diving champion from Greece, is traveling to Germany to visit his estranged mother. Along the way he meets, Matthias, a free-spirited extrovert who decides to accompany him. Their summer road trip soon takes some unexpected – and romantic – turns. ‘The Man with the A...

The effects of abuse and trauma are explored in this tense 20-minute short film about the reunion between a troubled young man and the priest who abused him as a child. Featuring brave performances, this gripping film begins as a revenge thriller, but quickly morphs into a thought-provoking drama...

After spending the summer trying to escape his turbulent family life, Phil returns to school and starts to question his feelings for Nicholas, an attractive new classmate. Starring Louis Hoffman (‘Dark,’ ‘All the Light We Cannot See’), ‘Center of My World’ is a gorgeously-crafted, sun-kissed, sex...

Set in a Bulgarian mountain village where prejudice simmers, this poetic film from director Venci Kostov follows the summer romance that develops between Victor and Liuben, two young men who come from the same world, but have very different experiences. The first openly gay film from Bulgaria, ‘L...

A trippy short drama from director Leanna Hanley and screenwriter Harry Hains, ‘Sapphire’ follows Ethan, a young trans poet who is struggling with an addition to both love and drugs. Caught between two identities, they retreat into a fantasy world where they seek to transform themselves into a gl...

During 2,500 performances worldwide, the cheeky musical revue ‘Naked Boys Singing’ charmed the pants off of not only audiences, but the performers themselves. This filmed version, finally in HD, invites ten gorgeous, intelligent, creative and completely naked men into your living room for an even...

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...

A chance meeting in a nightclub begins a summer romance for Lily and Finn. Instantly smitten, Lily invites her new beau to spend the week with her at her family’s opulent vacation home. Their romantic break is disrupted when Lily’s brother Jamie discovers a revealing secret about Finn – and uses ...

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...

Newly restored, this sexually-charged gay classic from 1998 is back to shock and captivate a new generation. Set in Zurich during the early 1970s, the film follows the kinky and potentially dangerous relationship that develops between a hard-partying punk musician and his most adoring young fan. ...

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...

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...

Fast-paced and visually inventive, this animated short from co-directors Jessica Meier, Kilian Feusi and Sujanth Ravichandran, follows a cartoon bear plumber who is tasked with fixing the pipes at a kinky gay nightclub. A 4-minute examination of gay panic–and how unnecessary it is–‘Pipes’ is joyo...

Brandon Alexander III and Dudley Beene don drag to play Cassie and Maggie, two awkward high school girls who become determined to win the annual talent contest and claim the popularity they deserve! Co-starring Diane Salinger, Judy Tenuta and Cassandra Peterson (Elvira herself!), ‘First Period’ i...

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...

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...

A troubled teen boy’s plans to run away with his best friend and secret crush are complicated by the guilt he feels over an unexpected family tragedy. From award-winning Australian filmmaker Craig Boreham, ‘Teenage Kicks’ takes viewers on a sweat-soaked journey through the minefield of adolescenc...

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...

Through six groundbreaking decades in theatre, award-winning gay playwright TerrenceMcNally became a living legend, both on stage and off. Featuring interviews with Nathan Lane, Rita Moreno, Christine Baranski, Bryan Cranston and many more, ‘Every Act of Life’ is an intimate and illuminating docu...

An apartment renter lusts after his doorman, a father comes to realize that his son is attracted to other boys, two horny men find themselves literally just beyond one another’s reach, a guy declares his attraction to his best friend and two young lovers go to great length to prove their affectio...

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...

With searing urgency and uncommon bravery, this eye-opening documentary from acclaimed filmmaker David France (‘How to Survive a Plague’) uses a remarkable hands-on approach to expose atrocities and tell the story of an extraordinary group of activists who risk unimaginable peril to confront the ...

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...

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...

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, ‘...

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...

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...

Two-time Olympian and World Champion Randy Gardner, explores his true identity through figure skating and his one man show-finally revealing his untold magical and meaningful journey... both on and off the ice.