Editors' Picks - Gay Films Matter

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Tonight It’s Me

2014 Drama, Romance

A night worker ventures into unfamiliar territory when he spends the night with a client who is unlike the other men.

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Offside

2021 Drama

José, the captain of a football team, must confront his pride to truly understand himself.

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Adolescence

2020 Drama

The last day of summer holiday is also the last day of their rash childhood for James and his best friend, Simon. James moves out the next day, but there are still things that he never got to speak out loud.

Eismayer

2022 Drama, Romance

Vice Lieutenant Eismayer, the most feared trainer and macho figure in the Austrian Military, secretly lives as a gay man. His world is upended when he falls for a young, openly gay soldier, based on true events.

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A Few Feet Away

2025 Comedy, Drama

Santiago, 20, spends a night searching hookup apps and visiting sex clubs, seeking connection despite endless nearby options. His quest reveals the loneliness beneath modern dating culture.

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Downtown

2022 Drama

On a wild night in the city with his closest friends, a young man wrestles with a truth he can no longer keep buried. As the chaos of downtown nightlife unfolds around him, he’s forced to face old wounds and decide whether this night will break him - or finally set him free.

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Untitled

2008 Drama

A man is covered in water until it slowly drains out of his bathtub.

Manodrome

2023 Drama, Thriller

Torn by his girlfriend's pregnancy, Ralphie's life spirals out of control after he encounters a mysterious family of men.

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Bugcrush

2006 Drama, Horror, Mystery

A small-town loner's fascination with a new resident leads him into a dark and mysterious journey, uncovering secrets that challenge his understanding of reality.

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Sugar Pine Falls

2017 Drama, Mystery, Thriller

Monty is 16 and can't yet shake the responsibility of looking after his emotionally erratic mum. When they arrive at the Sugar Pine Caravan Park, Monty forms an unexpected friendship with James; an intriguing and artistic older boy.

Birder

2023 Drama, Thriller

Birdwatcher Kristian Brooks disrupts a queer campground in New Hampshire, challenging notions of consent.

The Summer with Carmen

2023 Comedy

During a day-long swim at Athens' queer beach, best friends Demos and Nikitas reminisce about the events of a recent summer, considering how to turn them into a screenplay for Nikitas' debut feature film.

Carnal Sins

2023 Drama, Fantasy

The awakening of a young man while spending a summer with his family in a small rural town. Upon learning of with the ancient legend of a creature that takes sinners, his impulses surface.

Where Butterflies Don’t Fly

2022 Drama

A shy, bullied teen and his closeted teacher become trapped in a cave system during a school camping trip. Together, they must navigate the darkness to find their way to safety.

Liuben

2023 Drama, Romance

Victor returns to Bulgaria for his grandfather's funeral and decides to spend the summer at his childhood home.

Emo Valley

2024 Drama

A former foster care resident living on the streets of Phoenix, Arizona, finds himself being stalked by someone he met on social media.

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Sunset

2017 Drama, Romance

In the spring of 1942, a young gay man torn between duty and love faces the choice of serving overseas or remaining in New York City with his street-smart lover.

Interior. Leather Bar.

2013 Drama

A re-imagining of the lost 40 minute footage from an iconic 1980's film.

Feeling Randy

2024 Comedy

In the midst of family confusion, Randy goes on a road trip with his school friends to discover his sexuality in the 1970s.

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Out!

2020 Comedy, Drama

A young man comes out to his highly strung mother over dinner, sparking an honest conversation that balances generational prejudice and acceptance.

Sunflower

2023 Drama

In the working-class suburbs of Melbourne, a teenager grapples with understanding and embracing his sexuality.

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Love Bites

2025 Romance

Liam and Anatole were in the throes of an exciting new relationship, until they had a fight, and Anatole disappeared. Liam can't accept the breakup. He follows him to a Halloween party.

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Quodlibet

2022 Drama

When love is rejected or left unanswered, it can shake our belief in its very existence. Caught between obsession, self-inflicted suffering, and the painful acceptance of loss, we are forced to confront the emotional cost of letting go and learning to move forward.

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Hide & Seek

2024 Drama

In a conservative international school in Mexico, an ostracized Israeli boy cuts class and hides in the shadows, coming to terms with his attraction to men.

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Chavo

2023 Drama

Tommy's grill is a meeting place for the Romani community. Here a motley crew of people gather to eat and talk. When a young man visits the restaurant one evening, rumors begin to spread and Tommy is forced to revisit traumatic memories.

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Night Stage

2025 Drama, Romance, Thriller

An actor and a politician embark on an affair that spirals into a shared fetish for public sex. As their fame grows, so does their hunger for increasingly dangerous encounters.

Rotting in the Sun

2023 Comedy, Mystery, Thriller

Sebastián Silva is detached from life, struggling to succeed in the art world and habitually taking ketamine. When he meets social media influencer Jordan Firstman at a nudist beach, the two discuss collaborating, but fate has other plans.