Editors' Picks

Discover a handpicked selection of exceptional gay movies and short films chosen by the Gay Films Matter team. These are the gay films we believe stand out amongst many and are well worth watching.

The Immensity

The Immensity

2023 Drama
Antonio and Paolina, a brother and sister, spend the final days of their terminally ill friend Giacomo’s life with him at a remote country house.
Desire: The Short Films of Ohm

Desire: The Short Films of Ohm

2019 Compilation
A collection of stories about desire, decency, and deceit from filmmaker Ohm Phanphiroj.
Station to Station

Station to Station

2021 Drama
With his life back East upended, a young man escapes to the electric anonymity of Las Vegas. When an intriguing offer puts him on an unexpected path, he learns how easily things left unresolved find a way of forcing their own resolution.
Sunday Morning
SHORT FILM

Sunday Morning

2001 Comedy
In his dream home, Matthew brings his handsome boyfriend, Dominic, breakfast in bed. But the idyll is shattered by Dominic's increasingly monstrous and bizarre behaviour.
The Break Out
SHORT FILM

The Break Out

2022 Drama, Fantasy
A gay man struggles with temptation and commitment with his husband, but what is real and what is fantasy?
Stanley
SHORT FILM

Stanley

2017 Drama
A childhood memory of witnessing his father's intimate conversation leaves a lasting impact, driving a young man's desire for connection.
Benny’s Gym
SHORT FILM

Benny’s Gym

2007 Drama, Romance
Alfred, a victim of bullying, unexpectedly befriends Benny, his tormentor. As their friendship grows in secrecy, Benny's lessons in retaliation take an unexpected turn when Alfred teaches him valuable lessons in empathy and forgiveness.
Wandering Clouds
SHORT FILM

Wandering Clouds

2014 Musical, Romance
They dance in the water. They are like wandering clouds. But not for a homophobic spectator.
Japan Japan

Japan Japan

2007 Drama
Imri, a young, handsome ex-soldier from the Israeli countryside, now lives in Tel Aviv with plans to move to Japan. In a lackadaisical purgatory, he hangs out with his roommate, does a poor job at work and looks for love and sex - often unsure of the difference. Like many guys in their early twenties, Imri is dealing with adult challenges while behaving in a juvenile manner, just waiting for that defining event that will make him a man.
Strangers on a Beach
COMING SOON SHORT FILM

Strangers on a Beach

2025 Thriller
San Francisco, 1983. A mysterious killer is hunting gay men, but Calvin is only drawn to the chance of kissing the handsome stranger.
Hit Astray
SHORT FILM

Hit Astray

2023 Drama
In the summer of 2008, Santi enjoys a carefree life with his hometown friends, growing increasingly infatuated with his best friend, Dylan. But when an unexpected tragedy strikes, Santi is forced to confront his sense of reality and grapple with self-acceptance.
Fish Tank
SHORT FILM

Fish Tank

2018 Drama, Thriller
When a student ventures to his first hookup with a mysterious older gentleman, he faces the daunting task of discerning whether his anxieties forewarn of a darker reality lurking behind his host's facade.
The Pink Bike
SHORT FILM

The Pink Bike

2024 Comedy, Drama
A hipster buys a second-hand bicycle but finds that its pink colour will both enrich and endanger his life.
Hypothetically
NEW SHORT FILM

Hypothetically

2026 Comedy, Drama
On the morning of their last A-level exam before leaving for university, Dan decides to tell his best friend Joe something he's been keeping to himself. Nervous and unable to say what he really means, Dan hides behind a series of hypotheticals, trying to discover how Joe might react if someone liked their best friend.
Thirst Trap
SHORT FILM

Thirst Trap

2023 Horror, Romance, Thriller
He wants you to look. Night after night, his routine is the same: cruise the apps, exchange pics, move in for the kill. He knows every trick, every angle, every subtlety that captures your attention. After all, he's been doing this for two hundred years.
The Two Hornets
COMING SOON

The Two Hornets

2026 Comedy, Horror, Thriller
Samo, a gay man facing an unexpected pregnancy abroad, returns to a remote forest cabin to confront his estranged, narcissistic mother. As past traumas resurface and a drug-fuelled encounter with his childhood bully spirals, he faces a choice between fatherhood and breaking free from his family's destructive legacy. But as hornets take on a sinister presence in his distorted reality, the confrontation with his mother turns increasingly violent.
Salt Water

Salt Water

2024 Drama
A man comes face to face with the priest who abused him as a child, confronting a tangle of emotions - pain, desire, and the unsettling pull of a bond he never chose.
Flying Carpet
SHORT FILM

Flying Carpet

2025 Drama
Ricardo is a teenager searching for a way out of a ruthless reality that traps him and everyone around him, preventing them from reaching for the stars.
September
SHORT FILM

September

2024 Drama
A man in a boat on Central Park Lake considers what he lost and what he should have held on to in the wake of the AIDS epidemic.
Blue Kiss
SHORT FILM

Blue Kiss

2024 Drama
Joe, a gay dancer, is forced to face the lingering pain of his breakup with Henry when he's asked to return the hoodie Henry left behind.
Guillermo on the Roof
SHORT FILM

Guillermo on the Roof

2018 Drama
Guillermo explores his romantic issues through filmmaking, but a Syrian refugee named Samir opens his eyes to deeper realities, challenging Guillermo's perceptions.
Wet Hair
SHORT FILM

Wet Hair

2023 Comedy
A pair of ex-lovers meet up in the woods to engage in the fetish that keeps them locked emotionally to each other.
Performance Anxiety

Performance Anxiety

2008 Comedy, Drama, Musical, Romance
Jeff, a messy hippie musician, and Peter, a tidy office worker, embark on quirky journeys that lead to amusing consequences and moments of self-discovery.
Mean Boys

Mean Boys

2025 Drama
A lonely teen is pulled into his school’s popular crowd, where online fame, blurred attractions and growing drug use quickly spiral into trouble.
Barcelona Summer Night

Barcelona Summer Night

2013 Comedy, Drama, Romance
Multiple narratives intertwine during a vibrant Midsummer's Eve in Barcelona.
Too Rough
SHORT FILM

Too Rough

2022 Drama
Nick wakes up hungover and panicked to find his boyfriend Charlie beside him. Now, he must hide Charlie from his dysfunctional and homophobic family,
Pyotr495
SHORT FILM

Pyotr495

2016 Horror, Thriller
Set one evening in present-day Moscow, 16 year-old Pyotr is baited by an ultra-nationalist group known for their violent abductions and attacks bolstered by Russia's LGBT propaganda law, but Pyotr has a dangerous secret.