Canadian Gay Movies & Short Films

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Vapor

2010 Drama

Set in Mexico City, the film portrays an older man's silent acceptance of his homosexuality, exploring shame, catharsis, and transcendence.

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1919

1997 Comedy

The Winnipeg general strike seen through the lens of a local bathhouse.

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Seven Drinks

2014 Drama, Romance

Chronicles the evolving relationship of Mitch and Bobby through seven pivotal scenes, exploring their growth and struggles.

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Damned for All Time

2016 Drama

Follows the life of a closeted gay high school student in 1958 and the unforgiving wrath he receives from society.

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Boa

2025 Drama

A monk's encounter with bodybuilders at Boa Gym awakens his connection to physical strength, leading to his transformation.

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Is Your Teen a Homosexual?

2018 Comedy

Using 1950s-styled film tropes, Johnny comes out to his family but is bogged down by stereotypes held by the Narrator.

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A Moffie Called Simon

1987 Documentary

A collage of found footage from different media presenting the case of Simon Nkodi, a black gay activist and student leader in South Africa, who had been in jail for two years when the film was produced. Exploring the connections between anti-apartheid struggles and gay liberation, A Moffie Called Simon is based on letters from Nkodi to his lover, Ray, a Canadian gay journalist.

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Sebastian

2014 Drama

Alex has just met the love of his life who is leaving to go back home to Argentina forever. Rationally, Alex knows that a relationship is impossible, but in his last ten minutes with Sebastian, will he let him go or take a chance on love?

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The Path of the Ogre

1981 Drama

dentifying himself intimately with serial killer John Wayne Gacy, the director uses the camera to take hold of the actors, constructing fantasies that lead them to believe they are the victims in a film yet to be made. The young men, aged 19 to 26, speak from the heart about love and prostitution.

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Andy

1998 Documentary

An attractive young man pleasures himself in his living room while a disembodied voice describes the decor.

Leave It on the Floor

2011 Comedy, Drama, Musical, Romance

Kicked out of his home for being gay, a young man finds a new family with Los Angeles drag queens.

Lonely Child

2005 Drama

After celebrating his boyfriend's birthday, a man goes camping with him and another gay couple.

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Cure(d)

2011 Comedy, Drama

After coming out to his parents and wanting to be 'normal', Jason takes what he believes to be a cure for being gay.

Dear David

2023 Horror, Thriller

A man is haunted by the ghost of a boy named David, who is trying to kill him.

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Magic Mushrooms

2017 Comedy, Fantasy

After a teenage boy and his crush magically switch bodies after taking mushrooms, he discovers that attraction is more complicated than he thought.

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After

2009 Drama, Romance

Three teenage boys idealize an older football player, only to witness his tragic death and face their own realities.

The Editor

2014 Comedy, Horror, Mystery, Thriller

A film editor gets embroiled in a string of murders.

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Sunset Trail

2016 Romance

Two men, stranded after an earthquake, embark on a journey back to civilization where their bond evolves into something deeper, forcing them to confront their feelings and make a life-changing decision.

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Turbulence

2016 Comedy, Drama

As a young couple faces sudden turbulence, their differences come sharply into focus during the final twenty-five minutes of their flight, a countdown to a life-changing decision.

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The Raspberry Reich

2004 Comedy, Romance

A left-wing terrorist group, consisting of several gay men and a female leader, kidnaps the son of a wealthy industrialist.

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Build

2004 Drama, Romance

Mother son relations are strained to the breaking point when a young architecture student gives up his studies to support himself and his alcoholic mother by hustling.

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Hook Up

2023 Comedy

Dillon is ready to explore a different role in the bedroon.

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For Dorian

2012 Drama

A father fears the awakening of his disabled son, a teenager living with Down syndrome, and struggles with the notion of letting him grow up.

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Take-Out

2000 Drama

A young man, feeling alienated from his father and best friend, who is not gay-friendly, meets a new customer, a lawyer going through a divorce, while delivering chicken.

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Hand Job

2001 Comedy

An experimental stop-motion film depicts a man exploring his desires in a visually striking narrative.

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The Guy From Work

2015 Drama

Raynald is a family man who has been working in the same tire plant for over 30 years. This week, nothing unusual in his daily life: work, hockey games with the “guys”, family night. However, this week, Raynald will make the biggest move of his life.

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Out

2013 Comedy, Drama

A young vampire returns home to reveal his true nature to his parents.

Canadian Gay Movies & Short Films

All Canadian Gay Films

Vapor

1919

Seven Drinks

Damned for All Time

Boa

Is Your Teen a Homosexual?

A Moffie Called Simon

Sebastian

The Path of the Ogre

Andy

Leave It on the Floor

Lonely Child

Cure(d)

Dear David

Magic Mushrooms

After

The Editor

Sunset Trail

Turbulence

The Raspberry Reich

Build

Hook Up

For Dorian

Take-Out

Hand Job

The Guy From Work

Out

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