Canadian Gay Movies & Short Films

SHORT FILM

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2025 Documentary

To support his mother in Mexico, Angel, a nude dancer, turns the web into his new stage.

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Untitled Us

2023 Drama

During a snowy Chinese Spring Festival, Jerome, a man shaped by traditional family expectations, shares an unexpected and tender encounter with Aiden, a postman. Their conversation opens the door to a deeper understanding between them.

COMING SOON

Labrador – Autopsy of Silence

2026 Thriller

A cargo ship embarks on its final voyage of the year to resupply Inuit communities in the far north of Canada. During a storm off the coast of Labrador, the ship’s cook is found murdered in his cabin. With no way to identify the culprit among the twenty crew members, suspicion falls on Alupa, an Inuit mechanic and close friend of the victim

COMING SOON

At the Place of Ghosts

2025 Fantasy, Horror, Mystery, Sci-Fi, Thriller

Siblings Mise'l and Antle, who were close as children, but trauma from their upbringing has caused them to drift apart as adults. When they are both haunted by a malevolent spirit of bones and rot, the siblings are forced to reunite.

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Ceramic Tango

2013 Drama, Fantasy, Horror

After receiving grave news, a young man spirals into a deep depression, leaving him vulnerable to the will of a dangerous intruder.

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Ripples

2022 Comedy

At a gay nude beach on Toronto Island, four friends address their own personal complicated relationship to the beach and to the party culture that surrounds it.

The Brotherhood III: Young Demons

2002 Horror, Thriller

Teens break into their school to play a game involving a book of spells. But it turns into a scary reality when they unlock an ancient world releasing a reign of terror.

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Reviving the Roost

2019 Animation

A ode to a popular Edmonton gay bar that closed in 2007.

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Fiks

2017 Drama

An experimental black and white film where a man dances in the nude alongside a DJ, creating an abstract, artistic exploration of rhythm, body, and performance.

Soldier’s Girl

2003 Drama, Romance

The true story of the price a young soldier paid for falling in love with a transsexual night-club performer.

The Power of the Dog

2021 Drama

Phil Burbank, a charismatic rancher, strikes fear and awe in his circle. His world shifts when his brother introduces a new wife and son, leading Phil to confront his capacity for love amidst torment and transformation.

Cherub

2024 Drama

Harvey. a straight fat man, decides to submit a photograph of himself to a gay magazine for 'big men and their admirers'.

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Happy for You

2023 Comedy, Drama, Romance

Three friends walk into a brunch. Two will walk out as a couple.

Golden Delicious

2022 Drama, Romance

Asian-Canadian teen Jake joins the basketball team to impress his basketball-obsessed neighbor Aleks, navigating adolescence and attraction in a digital age coming-of-age drama that explores identity and teenage yearning.

Maestro

2023 Drama, Musical, Romance

Chronicles the lifelong relationship of conductor-composer Leonard Bernstein and actress Felicia Montealegre Cohn Bernstein.

I Don’t Know Who You Are

2023 Drama, Thriller

Benjamin, a working class gay man living in Toronto, struggles to obtain expensive health care after being assaulted by a stranger.

Beautiful Evening, Beautiful Day

2024 Drama

Four close friends are renowned filmmakers in Yugoslavia in the 1950s, but their sexuality raises suspicion. A communist party loyalist is sent to sabotage their lives, turning their pursuit of freedom into a battle for survival.

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Saturn Devours

2017 Comedy, Drama, Fantasy

As his thirtieth birthday approaches, a string of disasters upends one man's life, from losing his job to enduring humiliating setbacks. But what begins as an ordinary run of bad luck soon takes a surreal turn when he becomes convinced that a sinister force tied to the myth of Saturn's return is relentlessly pursuing him.

The Raven

2007 Horror, Mystery, Romance

An elegant masquerade at a secluded mansion descends into chaos when a mysterious masked murderer begins hunting the guests. With every new victim, hidden secrets, lingering resentments, and growing paranoia blur the line between friend and foe as the survivors fight to stay alive.

Urinal

1988 Drama

Dead gay artists scrutinize Toronto police's handling of washroom intimacy, discovering they are targets of surveillance in a political thriller.

NEW

The Hockey Player

2026 Documentary

Follows Luke Prokop, a Canadian-born defenseman, as he decides to become the first and only professional athlete playing for an NHL team to come out as gay.

Flow

1996 Drama

A filmmaker reflects on his creative journey and personal relationships while speaking with an unseen companion behind the camera. The film also features four of his short films; Hysterio Passio, Matricide, Key in the Heart, and Fall, 1990.

Queen Tut

2023 Comedy, Drama

After his mother's death, a young Egyptian immigrant leaves Cairo behind to reunite with his estranged father in Toronto. Drawn into the city's vibrant underground drag scene, he discovers a powerful new identity as Queen Tut, using performance to process his grief and embrace his true self despite his father's deep disapproval.

SHORT FILM

Kimchi Fried Dumplings

2013 Drama

Carl returns home for Christmas with a new boyfriend only to find hostility from his brother, who is also gay, for being left to take care for their aging parents.

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Diffidence

2010 Drama

A gay, closet screenwriter, Darrel, is forced to collaborate on a project with another writer, Ryan. As the partnership grinds on, Darrel is forced to confront and accept himself for who he is deep down inside.

Permission

2017 Comedy, Drama, Romance

A woman on the brink of a marriage proposal is told by a friend that she should date other men before spending the rest of her life with her boyfriend.

The Beekeeper

2013 Drama

A bigoted military man has been taught from the beginning that Islam is evil and that Muslims are the enemy. When an innocent Muslim woman is murdered by a man under his control, his conscience becomes unbearable.

Canadian Gay Movies & Short Films

All Canadian Gay Films

0004ngel

Untitled Us

Labrador – Autopsy of Silence

At the Place of Ghosts

Ceramic Tango

Ripples

The Brotherhood III: Young Demons

Reviving the Roost

Fiks

Soldier’s Girl

The Power of the Dog

Cherub

Happy for You

Golden Delicious

Maestro

I Don’t Know Who You Are

Beautiful Evening, Beautiful Day

Saturn Devours

The Raven

Urinal

The Hockey Player

Flow

Queen Tut

Kimchi Fried Dumplings

Diffidence

Permission

The Beekeeper

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