Italian Gay Movies & Short Films

SHORT FILM

Anatomy of a Relationship

2022 Drama, Romance

Two men test the fragile limits of their connection, exploring desire as it challenges both body and mind.

NEW

Enzo

2025 Drama

A 16-year-old boy defies his bourgeois family's expectations by starting a masonry apprenticeship where he meets a charismatic Ukrainian colleague who shakes up his world.

COMING SOON

Egg

2026 Romance

A mysterious performer steps into the role of a legendary figure linked to Virgil's egg, dissolving the line between fact and fantasy while remaking a film inspired by his own life. Through desire, chance encounters and dreamlike visions rooted in ancient myths, the story unfolds as an evocative tribute to Naples and its rich literary and mystical legacy.

SHORT FILM

Animal Kingdom

2016 Drama

The new smartphone-app Animal Kingdom has spread so much throughout society that verbal communication is now barely used. During a lonely night, a guy goes out seeking for a human connection, but in a world where everyone wears a mask it's difficult to separate reality from virtuality.

SHORT FILM

The Motorcycle

2025 Drama

During a sweltering summer in southern Italy, shy Luca is drawn to Valerio, an older boy obsessed with motorcycles. Their secret meetings fuel a desire that turns dangerous, forcing Luca to confront the thin line between attraction and harm.

Show Me What You Got

2019 Drama, Romance

Two men and a woman form an intimate bond that leads to a ménage à trois in Los Angeles. However, when one of them needs to return to Italy, it soon threatens the delicate balance of their relationship.

SHORT FILM

Plugin

2014 Animation

In a vast mechanical city, every citizen exists to keep the system running by fitting precisely into its design. G O is the only one who does not belong, unable to connect like the others. When he finally finds harmony with another man, the City Authority steps in to prevent a union that threatens their idea of perfection.

SHORT FILM

Butterflies in Berlin – Diary of a Soul Split in Two

2019 Animation, Drama

Are you willing to pay the cost of being yourself, even if it differs from and challenges others? Find the courage to be yourself to inspire an awareness of diversity, to break down the barriers of discrimination.

Ernesto

1979 Drama, Romance

In 1911 Trieste, 17-year-old Ernesto explores his sexuality. He pursues music while being torn between an intense friendship with Emilio and a desire for Emilio's twin sister, Rachele.

Savage Nights

1992 Drama, Romance

Jean, 30, navigates a tumultuous love affair with Laura, 17, while coming to terms with his HIV-positive status.

Beefcake

1998 Drama

A documentary exploring 1950s muscle men's magazines and Bob Mizer's legal troubles, featuring clips from his films starring Jack LaLanne and Joe Dallesandro.

The Ignorant Fairies

2001 Drama, Romance

After a car accident, Antonia learns unsettling truths about her deceased husband's life.

SHORT FILM

Pure

2023 Drama

Andrea and Fabrizio find their relationship tested as love, hate, desire, and jealousy intermingle, causing them to question their feelings and the stability of their bond.

Disco Boy

2023 Drama

After a painful journey through Europe, Aleksei arrives in Paris to join the Foreign Legion. Meanwhile, in the Niger Delta, Jomo struggles against the oil companies threatening his village and the lives of his family.

COMING SOON

The Captive

2025 Drama

In 1575, the young Miguel de Cervantes is taken prisoner and sold to the fearsome Hassan, Bajá of Alger. While awaiting a ransom, he devises a daring escape plan.

SHORT FILM

Borderless

2022 Drama, Musical

Set to piano music and without dialogue, the film follows Denys, a young man displaced by the war in Ukraine. With his world torn apart, he clings to a single hope - reuniting with Dmitrii, a soldier in the Russian army.

SHORT FILM

Don’t Touch Here

2021 Drama

When Adam finds out that a model was murdered, something arises in him - a primordial sexual instinct - that attracts him to the murderer.

Father and Son

2003 Drama

Aleksei struggles with his close bond with his father while facing personal and romantic conflicts, torn between loyalty and independence.

SHORT FILM

Sucker

2018 Horror

A beguiling go-go boy agrees to meet an infatuated businessman at a hotel, but one of them is hiding a deadly secret.

Tropical Malady

2004 Drama, Fantasy, Romance

A soldier's romance with a country boy intertwines with a Thai folk tale of shape-shifting shamans, weaving a tale of love, tradition, and the supernatural in a mesmerizing journey.

Out of Hand

2005 Drama

In a coming-of-age tale, bored teens Sebastian and Paul kidnap Sonja, leading to a complex interplay of fear, desire, and cruelty as their actions spiral out of control.

The Sentimental Education of Eugénie

2005 Comedy, Drama

The astute and fervent Madame De Saint-Ange oversees the education of the young, illiterate Eugenie while attempting to seduce Marquis Dolmance, a renowned homosexual philosopher.

Queens

2005 Comedy, Romance

Five mothers navigate the complexities and dramas surrounding their sons' lives during a mass wedding ceremony.

Cover Boy… Last Revolution

2006 Drama

Ioan, a Romanian fleeing post-Communist struggles, forms an unlikely friendship with Michele, an Italian marginalized in Western society. Their bond deepens amidst the daily survival struggles in a prosperous city, ultimately guiding Ioan on a journey of self-discovery.

Different from Whom?

2009 Comedy, Romance

When an openly gay man runs for mayor in a conservative town in North Eastern Italy, using his sexuality as a strategic advantage, his campaign takes an unexpected turn when he falls in love with his female right-hand woman.

Martyr

2017 Drama

A young man's tragic death at Beirut's seaside causes his friends to grapple with loss and to partake in his community's rites and ceremonies, exposing the city's schisms and its society's fault lines.

Before We Forget

2024 Drama, Romance

A struggling Argentinian filmmaker, stuck on a project about his unrequited first love, receives an unexpected offer to relive his memories, confront his past, and possibly rewrite the ending to his story.

Italian Gay Movies & Short Films

Anatomy of a Relationship

Enzo

Egg

Animal Kingdom

The Motorcycle

Show Me What You Got

Plugin

Butterflies in Berlin – Diary of a Soul Split in Two

Ernesto

Savage Nights

Beefcake

The Ignorant Fairies

Pure

Disco Boy

The Captive

Borderless

Don’t Touch Here

Father and Son

Sucker

Tropical Malady

Out of Hand

The Sentimental Education of Eugénie

Queens

Cover Boy… Last Revolution

Different from Whom?

Martyr

Before We Forget

Italian Gay Film Collections

© 2024 - 2026 Gay Films Matter