Lebanese Gay Movies & Short Films

Shall I Compare You to a Summer’s Day?

2022 Drama, Musical

Pop clichés are redefined through the love between two men, entangled in a polyamorous chorus of lovers navigating complex relationships.

The Judgment

2023 Drama, Horror

An Egyptian gay couple faces supernatural punishment for their relationship upon returning to Egypt, delving into themes of religious terror and personal redemption.

Wasp

2015 Drama, Romance

During a romantic getaway in the South of France, Olivier and James confront unexpected challenges when Caroline arrives, testing their friendships and identities.

SHORT FILM

Warsha

2022 Drama

Away from everyone's eyes, a Beirut crane operator is able to live out his secret passion and find freedom.

SHORT FILM

Beirut Dreams in Colour

2022 Documentary

Middle Eastern queer activists, including the band Mashrou' Leila, fight repression with resistance

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.

SHORT FILM

Son of a Dancer

2018 Drama

Majed is having a hard time grieving for his dead mother, while also taking care of his father who has gone mute due to guilt. When Majed shockingly discovers that his beloved mother used to be a belly dancer, a connection into the past opens unforeseen possibilities.

Chronic

2017 Drama

Omar, a photographer in Beirut, explores themes of love and trauma through intimate photo sessions, capturing the complexities of connection in the vibrant yet troubled city.

Miguel’s War

2021 Documentary

A gay man confronts the ghosts of his past and explores hidden longings, unrequited love and tormenting feelings of guilt.

Room for a Man

2017 Documentary

A young Lebanese filmmaker who shares a Beirut apartment with his mother and pet dog sets about reconstructing his identity by renovating his bedroom. But as the male construction workers come and go in the freshly embattled household, new questions, old arguments and unexpected passions get stirred.

SHORT FILM

How I Love You

2002 Documentary

A look at the sexuality and self image of gay men in Lebanon, a country where the penalty for homosexuality is still imprisonment.

SHORT FILM

Absent Bodies

2023 Drama

N returns to Beirut and remains invisible to loved ones, experiencing their lives through recorded confessions from his lover.

Lebanese Gay Movies & Short Films

Shall I Compare You to a Summer’s Day?

The Judgment

Wasp

Warsha

Beirut Dreams in Colour

Martyr

Son of a Dancer

Chronic

Miguel’s War

Room for a Man

How I Love You

Absent Bodies

Lebanese Gay Film Collections

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