European Gay Movies & Short Films

A Night Like This

2025 Drama, Romance

A stone-broke gay actor and a privileged bonehead with a failing business cross paths on a winter night and join forces in a quest around London to find a meaning to their miserable lives.

SHORT FILM

Wednesdays

2011 Drama

Eight-year-old Kris spends Wednesdays with 28-year-old Willem at the swimming pool, where a usual outing takes a surprising turn with a challenging request that disrupts their routine.

The Ornithologist

2016 Drama, Mystery

Fernando, an ornithologist, navigates a surreal journey in a dark forest after being rescued by Chinese pilgrims, searching for elusive black storks amidst eerie encounters.

SHORT FILM

When a Man Loves a Woman

2016 Comedy

Amanda awakes from a one-night stand with woman she can't get away from quickly enough. Her gay friend Nick calls telling her his mother is paying a surprise visit, bringing her Victorian values with her. Will Amanda play along and bury her pride by pretending to be his girlfriend?

Wild Awakening

2016 Drama

Toni and Emma, sibling owners of a stable farm, navigate their relationships with Ramon and Aaron, whose hidden desires and secrets lead to a shocking turn of events involving murder.

SHORT FILM

August (Août)

2017 Drama

Louis, who oscillates between childhood and adulthood, goes to the south of France to his best friend Roxane. Summer will take him on a mysterious fascination with a young man he met at a party.

Endless Poetry

2016 Drama, Fantasy

Surrealist filmmaker Alejandro Jodorowsky reflects on his youth in Chile, embracing poetry and artistic liberation amidst a circle of fellow artists.

SHORT FILM

Pollux

2018 Drama

No summer camp this year for Vivian and Max because of the imminent closure of the factory where their parents are working. But Vivian has a plan to make money and allow them to go to the camp anyway. Accompanied by Tom, their childhood friend, they will run into a race against time.

SHORT FILM

We Are Dancers

2019 Drama

Berlin 1932, Hitler is rising to power. Queer-Femulator Hansi Sturm must overcome the arrival of her partner's former lover and his growing Nazism in order to save her relationship and discover the need for queer defiance in this new Nazi reality.

A Moment in the Reeds

2017 Drama, Romance

A young Finnish man returns home for the summer to assist in renovating his father's lake house. There, he forms a deep friendship with Tareq, a Syrian asylum seeker who has recently arrived, and the two forge a strong bond over the course of the season.

SHORT FILM

Bleus Cycles

2013 Drama

A passionate love triangle unfolds as two young men and a young woman navigate desire and jealousy.

Final Portrait

2017 Comedy, Drama

The life and work of Swiss artist Alberto Giacometti unfold, exploring his artistic journey and personal struggles.

COMING SOON

Black Church Bay

2026 Drama

In a secluded Welsh seaside village, the disappearance of an openly gay sixth-form student sends shockwaves through the community. As the deputy head teacher searches for answers, buried secrets begin to surface, putting relationships and the fragile peace of the village at risk.

SHORT FILM

Magid / Zafar

2025 Drama

Tensions arise amidst the heat of a busy British Pakistani takeaway.

SHORT FILM

Lazarus Come Out

2015 Comedy, Drama

A gay themed short dramedy about a hide-gay priest who lives a feud/love for a ostentatious gay guy who pops into his church.

B&B

2017 Thriller

Londoners Marc and Fred plan a provocative weekend that escalates when a mysterious guest arrives, triggering unexpected and deadly consequences.

SHORT FILM

1992

2016 Drama, Romance

Seventeen-year-old Martin, obsessed with capturing life through his Hi8 camera, spends his days filming everything around him. His routine takes an unexpected turn when he crosses paths with Dominique, the watchman at his school.

The Lost Language of Cranes

1991 Drama, Romance

A young man's coming out prompts profound changes in his middle-class family dynamics, particularly challenging his father's long-suppressed sexuality.

Red Yellow Pink

2020 Drama

The story of a son and his mother. He is gay. She is strictly Roman Catholic. Two different worlds - a conflict is starting. Can love overcome all prejudices?

SHORT FILM

Best

2014 Drama, Romance

Just before his wedding, a man and his best friend face a moment of reckoning about their future.

Screwed

2017 Comedy, Drama, Romance

Follows Miku and Elias, two 17-year-olds discovering love and themselves during a transformative summer in the Finnish countryside.

SHORT FILM

Red Ants Bite

2019 Drama

In Georgia, two stranded Nigerians, Obinna and Afame, navigate the sleeping city of Tbilisi after a long night out. However, as day breaks the true colors of their ambiguous affection begin to show. In this way, they find solace despite their hostile environment.

Tom of Finland

2017 Drama

Portrays the life and impact of artist Touko Valio Laaksonen, celebrating his influence on 20th-century gay culture through art and personal freedom.

Guilty Prejudices

2017 Drama

A young gay man is accused of stabbing his boyfriend and is detained by a homophobic police department. Amidst the bias, a compassionate detective takes it upon himself to uncover the truth behind the incident.

Paths

2017 Drama

Andreas and Martin's relationship spans years of life's highs and lows, with their son growing up as they navigate the complexities of a long-term partnership along the rugged Baltic coast.

SHORT FILM

Together

2013 Horror

One month after moving in together David and Mark come home to find a key in the lock of their front door. They check the house and it all seems clear, until they slowly start to realize that they are not alone.

Rift

2017 Drama, Horror, Mystery, Thriller

The fractured relationship between two men faces a supernatural test when their shared grief awakens a haunting entity.

European Gay Movies & Short Films

A Night Like This

Wednesdays

The Ornithologist

When a Man Loves a Woman

Wild Awakening

August (Août)

Endless Poetry

Pollux

We Are Dancers

A Moment in the Reeds

Bleus Cycles

Final Portrait

Black Church Bay

Magid / Zafar

Lazarus Come Out

B&B

1992

The Lost Language of Cranes

Red Yellow Pink

Best

Screwed

Red Ants Bite

Tom of Finland

Guilty Prejudices

Paths

Together

Rift

European Gay Film Collections

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