European Gay Movies & Short Films

Three Nights a Week

2022 Comedy, Drama, Musical, Romance

When young Baptiste meets Cookie Kunty, a young Parisian drag queen, he feels compelled to start a new photographic project.

SHORT FILM

The Boy Who Jumped Out

2016 Drama

A portrait for the condition of a gay teenager, rejected by family and relying on friends.

SHORT FILM

Teth

2024 Comedy

Following surgery, Ioan and his father adapt to their new relationship as father and son, that is until the dog mistakes a nipple for a chew toy.

NEW SHORT FILM

Do Not Disturb

2026 Drama, Mystery

The morning after a casual hookup, a hotel room tells the story through fragments, from discarded clothing to unanswered messages. An anatomy of gay hookup culture, infidelity and the consequences already beginning to unfold.

COMING SOON

Summer in Heat

2027 Drama, Romance

During the summer of 1993, four teenage cousins reunite on Turkey's Black Sea coast for a family wedding. As they grow close, they all find themselves captivated by the same young man, turning a carefree holiday into a summer of rivalry, self discovery and first love.

COMING SOON SHORT FILM

Not Built to Last

2026 Drama

In Rotterdam, two architects cross paths for one day. Daniel, a local, is tasked with showing Emre, an architect visiting from Istanbul, the city’s most significant landmarks.

COMING SOON

Demande à la montagne

2027 Comedy

After disappearing during a solitary hike into the mountains, Mathieu becomes the focus of an unsuccessful search. As speculation spreads, his mother turns to a local farmer, hoping together they can find answers and overcome their shared isolation.

NEW

The Consequences of Monsters

2026 Compilation, Horror

Across decades, the echoes of past horrors shape the nightmares of the present in this anthology feature of queer bedtime stories - where every choice leaves a shadow, and every monster comes with a consequence.

COMING SOON

Lost and Found in Paris

2027 Drama

Follows an unruly teenager sent by his exasperated parents to live with a Parisian socialite family to learn French and grow up.

NEW

Baumgeflüster

2026 Comedy, Romance

Shy forestry official Yascha falls for a photographer named Mats while negotiating the sale of a private woodland for a national park. As romance and work collide, a web of lies forces him to choose between duty and the life he truly wants.

Qaid: No Wayyy Out

2024 Drama

Jigar moves to London to live his life on his terms but destiny leads him into a trap with no way out.

SHORT FILM

Plant Intelligence II

2018 Drama

A performance art video where plants and nudity intertwine, evoking a primal connection between the human body and the natural world.

High & Low – John Galliano

2023 Documentary

Examines the rapid ascent, fall from grace, and journey forward for controversial fashion designer John Galliano.

SHORT FILM

Chaos Toad

2018 Fantasy

Stuck living as a full-time carer for his distant mother, Andy receives a surprise intervention from his fabulous imaginary childhood friend, Arabella Sparkle. On a mission to bring light into Andy's dingy existence, Arabella soon finds out that this is no mean feat!

SHORT FILM

Camper

2015 Comedy

Three old men live in a camper. Abused by the mayor and the municipal authorities, they try to live in their own way, until the day they decide to leave.

SHORT FILM

Naked

2013 Drama

A message from Javier's boyfriend changes his family situation and causes them to reconsider their relationships.

SHORT FILM

Do You Decide?

2012 Comedy

A visual representation of Spain’s social crisis, where the weight of economic and social pressures is mirrored in the life of its protagonist.

SHORT FILM

Beauty: Ben Walter

2014 Documentary

The film explores fashion’s objectification of beauty, featuring Ben Walter in a striking portrayal of desire and image.

SHORT FILM

New Balls Please

2004 Animation

In a major match at Wimbledon, the champion is losing to a newcomer to the tournament. When they take a break between games the tournament comes down to the mind games that the two play against each other.

The Bisexual Revolution

2008 Documentary

Explores and uncovers the history and modern-day perceptions of bisexuality. Interviews with prominent artists, designers, and writers are interspersed with archival footage from around the world.

SHORT FILM

Secret Admirer

2015 Drama

If you can't say it, at least be able to write it.

&Me

2013 Romance

Three loners from Sitges, Berlin and Amsterdam try to blend together in Brussels, city of unification. L'amour c'est bizarre.

SHORT FILM

Prince of Peace

1993 Drama

The entrance to a men's toilet in an underground pedestrian passage in Vienna. Church bells are heard in the distance. In a merciless editing rhythm, anonymous men are brought ever closer to the opaque glass door, in rhythmic stanzas they are stuck ever deeper inside the room one can't see into. In between there are photos from a pornographic magazine, in which a tattooed Saviour is placed in direct connection with the sexual intercourse between two men - all to the sounds of brass band music.

SHORT FILM

Carpobrotus

2024 Drama

It's summer, three friends are spending their vacation on the Île du Levant. Maxime, consumed by his feelings for Yann, plunges into an elusive quest where the line between reality and desire gradually blurs, risking losing himself.

Forgive and Forget

2000 Comedy, Drama, Romance

David's world is ripped apart when he realizes he is losing his best friend of fourteen years to his new girlfriend.

SHORT FILM

Relax

1991 Drama

Steve, a gay man who lives with his lover Ned, has had multiple partners and is worried he may have the HIV virus. Ned tells him to relax and get tested. Steve can't relax: he's obsessed with scrubbing himself, he washes between his toes with a toothbrush. He doesn't want to know, but he does have the test. The five days' waiting for the result are agony. He picks a fight with Ned, who's long-suffering and cheerful. He dreams. He frets. He pictures death by drowning. The waiting almost over, he sits in the doctor's office and imagines the two possible results. In either event, is there a case to make for Steve to relax?

The Garden

1990 Drama

A woman, perhaps the Madonna, brings forth her baby to a crowd of intrusive paparazzi; she tries to flee them. Two men who are lovers marry and are arrested by the powers that be. The men are mocked and pilloried, tarred, feathered, and beaten. Loose in this contemporary world of electrical-power transmission lines is also Jesus.

European Gay Movies & Short Films

Three Nights a Week

The Boy Who Jumped Out

Teth

Do Not Disturb

Summer in Heat

Not Built to Last

Demande à la montagne

The Consequences of Monsters

Lost and Found in Paris

Baumgeflüster

Qaid: No Wayyy Out

Plant Intelligence II

High & Low – John Galliano

Chaos Toad

Camper

Naked

Do You Decide?

Beauty: Ben Walter

New Balls Please

The Bisexual Revolution

Secret Admirer

&Me

Prince of Peace

Carpobrotus

Forgive and Forget

Relax

The Garden

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