1989 Gay Movies & Short Films

Beyond Gravity

1989 Comedy, Romance

Obsessed with the sun's explosive fate, a man finds unexpected love with a trouble-making Italian-Kiwi in Auckland, navigating cosmic fears and earthly desires.

Longtime Companion

1989 Drama, Romance

The emergence and impact of the AIDS epidemic in the 1980s is depicted through the lives of several gay men, highlighting their struggles and resilience.

Tongues Untied

1989 Documentary

A documentary about the experiences of black gay men living in the US.

SHORT FILM

Flames of Passion

1989 Romance

A doctor falls in love with a man after discovering a photograph in a train station.

Forever Mary

1989 Drama

Marco teaches in a reform school in Palermo, impacting his students’ lives while navigating their complex histories and personal struggles.

SHORT FILM

Voguing: The Message

1989 Documentary

Traces the roots of the gay Black and Latino dance form, which appropriates and plays with poses and images from mainstream fashion.

Fun Down There

1989 Comedy, Drama, Romance

Buddy, a young gay man leaves his small-town home in rural Upstate New York to make a new life in New York City.

Coming Out

1989 Drama, Romance

A young teacher in East Berlin grapples with accepting his homosexuality.

SHORT FILM

Ecce Homo

1989 Documentary

This film features images form Jean Genet's 'Un Chant d'Amour', along with images from gay adult films in order to question what is "pornographic".

Looking for Langston

1989 Drama

A stylized look at gay life during the Harlem Renaissance, blending archival footage with narrative.

SHORT FILM

Boys/Life

1989 Documentary

A playful and unapologetic celebration of safe sex and public displays of affection, capturing gay men finding joy in shared intimacy and uninhibited desire.

SHORT FILM

V is for Violet

1989 Drama

Violet is an aimless young actress who rises to fame through luck, charm, and relentless media attention despite lacking both discipline and talent. Meanwhile, a naïve teenager struggles to survive on the streets of New York, drifting into a life of scams and desperation. As their seemingly separate journeys unfold, the line between them begins to blur, raising the question of whether they are, in fact, the same person.

Gay Films from 1989

Beyond Gravity

Longtime Companion

Tongues Untied

Flames of Passion

Forever Mary

Voguing: The Message

Fun Down There

Coming Out

Ecce Homo

Looking for Langston

Boys/Life

V is for Violet

1989 Collections

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