1993 Gay Movies & Short Films

Philadelphia

1993 Drama

A man with HIV seeks justice after being wrongfully dismissed by his law firm, finding an unlikely ally in a small-time, homophobic lawyer.

Totally F***ed Up

1993 Comedy, Drama, Romance

Six queer teenagers confront various obstacles and discover themselves amidst the complexities of adolescence.

Zero Patience

1993 Musical

An immortal, unethical taxidermist researches "Patient Zero," the gay flight attendant allegedly responsible for bringing AIDS to North America, for a museum exhibit on contagious diseases, with help from the man's ghost.

SHORT FILM

The Kiss on the Cliff

1993 Drama, Romance

In 1980s Wyoming, Steve navigates unrequited love for his best friend Mark.

Strawberry and Chocolate

1993 Comedy, Drama, Romance

The story of two men who are complete opposites: one gay, the other straight; one a fierce communist, the other an individualist. Despite their differences, they come to love each other.

SHORT FILM

The Attendant

1993 Drama

Memory mixes with desire as a museum attendant is caught up in sado-masochistic fantasies inspired by a 19th century painting of slaves in chains called Scene on the coast of Africa. The man remembers his past as a singer and delivers Dido's lament from Purcell's opera.

The Final Scoop

1993 Horror, Thriller

Wanting to make a scoop, TV journalist Marco delves deeply into an unfamiliar world within the metropolis, follows the trail of a serial killer and gets himself entangled in case.

Pretty Boy

1993 Drama

A neglected teenager abandons his troubled home, drifting through romantic relationships while living as a hustler and thief among a jealous gang. He longs for belonging.

SHORT FILM

Pool Days

1993 Comedy, Drama, Romance

Justin, a teenage lifeguard, discovers his sexuality amidst advances from older coworkers.

The Broadcast Tapes of Dr. Peter

1993 Documentary

A young doctor's final two years with AIDS are intimately chronicled.

SHORT FILM

Actos impuros

1993 Horror, Thriller

Oscar's work at a public bath takes a dark turn as he becomes entangled in a series of murders.

SHORT FILM

Built for Endurance

1993 Drama

Based on a the story about a violent gay hustler and his so-called girlfriend who attack a man who has been stalking them.

SHORT FILM

Seams

1993 Documentary

A look at the attitudes toward gays and lesbians in Brazil as seen in interviews with the director's family.

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

Our Gay Brothers

1993 Documentary

Three gay men discuss the challenges and mysteries of the female geography, as the filmmaker makes counterpoint with a series of images from archival and educational movies.

Blue

1993 Drama

Against a plain, unchanging blue screen, a densely interwoven soundtrack of voices, sound effects and music attempt to convey a portrait of Derek Jarman’s experiences with AIDS, both literally and allegorically, together with an exploration of the meanings associated with the colour blue.

SHORT FILM

Deaf Heaven

1993 Drama

Paul's lover Matthew is dying of AIDS and is suffering from dementia. When Paul meets Jake in the steamroom after a respite at a public pool, he learns of the Yiddish concept of "the Aydes" the job of the witness.

Sex Is…

1993 Documentary

Marc Huestis assembles candid interviews with 15 gay men in San Francisco, exploring sex, desire, and identity in the shadow of AIDS. Blending personal stories, archival footage, and porn clips, the film examines themes like first experiences, safe sex, intimacy, pain, race, and fantasy—all in pursuit of one question: how do we live fully with sex in our lives?

Gay Films from 1993

Philadelphia

Totally F***ed Up

Zero Patience

The Kiss on the Cliff

Strawberry and Chocolate

The Attendant

The Final Scoop

Pretty Boy

Pool Days

The Broadcast Tapes of Dr. Peter

Actos impuros

Built for Endurance

Seams

Prince of Peace

Our Gay Brothers

Blue

Deaf Heaven

Sex Is…

1993 Collections

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