2016 Gay Movies & Short Films

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.

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.

4 Days

2016 Drama

A steadfast friendship evolves into love, revealing how we often confront our inner struggles to discover our authentic selves.

SHORT FILM

The Tormentors

2016 Drama

Homophobia runs deep in a family-run mechanics.

SHORT FILM

Trigger

2016 Drama

Kevin, abandoned by his family and drowning in his thoughts, reaches a breaking point. When an unexpected friend appears, he is pushed to confront his pain and choose whether to give life another chance.

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.

SHORT FILM

The Boy in the Ocean

2016 Drama

A German boy, Mathias, discovers his sexuality on a sailing boat in Denmark. Surrounded by water, trapped on the boat with his parents, who still treat him like a child. He wants to get on land to have new experiences.

SHORT FILM

Gilles

2016 Drama

On a Saturday night in the "City of Love", two sworn enemies are united in their hatred for someone they despise even more than each other: a gay man.

SHORT FILM

Samira

2016 Drama

Janosch, an interpreter, is called to help during a police deployment at the Port of Hamburg. A young African woman has barricaded herself in a container ship and threatens to commit suicide. In order to get her out, Janosch promises to help her, an offer which bears unexpected consequences.

SHORT FILM

About Him: Suspect Behaviour

2016 Drama

Damien finds himself in comprising positions with his brothers best friend, Vincent.

What My Love Is For

2016 Comedy, Romance

A self-critical county boy must outwit the ruling class to save his ancestral home before the bank forecloses at the end of the summer.

SHORT FILM

Contestant #4

2016 Drama

A teenager frequently visits an old man who lives alone, keeping him always in good company. One night, he chances upon the old man watching a dated clip of himself as a cross-dressing boy. This sparks within the teen an interest to find out more about the old man's past. What he ultimately discovers aids both him and the old man towards a richer understanding of how the weight of life and identity should be carried.

SHORT FILM

Lukas by the Sea

2016 Drama

During a seemingly endless night, a young man attempts to find a real connection with whomever he encounters.

Goran

2016 Drama, Thriller

Goran just wants to drive his taxi and take care of his blind wife Lina. But people close to him have their own agendas and dreams which threaten his carefree existence. In the idyllic surroundings of snow-covered Gorski Kotar, the fiery personalities of the highlanders surface and collide.

Jesus

2016 Drama

Eighteen year old Jesús lives in Santiago with his strict father. His days drift between drugs, casual hookups and performing in a K pop style boy band with friends. One night, a drunken attack on a young gay man spirals out of control, leaving the victim near death and forcing Jesús to confront the weight of what he has done and the consequences that follow.

SHORT FILM

The Ballerina

2016 Drama

Diamante is a gay boxer with dazzling skill in the ring and on stage as a drag queen. When his coach bars him from competition, he fights to prove he can still be a champion.

SHORT FILM

The Tree House

2016 Drama

Through a whole summer, four teenagers gather illegally on a military zone to build themselves a hut. But school will soon begin again... and the golden days of cabin building are coming to an end.

Liebmann

2016 Drama, Romance, Thriller

The teacher Antek Liebmann moves to the French countryside to leave his former life in Germany behind. He soon gets a job and finds himself in a new relationship. But the strange energy of a near-by artists residency and an unexpected visitor from Germany make him realise he cannot escape his memories. He has to find his own way to confront the ghosts of his past.

SHORT FILM

Confess: Hardcore

2016 Drama

A German tourist pushes two young Israelis to reach their limitations in pursuit of his impulsive quirks. The result isn't quite what he, or his night partners, were expecting.

SHORT FILM

Wolves

2016 Drama

A cryptic forest encounter sets in motion a series of events that mend numerous relationships in a young teenager's world.

SHORT FILM

Event Horizon

2016 Documentary

Gabriel discovers he has HIV and he decided to tell everyone.

BearCity 3

2016 Comedy, Drama, Romance

The BearCity gang goes 'Bear Camping' at The Woods as they deal with new loves, old flames, and the joys of fatherhood.

SHORT FILM

Sauna the Dead: A Fairy Tale

2016 Horror, Romance

A seemingly ordinary night in a sauna spirals into a desperate struggle for survival. Two men, each burdened by their own prejudices, are forced to unite against an unexpected threat: a swarm of towel-clad zombies. As the battle rages on, the burning question remains—who will survive to witness the break of dawn?

SHORT FILM

Etéreo

2016 Drama

The loneliness of a man whose partner has left. The desolate man recalls the beautiful moments spent with his partner, joining and merging their bodies, in a mystical and spiritual way.

SHORT FILM

Out of the Blue

2016 Drama

Once again Mads is forced to walk home because his big brother, Anders, is running late. Finally Anders arrives, but during a stop on the drive back home to their father, Mads is confronted with the questionable path that Anders is heading down. When an unforeseen collision with a deer occurs, their relationship is tossed around on the highway.

SHORT FILM

Breakfast

2016 Drama, Horror

When a young man suffering from anorexia is pressured to eat breakfast by his boyfriend, the couple are thrust into an otherworld where their anxieties and frustrations are made horrifyingly real.

SHORT FILM

Keep Going

2016 Drama

Elementary school brothers Shan and Jia embark on a simple mission that only a child could appreciate the severity of in this freewheeling, carefree school yard tale. Because Pei-Lin, Shan's crush, is going to move away soon, they make a promise of exchanging their favourite signed baseballs. Meanwhile, Jia has lost his brother's signed ball, leading the pair of them to a nearby park to begin the operation of finding it before they are due back at school around sunset.

Gay Films from 2016

All Gay Films from 2016

Wild Awakening

Endless Poetry

4 Days

The Tormentors

Trigger

1992

The Boy in the Ocean

Gilles

Samira

About Him: Suspect Behaviour

What My Love Is For

Contestant #4

Lukas by the Sea

Goran

Jesus

The Ballerina

The Tree House

Liebmann

Confess: Hardcore

Wolves

Event Horizon

BearCity 3

Sauna the Dead: A Fairy Tale

Etéreo

Out of the Blue

Breakfast

Keep Going

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