2016 Gay Movies & Short Films

The Ploy

2016 Drama, Thriller

In the summer of '75, Pier Paolo Pasolini's film "Salò" is stolen from the lab where he is editing it, setting off a chain of events leading to the poet's violent death.

Warwick

2016 Drama

During a trip to Seattle for a job interview, a post-graduate unexpectedly encounters a captivating night worker, leading to an intriguing and unexpected connection.

Churchroad: Weg Van De Kerk

2016 Documentary

Club Church is a subculture within Amsterdam nightlife. This cruise club offering freedom, unprecedented sex and apparent absence of judgement.

SHORT FILM

Taste of Love

2016 Comedy

After an ambiguous Snapchat video featuring Bilal and Adil, rumors start spreading about the two friends. To save their reputation, each of them needs to find a girlfriend. Their hunt for a date doesn't quite go as expected.

SHORT FILM

Tapette

2016 Comedy

Just when he is about to move in with his girlfriend, Michel is overcome with anxiety. To avoid commitment, he'll convince himself he's gay.

SHORT FILM

Call Your Father

2016 Comedy

During Josh and Greg's first date, they swiftly discover that their concerns extend far beyond the generational gap between them.

SHORT FILM

Heavy Weight

2016 Drama

Paris, a skilled fighter at a local boxing club, faces internal struggles in a hyper-masculine world that challenges vulnerability and authenticity.

SHORT FILM

Skin and Bones

2016 Drama, Romance

A young gay man in a bourgeois relationship decides to take his secret attraction to BDSM one step further, blurring the boundaries between victim and abuser.

Pushing Dead

2016 Comedy, Drama

When a struggling writer, HIV positive for 20+ years, accidentally deposits a $100 birthday check, he is dropped from his health plan for earning too much. In this new era of sort-of universal care, can he take on a helpless bureaucracy or come up with $3000 a month to buy meds on his own?

SHORT FILM

Monty

2016 Drama

On the last day of Montgomery Clift’s life, he reflects on some of the woman who effected him, Marilyn, Liz and Judy Garland - and the man who took him down, John Huston

B.F.F.

2016 Drama

Jack and Matthew have been best friends since sixth grade. Now in high school, Jack realizes he’s developing feelings beyond simple friendship.

NY84

2016 Drama, Musical, Romance

Kate, Anton, and Keith, three young artists in New York’s art scene of the early 1980s. An intimate glimpse into the creative and emotional lives of the young and carefree.

SHORT FILM

Channel G

2016 Documentary

A young man talks about his sexuality and life in Myanmar.

A Queer Country

2016 Documentary

Israel is governed by Orthodox civil law and yet hosts the world's biggest gay pride. Is this a cynical marketing ploy or a political awakening?.

SHORT FILM

Brink

2016 Drama

The brutal aftermath of a vicious homophobic attack on a young man are shown as he verges on the brink of death, thinking back on life.

SHORT FILM

Oasis

2016 Drama

An introverted teenager faces a dilemma after capturing a charming backpacker naked in a caravan shower block. He must decide whether to safeguard his prized secret or preserve his cherished friendship.

SHORT FILM

Brazil Jungle

2016 Drama

Set in the male garden of Eden. A lost paradise of the Brazilian Amazon. The sex, the desire and the chasing are universal primitive animal instincts.

SHORT FILM

Amor de Dios

2016 Drama

During the last days of summer, Paula visits Edu in his new flat in Madrid. Together they will experience a weekend of uncovered feelings through white lies, unrequited love, and the uncertainty of a future that implies certain sacrifices.

SHORT FILM

I am a Photon

2016 Drama

The liberation of body and mind. Discrimination comes in many forms, none so subtle and pervasive as psychological repression.

SHORT FILM

Pink Lemonade

2016 Drama, Romance

Clara and Alex's friendship gets complicated when Clara starts wanting to be more than friends and is mystified when Alex doesn't share the sentiment. A look into teenage lust, sexuality, and loneliness.

SHORT FILM

Citrus & Moan

2016 Documentary

Citrus: The first time I told a boy I loved him. Moan: The time I moaned another crushes name during an intimate moment.

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.

One Summer Night

2016 Drama

Caught in forbidden love, Yong Joon defects from North Korea, leaving Jae Sung behind. Years later, a reunion forces him to choose between past and present.

Golden Boys

2016 Documentary

Every week, ten elderly gay men meet at Tel Aviv’s LGBT Center. In a community that often celebrates youth, this intimate gathering offers a rare space to discuss aging, sexuality, body image, loneliness, and life as widowers, divorcees, or grandparents.

SHORT FILM

A Song for Your Mixtape

2016 Drama, Romance

About a birthday party you weren't invited to.

SHORT FILM

Hello, Stranger

2016 Drama

Arthur is a single dad, struggling with the care for his seven-year-old son Max and the combination of his secret life as a drag queen.

SHORT FILM

Thirty-Six Hours

2016 Drama

A dreamlike island encounter.

Gay Films from 2016

The Ploy

Warwick

Churchroad: Weg Van De Kerk

Taste of Love

Tapette

Call Your Father

Heavy Weight

Skin and Bones

Pushing Dead

Monty

B.F.F.

NY84

Channel G

A Queer Country

Brink

Oasis

Brazil Jungle

Amor de Dios

I am a Photon

Pink Lemonade

Citrus & Moan

The Boy Who Jumped Out

One Summer Night

Golden Boys

A Song for Your Mixtape

Hello, Stranger

Thirty-Six Hours

2016 Collections

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