2017 Gay Movies & Short Films

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Lions in Waiting

2017 Drama, Romance

A young hockey player gains the courage to embrace his true self after facing hazing, becoming an inspiration to a teammate striving to find their own fearlessness.

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Petit ami

2017 Drama

Jasper's ordinary date at a motel takes a mysterious turn when he discovers

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Two Men

2017 Fantasy, Musical

Two men fall in love with each other in an all-male world. As their relationship develops, however, it is no longer their own personal matter, but rather a jarring dissonance in this masculine world. The minorities express their needs, but their expression seems so powerless and fragile in comparison with the society at large.

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No Place Like Home

2017 Drama

Niko's carefree life and sexuality are disrupted when he returns home to Eastern Europe to care for his ailing mother, confronting family dynamics and personal responsibilities in unexpected ways.

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Poker Gayme

2017 Drama

A simple poker night takes an unexpected turn when John’s long held secret slips out. As the truth settles over the table, it is not the confession itself that disturbs him, but the way his friends respond.

Martyr

2017 Drama

A young man's tragic death at Beirut's seaside causes his friends to grapple with loss and to partake in his community's rites and ceremonies, exposing the city's schisms and its society's fault lines.

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Flight

2017 Drama

After a tough break-up, a student finds comfort in a budding relationship.

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Caledonian Road

2017 Drama

On a rainy night, Seb made a decision to meet up with Corey, driven by a desire to explore new territory and fulfill a long-held fantasy

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Release

2017 Drama

A young Chinese-American college student struggles to come out as gay to his very traditional, demanding father.

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War. Room

2017 Drama

A reflective look at the traumatic experiences of serving in the Israeli army as a gay soldier.

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Hot Tea

2017 Animation, Fantasy

A man indulges in the vapour of a glass of hot tea. He drifts off to a colourful world where scents seem to be visualised and assume physical powers. Just when the man’s pleasure builds up to a sensual climax, the glass throws a spanner in the works.

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Bad Bunny

2017 Drama

Wayward boy punishes his mother's lover. Beauty and horror flirt with each other. Young gods callously abjure conventional morality.

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Exchange

2017 Drama

A gay man is forced to give up the last remaining vestige of yet another failed relationship: his ex's jacket. But during the post-breakup stuff exchange, belongings are not the only things that get swapped.

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The Colour of His Hair

2017 Documentary

An examination of the Lesbian and Gay News Media Archive in London interspersed with recollections of the Homosexual Law Reform Society and a meditation on life under discriminatory law.

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Confrontation

2017 Drama

A devout family man's past actions are put to the test after seeing his son for the first time in 8 years after he kicked him out for being gay.

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The Eyes That Fall Upon Us

2017 Documentary

Plays with the concept of anti-LGBT rhetoric and how the LGBT community, such as the couple presented, persevere and continue to spread love and acceptance in a time when their own love is under attack.

The Strange Ones

2017 Drama, Mystery, Thriller

Mysterious events surround the travels of two brothers as they make their way across a remote American landscape. On the surface all seems normal, but what appears to be a simple vacation soon gives way to a dark and complex web of secrets.

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Refugee’s Welcome

2017 Drama

Moonif, a young Syrian man, leaves the refugee camp to wander the streets of Berlin. He starts to discover the city that feels alien to him. He embarks on a journey where he will confront outer dangers and inner desires.

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Why We Ran From Iran

2017 Documentary

Tells the story of sex Iranian LGBT refugees in Turkey, hoping to gain political asylum in the US and Canada.

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Vanilla

2017 Documentary

Look around. Everything you see and touch can taste like vanilla.

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Barcelona from Above

2017 Drama

David joins Martí on a search for filming locations, but as they wander, the hidden story buried in David’s script slowly comes to light.

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Curtain Down

2017 Comedy, Musical, Romance

A love story that takes a surreal but tender look at gender, identity and aging as our hero is forced to choose between art and love.

Torment

2017 Horror

Drawing bold inspiration from the twisted and horrifying world of Gacy's torture, this film dares to explore boundaries that others have feared to cross!

Fluidø

2017 Sci-Fi

Set in 2060, explores relationships and identities in a post-AIDS era, where gender-fluid ZERO GENs and their bodily fluids redefine pleasure and provoke a new war on drugs.

Reinventing Marvin

2017 Drama

A young man flees his family to pursue his dream of becoming an actor.

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Tellin’ Dad

2017 Drama

Dan comes out to his entire family, saving his Dad for last. How will his father react to the news?

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Late Night Talk Show

2017 Drama

Two interns form a bond when they take calls for a talk show amidst a controversial book-banning incident in Singapore. But their personal convictions - and first impressions - are put to the test.

Gay Films from 2017

Lions in Waiting

Petit ami

Two Men

No Place Like Home

Poker Gayme

Martyr

Flight

Caledonian Road

Release

War. Room

Hot Tea

Bad Bunny

Exchange

The Colour of His Hair

Confrontation

The Eyes That Fall Upon Us

The Strange Ones

Refugee’s Welcome

Why We Ran From Iran

Vanilla

Barcelona from Above

Curtain Down

Torment

Fluidø

Reinventing Marvin

Tellin’ Dad

Late Night Talk Show

2017 Collections

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