2020 Gay Movies & Short Films

In a Future April (The Young Pasolini)

2020 Documentary

Explore Pier Paolo Pasolini's youth through the perspective of his cousin, Nico Naldini, a writer and poet.

Dear Tenant

2020 Drama, Romance

After his grandmother's death, a boy in Taiwan faces upheaval when his uncle returns and disputes apartment ownership, uncovering family secrets and reshaping his understanding of home and belonging.

Love Tasting

2020 Drama

A visually stunning coming-of-age film set in a small Polish town follows four teenagers navigating self-discovery and personal reflections.

Avalon

2020 Documentary

Directors compile a lengthy film from intimate tapes, chronicling a relationship deteriorating into isolation over six years.

SHORT FILM

Bill & Robert

2020 Romance

Set just five years after homosexuality was decriminalized in the United States, this chronological love story follows Bill and Robert, two young Black gay men navigating a world where prejudice and stigma still surround their identities. Despite the pressures of their environment, they learn to embrace who they are and the love they find in each other.

The Hater

2020 Drama, Thriller

A young man searches for purpose in a net of hatred and violence that he tries to control.

SHORT FILM

Bator

2020 Drama

After a devastating cycling accident leaves him with severe nerve damage on one side of his body, R. struggles to feel connected to himself or the world around him. While recovering, he becomes captivated by an ASMR creator whose soothing videos offer rare comfort. As his obsession deepens, the man on screen seems to speak directly to him, guiding him toward an increasingly intimate experience. For R., the encounter becomes an unexpected awakening, restoring a sense of connection he thought he had lost.

Restart After Come Back Home

2020 Drama, Romance

Returning to his rural hometown, Mitsuomi's life changes when he meets Yamato on a farm, leading to a transformative relationship that challenges their beliefs and futures.

SHORT FILM

How Did You Know I Was Gay?

2020 Documentary

A candid conversation among several queer individuals reflecting on their experiences of staying in the closet and the journey of coming out.

My Lockdown Romance

2020 Comedy, Drama, Romance

Explores Tom's unspoken love for Kendrick, rekindling their friendship amidst life changes and revelations.

SHORT FILM

Out

2020 Comedy

A boy struggles to reveal his sexuality to his deeply religious parents, risking everything for honesty and acceptance.

SHORT FILM

The Outsider

2020 Drama

Sito is a teenager who hates the countryside, the smell of slurry, farms and village life, but he has never left the rural area where he was born, nor does it seem that the possibility of doing so can end his discomfort.

SHORT FILM

After

2020 Drama, Musical, Romance

A couple's once perfect relationship is turned upside-down as they deal with the loss of their daughter in opposite and conflicting ways.

Drawn Back Home

2020 Drama

After the death of his father and end of his marriage, Eric becomes restless and rudderless. When an old friend comes to town looking to reconnect with Eric, the two must navigate unresolved issues of the past and uncertainties of the future.

SHORT FILM

Jackplot

2020 Drama, Thriller

A lucrative win at the races for newlyweds Kevin and Jay turns into a perilous car ride home when Jay claims ownership of the prize and has a very different idea of how to spend the cash to Kevin.

SHORT FILM

Lime

2020 Comedy, Drama

A young black man finds himself having to learn to live in his truth after experiencing a life-changing high and low.

SHORT FILM

Heaven Reaches Down to Earth

2020 Drama

Tau comes to a realisation, setting in motion a cascade of thoughts and emotions in Tumelo - nothing will ever be the same between them.

SHORT FILM

Swingin’

2020 Comedy, Drama, Musical

When sixth-grader boy Qiu is bullied in school for having gay dads, his stepfather Howard, a flamboyant Jazz trumpet player, must confront his own nightmares of childhood bulling before he can provide his son a feeling of security.

SHORT FILM

Gurl

2020 Drama, Musical

Infamous Māori Drag Queen Carmen "Gurl" finally accepts her true-self when she falls in love with a fading rugby star on an ill-fated night in New Zealand 1975.

Eden

2020 Drama

A coming-of-age film about a religious summer camp, Eden tells the story through the eyes of three youths who are torn between ideology, independence and falling in love.

SHORT FILM

The Suit Weareth the Man

2020 Drama

Unable to escape this waking nightmare, the Suited Men invade Maciej's dreams, and the lines between shame filled desire and reality, begin to blur.

SHORT FILM

Sunset Cemetery

2020 Romance

Joseph isn't particularly happy, even though he's good at hiding it. The day his brother dies, he becomes certain he'll miss out on his life. So that it doesn't slip away from him, one night, he gives in to his desire.

SHORT FILM

Mars Colony

2020 Sci-Fi

Sixteen-year-old Logan is seen as an aggressive loser. One evening, he receives a visit from a mysterious man who insists that he is from the future and that he is also Logan, but 40 years older.

SHORT FILM

Fragile

2020 Drama, Romance

Mehdi is a hopeless romantic. But too stuck up, according to his best friend Olive, who pushes him to experiment and spice up his life by hooking-up through gay dating apps. The day Mehdi finally makes up his mind, he is confronted to his random lover's peculiar expectations.

SHORT FILM

First Love

2020 Drama

A drag show in a Parisian bar. The public has eyes only for the queen of the night, Cookie Kunty. But from the back of the room, Baptiste, her boyfriend, may be looking at her for the last time.

SHORT FILM

So long, Paris!

2020 Comedy

A bittersweet comedy about how a fanciful and rebellious preteen ends up accepting her parents' divorce.

Dating Amber

2020 Comedy, Drama, Romance

Two school friends decide to start a pretend straight relationship in an effort to fit in.

Gay Films from 2020

In a Future April (The Young Pasolini)

Dear Tenant

Love Tasting

Avalon

Bill & Robert

The Hater

Bator

Restart After Come Back Home

How Did You Know I Was Gay?

My Lockdown Romance

Out

The Outsider

After

Drawn Back Home

Jackplot

Lime

Heaven Reaches Down to Earth

Swingin’

Gurl

Eden

The Suit Weareth the Man

Sunset Cemetery

Mars Colony

Fragile

First Love

So long, Paris!

Dating Amber

2020 Collections

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