Gay Short Films

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Bayard & Me

2017 Documentary

Bayard Rustin, the man behind the March on Washington, found love with Walter Naegle. In the 1980s, Bayard adopted Walter to secure the legal bond marriage couldn’t offer. Years later, Walter recalls their life together and the quiet link between gay love and the civil rights struggle.

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The Memory of You

2015 Drama, Romance

Adam is going to dinner with his wife, when he is disrupted by something from his past. A story about a love that never was, shot in one single take.

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The Tiger’s Fight

2016 Drama

After a year of drought, Nicolas prepares for “The Tiger’s Fight”, a prehispanic ritual where the village men fight to imitate thunder and foster the rain, hoping for a good harvest.

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Status

2024 Drama

A one-night stand between two young men turns out differently than expected and leads to conflict.

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The Blue Boy

1997 Drama, Romance

Matt, a 20-something aspiring actor, becomes increasingly confused about his sexuality. When he meets a wealthy older benefactor, he starts trading favors for a small taste of the finer things in life.

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Michael, a Gay Son

1980 Documentary

By following one young man through the process, this documentary attempts to give the audience an idea of the expereinces and feelings involved in that most uncomfortable of coming of age processes... Coming out.

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Drawings of My BF

2021 Documentary

An artist and his muse discuss their relationship and how they became lovers.

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Pick Up

2017 Drama, Romance

Jesse is a driver for Pick Up, a ride-sharing service in LA, who's fallen for a handsome passenger until he shares a secret that threatens to steer them both off course.

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Blue Noise

2022 Drama

After a rift with his father, a young apprentice named Alex looks for connection elsewhere. A growing bond with his instructor pushes him to cross a line and discover something new about himself.

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Sweet Water

2023 Drama

João and Pedro are cousins who met each other after many years to deal with inheritance matters: their grandfather's farm, which is about to be sold to a sugar mill. Mother nature's forces shed light on unsolved business between them.

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How I Got to the Moon by Subway

2018 Drama, Fantasy

Facing the onset of ALS, a gruff older man visits the hospital with his partner to preserve his voice before silence takes it away.

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January

2024 Drama

Willem enters January weighed down by a painful breakup. Stripped of his relationship, he is left to face a more unsettling question about who he is on his own.

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Days of Rage

2019 Drama

Trump's declarations concerning Israel and a Palestinian immigrant's uncle's medical diagnosis conspire to throw the latter into crisis, push him into provocative encounters, and jeopardize his relationship.

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A Night in the Life

2025 Comedy

An intimate snapshot of New York nightlife, captured before the music starts and the crowd arrives.

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Black Tie

2026 Drama

Harry readies himself for an important day with the support of his boyfriend.

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The Goods

2026 Comedy, Drama

Two best friends engage in casual lad talk that gradually shifts into a charged exchange of teasing, ego and buried attraction. As the night unfolds, humour and discomfort blur together, exposing unspoken curiosity and boundaries neither of them is fully prepared to face.

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David

2022 Drama

David Shannon navigates the horrors of the HIV/AIDS pandemic of the 1980s. He strives to embrace his empathy and compassion for those who are openly despised by society for being part of the LGBTQ+ community.

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All About My Son

2025 Drama

A conservative Taiwanese mother and a British gay man meet to discuss his involvement in her son’s life and the finer details of her son’s death.

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Nothing in Particular

2018 Drama

A man who has never felt same-sex attraction finds himself falling unexpectedly for another man.

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Chickenshit

2023 Drama

During a summer afternoon, two unruly boys race through the open countryside looking for trouble. A reckless challenge at an electric fence turns their rivalry into a charged moment neither of them saw coming.

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The Obstacle Course

2016 Drama

A young gay man leaves his family and the world that condemns him, determined to stand up against homophobia. A bold anti homophobia POV commercial.

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The Martyr

2024 Drama

A young man’s obsession with the half-naked figure of Jesus Christ leads him down a dangerous path of self-harm and masochistic tendencies.

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Lasting Marks

2018 Documentary

In 1987, police in England acquired a video of a group of men participating in consensual sadomasochistic sex acts. The tape launched one of the largest vice investigations in British history, code-named Operation Spanner.

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Changing Tide

2022 Drama

After a difficult breakup leaves him adrift, Beto must rediscover who he is while navigating the loneliness of a world cut off from connection.

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Iridescence

2017 Drama, Musical

Logan is 16 and grieving his mother while living with his abusive father Vince, who shame on his son for being gay. Guided by his mother’s presence, Logan learns to accept himself and confront Vince. He chooses to stay alive and move forward, stronger than the words carved into him.

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Center Lights

2013 Drama

An experimental 7-minute short film, is a melancholy, but incredibly sensual examination of gay male desire, longing and fantasy.

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The Passion According to Karim

2024 Comedy

A patrol of scouts arrives at a remote village to perform the Crucifixion of Christ. Seventeen-year-old Karim, who has been given the role of Christ, is determined to find the ecstasy within himself to ensure that his performance of the martyr on the cross will be authentic. Fellow scout Pierre-Marie offers him a helping hand.

Bayard & Me

The Memory of You

The Tiger’s Fight

Status

The Blue Boy

Michael, a Gay Son

Drawings of My BF

Pick Up

Blue Noise

Sweet Water

How I Got to the Moon by Subway

January

Days of Rage

A Night in the Life

Black Tie

The Goods

David

All About My Son

Nothing in Particular

Chickenshit

The Obstacle Course

The Martyr

Lasting Marks

Changing Tide

Iridescence

Center Lights

The Passion According to Karim

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