Gay Films with Asian Characters

SHORT FILM

302

2024 Drama

During National Service in late 2000s Singapore, officer cadet Aaron comes out as gay while serving in the army. His declaration, known as “302”, triggers a chain reaction that exposes the pressures, consequences, and hidden tensions within the military system.

SHORT FILM

A Story of Wedding

2022 Drama

To satisfy their families, Huanlin, a gay man, and Ziqiao, a lesbian, agree to have a marriage of convenience.

SHORT FILM

Fireflies

2019 Musical

Driven by Filipino music, restless ambition, and the pull of Manila nights, three friends stepping out of childhood confront their own challenges. Their past and present push them to create, sing, and dance to songs shaped by heartache and solitude.

SHORT FILM

Happy for You

2023 Comedy, Drama, Romance

Three friends walk into a brunch. Two will walk out as a couple.

Desire: The Short Films of Ohm

2019 Compilation

A collection of stories about desire, decency, and deceit from filmmaker Ohm Phanphiroj.

SHORT FILM

The Fish Curry

2017 Animation, Drama

At 28, Lalit chooses to come out to his parents. To share his truth and seek their acceptance, he prepares his father's favorite fish curry.

Run

2021 Drama

Gene from Mariveles and Mark from Leyte find love and escape their pasts in picturesque Arayat.

Solos

2007 Drama, Romance

Explores relationships among three individuals who are struggling to open up their feelings towards each other.

Don Filipo

2021 Horror, Thriller

A young nurse faces fear in a rural Philippine town gripped by mysterious disappearances.

SHORT FILM

Milind Soman Made Me Gay

2007 Documentary

A conceptual documentary about desire and notions of home & belonging among gay South Asians in diaspora.

Cobalt Blue

2022 Drama, Romance

When a brother and sister fall in love with the same man, their traditional Marathi family is torn apart.

We’re Both Grooms

2022 Comedy, Romance

It's the wedding day of Seto Ryosuke, an elementary school teacher, and Aikawa Mizuki, a lemon farmer.

The Racoon

2016 Drama, Romance

Xiao An and Mao Cai, dorm mates brought together by a mix-up with their bed sheets, quickly form a bond that deepens with every encounter. When Mao Cai asks Xiao An to be his “little brother”, Xiao An agrees, though his feelings reach far beyond brotherhood.

Boys on Film 1: Hard Love

2009 Compilation

Features numerous award-winning short films that deal with all aspects of gay life.

Boring Love

2009 Comedy, Drama, Romance

Ped, heartbroken after losing his girlfriend, forms an unexpected bond with Oiy, a male coworker who confesses his love, challenging Ped's assumptions about himself and his desires.

Boys on Film 6: Pacific Rim

2011 Compilation

Boys On Film goes down under to bring a fresh batch of funny and touching tales courtesy of our Aussie and Kiwi cousins, while from the USA and Hawaii to Singapore via Korea several more stories of men falling in love round out the collection.

A Balloon’s Landing

2024 Drama

Hong Kong writer Tian Yu and Taipei gangster Xiang set out to find the Bay of Whales, uncovering surprises and forming strong bonds along the way.

SHORT FILM

Zero One

2019 Drama

Jimmy returns home after years abroad, facing familial tensions and confronting his sister's homophobia.

Fruitcake

2024 Comedy, Romance

In modern-day Metro Manila, a diverse group of Filipinos faces life's lows as their destinies collide on a fateful train ride, unfolding a heartwarming and comedic tapestry of interconnected stories.

We Are Faheem & Karun

2024 Romance

A young security man, Karun from south of India, is posted in Gurez, a remote village in Kashmir, North of India. One day a young Kashmiri man, Faheem, with a disarming smile appears at the check post.

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Queerpanorama

2025 Drama

A gay man impersonates men he has had encounters with and brings this new persona with him to his next ones. Only by pretending to be someone else can he be truly himself.

The Men Who My Father Loved

2018 Drama

After a year away, a man returns to his childhood home in Kyoto while working part time in Tokyo. With both parents gone, his sister plans to sell the house, prompting him to search through their belongings one final time. When he discovers his father’s notebook titled “My Memories”, he uncovers a hidden account of the men his father loved and the relationships that shaped his life.

SHORT FILM

Gaze in Silence

2022 Drama, Romance

Yan Xin is a quiet office worker whose casual dating life draws the attention of Yun Fei, a voyeuristic stalker obsessed with following strangers and invading their privacy. As Yun Fei's fascination with Yan Xin grows, he witnesses a date turn into a life-threatening encounter, forcing him to choose between staying hidden or stepping in.

SHORT FILM

The Love Ring

2022 Drama, Fantasy

Wrongly branded a thief and haunted by unsettling supernatural events, Zwe Khant begins to question his own reality. His only source of comfort is his older friend Plann, whose unwavering faith keeps him grounded. But as their bond deepens, both are forced to choose between following their hearts and doing what they believe is right.

SHORT FILM

Depth

2022 Drama

A chance reunion rekindles unresolved feelings as Zhou Mu unexpectedly crosses paths with Yi Ran and his supposed girlfriend. Determined to reclaim a place in Yi Ran's life, Zhou Mu sets off a chain of emotional revelations that could change everything.

Copa 181

2017 Drama, Romance

Taná leads a quiet life in Rio de Janeiro with his wife, balancing his job at a building supply store with her career as an opera singer. Their ordinary routine is unexpectedly disrupted when Kika, a charismatic transgender woman, enters their lives, setting in motion a series of events that challenges their relationships and perspectives.

The Gemini

2016 Drama, Romance, Thriller

Two young men in Myanmar struggle to keep their hidden love alive as family expectations and an arranged marriage threaten to separate them, forcing them to choose between duty and the future they dreamed of together.