Gay Films with Black Characters

I Only Rest in the Storm

2025 Drama

An environmental engineer accepts a position in West Africa, where he develops complex relationships with two locals while uncovering details about his predecessor's unexplained disappearance.

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Where’s Darren?

2017 Drama, Romance

Struggling with heartbreak and the sting of rejection, Darren fights to embrace his true self while navigating his complex desires and shifting sexuality.

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Forever, Ally

2016 Drama, Romance

Ronaldo is a gay black man whose closest companion is a cat named Ally. When she dies, he faces solitude and the realization that she knew him best. Her passing leads him to seek help from his neighbor Dallas, stirring new feelings and nudging him toward connection.

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Reflections

2022 Drama

Set between Mexico and the Dominican Republic, a group of young gay men navigate the challenges of self discovery, desire and acceptance in societies where being themselves is not always welcomed.

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Pompeii

2019 Drama

Tam gets on the first tube home alone. In just a crop-top and high-waisted jeans, he feels conspicuous. So he plugs in his earphones and begins reliving his Halloween night out via his phone.

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Screwdriver

2018 Drama

Michael arrives in a new town hoping for a clean start. He soon meets Josef, a boy who shows no interest in the labels or differences that others focus on. Their friendship deepens, and slowly the two begin to develop feelings for each other.

Locked Up

2004 Drama, Romance

Darren, a young first-time inmate, forms an unexpected bond with Marcus, an experienced prisoner, amid challenges from both fellow inmates and prison staff.

FAQs

2005 Drama

After surviving the tough streets of LA, India hopes all gay bashers will meet their destiny. Enter Destiny, a black, 6-foot-tall, high-heel-wearing, gun-toting drag queen with a soft spot for homeless gay boys.

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Attack

2005 Drama

A neo-Nazi skinhead is apprehended because he has attacked two black teenage boys. As we are taken backwards through the story we realise that things may not be as 'Black & White' as they appear.

For the Bible Tells Me So

2007 Documentary, Romance

An exploration of how the religious right in the U.S. has used its interpretation of the Bible to stigmatize the gay community, and the intersection between religion and homosexuality.

Ghost Writer

2007 Comedy, Horror

Music teacher Jonathan Vandermark has a weakness for young men with big dreams but little means. When Sebastian enters his life and exploits his generosity, Jonathan's existence is forever altered.

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Engaged

2019 Comedy, Drama, Romance

Darren's only wish is to propose to his longtime boyfriend. What unexpected obstacles lie ahead?

Kill Kill Faster Faster

2008 Thriller

Recently paroled after serving time for his wife's murder, Joey One-Way collaborates with a producer adapting his prison play. He falls for the producer's ex-con wife, leading to a doomed affair.

Crush

2009 Drama, Romance

A four-part anthology explores the diverse spectrum of emotions and dynamics within gay relationships, weaving together compelling narratives of love, loss, and discovery.

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On the Low

2005 Drama, Romance

Delves into the secretive bond between high schoolers Ty and Kevin, navigating internal conflicts over their evolving relationship.

The Obituary of Tunde Johnson

2019 Drama

A wealthy, Nigerian-American teen is pulled over by police, shot to death and immediately awakens, reliving the same day over and over, trapped in a terrifying time loop - forced to confront difficult truths about his life and himself.

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Stay Lost

2023 Drama

A nomadic musician sets an aimless and depressed young man's life on an entirely new trajectory.

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FBOY

2023 Comedy

A man faces his commitment issues at a tense family dinner, all while maintaining the illusion of a perfect relationship.

Dream Boy

2023 Drama, Romance

Logan, a grieving writer, struggles to find inspiration after his boyfriend Ian’s tragic death. When Parker, a journalist, arrives to interview him, romance sparks. But Ian’s ghost haunts Logan’s dreams, blurring the line between reality and memory.

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The Beauty President

2021 Documentary

In 1992, at the height of the AIDS pandemic, activist Terence Alan Smith made a historic bid for president of the United States as his drag queen persona Joan Jett Blakk. Today, Smith reflects back on his seminal civil rights campaign and its place in American history.

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Raheem (The Second Summer of Love)

2023 Drama

Raheem is a young black male struggling with his sexuality as he secretly begins having same-sex interactions at raves, unbeknownst to his best friend Koop.

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Scored

2025 Drama

A rising Black queer composer is hired to score a film about grief, only to find his own voice and love on the line as he battles exploitation, erasure, and the price of his dreams.

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I Wait for the Night

2018 Animation

A discussion between two boys on the shores of an abandoned lake will force one of them to face his inner demons.

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The Attendant

1993 Drama

Memory mixes with desire as a museum attendant is caught up in sado-masochistic fantasies inspired by a 19th century painting of slaves in chains called Scene on the coast of Africa. The man remembers his past as a singer and delivers Dido's lament from Purcell's opera.

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The Infamous T

2012 Documentary

Examines an intimate year in the life of Jonathon, a young gay man finding himself while living at the intersection of queer and black identities and struggling with a lifetime of homelessness. As he struggles to balance his family of origin and family of choice, stay in school, and be his most authentic self, Jonathon discovers that home is more than four walls, and friendship can transform us.

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Trial Period

2023 Drama

A queer Black DJ in New York's underground club scene runs into an old friend with an unresolved history.

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Night Watch

2018 Drama

Magno watches over backpack-carrying boys at a supermarket, while Bismarck's night shift unfolds slowly.