Gay Films with Black Characters

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A Broken Appointment

2017 Drama, Romance

A vignette. A Relationship. A Rise and Fall.

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Crave

2024 Drama

An African musician meets a charming courtesan in a tiny French seaside town for a rare and secret moment of intimacy, one that is sabotaged by a dangerous dark desire.

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Youssou & Malek

2022 Drama, Musical, Romance

Youssou and Malek are in love but they now have to say goodbye. Tomorrow, Youssou is flying off to the other side of the world, leaving behind him Malek and the neighborhood where they grew up. They promised each other to meet at the top of the hill for their last sunset together.

Winter Boy

2022 Drama

17-year-old Lucas is in his final year of boarding school when his father's sudden death shatters everything he took for granted. Filled with rage and despair, he visits his older brother in Paris to seek solace in this new city.

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Men Don’t Whisper

2017 Comedy

After enduring emasculation at a sales conference, Reese and Peyton, a gay couple, embark on a quest to reclaim their sense of masculinity by pursuing an unconventional goal: sleeping with women.

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Bottom

2022 Comedy, Horror

A man prepares to face his fear about intimacy, but the night shifts quickly when a horrific secret is revealed.

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Slow

2011 Drama

An online date takes an unexpected turn, challenging perceptions and expectations in the digital realm of relationships.

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Tadpole

2018 Drama

Chris takes a risk that alters his friendship with Alex forever, exploring newfound feelings in a moment of vulnerability.

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Anthem

1991 Comedy

A celebration of dance, music, words, and poetry explores the joy and challenges of being black and queer.

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Hey You

2019 Drama

Two men's casual encounter sparks deeper questions beyond roles as they navigate expectations and personal desires.

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Caught Looking

1992 Comedy, Sci-Fi

A man explores his desire and encounters a young Tunisian.

Beneath the Scar: A Story of Resilience

2025 Documentary

Explores the life of screenwriter Deuntay Diggs, who is a police officer by trade, based on his biography of the same name.

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Everybody Is Having Sex… But Ryan

2009 Comedy, Romance

Ryan, a dancer struggling to find love, discovers that what he truly seeks has been right in front of him all along after his best friend Dustin intervenes.

Pushing Dead

2016 Comedy, Drama

When a struggling writer, HIV positive for 20+ years, accidentally deposits a $100 birthday check, he is dropped from his health plan for earning too much. In this new era of sort-of universal care, can he take on a helpless bureaucracy or come up with $3000 a month to buy meds on his own?

Never Met Picasso

1996 Comedy, Drama, Romance

A gay thirty year old lives at home and is in the midst of a serious creative funk. Rejected by numerous art schools and lacking romantic prospects, he looks to his charismatic Uncle Alfred for inspiration.

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Folsom Street

2015 Comedy, Fantasy, Musical

A kink and fetish fueled dance explosion in celebration of the 2015 Folsom Street Fair.

August: Surprise Door

2024 Drama, Romance

August Chandler has always believed he could control his world - even if it meant distorting the truth. But when a mysterious figure from his past appears without warning, everything begins to unravel.

I Am Samuel

2020 Documentary

An intimate portrait of a Kenyan man torn between balancing duty to his family with his dreams for his future.

Outed

2023 Drama

Oliver, a recent high school graduate, is kicked out of his house after his parents find out he is gay. He struggles to make it on his own as he tries to find a way to pay for college.

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The Things You Think I’m Thinking

2017 Drama, Romance

A black male burn survivor and amputee embarks on his first date with a non-disabled man since his accident.

Living 4 the Weekend: BluVonte

2022 Drama

A group of friends live their life to the fullest especially on the weekends. While most of them are in relationships, they face adversity while trying to find out exactly who they are.

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Other Black Boys

2019 Drama

Upon the arrival of an old friend, a queer, black college student must confront the facades he maintains within his various relationships.

The Skin of the Teeth

2018 Drama, Thriller

After his date takes a shocking turn, a man is plunged into a surreal interrogation of just who and what he is.

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A Different Time

2018 Drama, Romance

Against the backdrop of the American South in the 1960s, three lives become intertwined as each person discovers that love can take unexpected forms in a time shaped by prejudice, tradition, and change.