Gay Films Featuring Brief Encounters

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Swimming with You

2022 Drama

Two boys get locked out of their car after a gay hookup goes wrong.

Desire: The Short Films of Ohm

2019 Compilation

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

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Silverlake Afternoon

2018 Comedy

Michael, at 33, has never been with another man. His first experience promises to be awkward yet unexpectedly fulfilling.

Boys on Film 1: Hard Love

2009 Compilation

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

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Fish Tank

2018 Drama, Thriller

When a student ventures to his first hookup with a mysterious older gentleman, he faces the daunting task of discerning whether his anxieties forewarn of a darker reality lurking behind his host's facade.

Boys on Film X

2013 Compilation

The tenth volume in the world’s most successful short film series.

Boys on Film 3: American Boy

2009 Compilation

Gay short films from the East Coast to the West Coast prove there's more to American boys than meets the eye.

Boys on Film 11: We Are Animals

2014 Compilation

A series of eight short films dealing with the varied experiences of gay men and boys.

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Ruok

2018 Comedy

Best friends Alex and Bryan's rift deepens when one betrays the other over a crush, leading to unexpected developments and further strains in their friendship.

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Wednesdays

2008 Drama

Every Wednesday, a soldier slips away from his barracks to visit a Buddhist man in the city. In the intimacy they share, conversations about faith, longing, and dreams reveal a bond that reaches far beyond their secret meetings.

Boys Briefs 3: Between the Boys

2006 Compilation

Explore the sometimes charming, sometimes sadistic world of hooking up.

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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.

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Tengo sitio

2020 Thriller

Kevin visits Leo after the two connect through a dating app. While Kevin is quiet and uncertain, Leo is far more confident with casual hookups. As the night unfolds, Leo begins to develop feelings that go beyond what Kevin expected.

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.

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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.

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Thirst Trap

2023 Horror, Romance, Thriller

He wants you to look. Night after night, his routine is the same: cruise the apps, exchange pics, move in for the kill. He knows every trick, every angle, every subtlety that captures your attention. After all, he's been doing this for two hundred years.

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Amen

2010 Drama, Romance

Follows an engaged gay man as he struggles with the conflict between his sexuality and the condemnation he faces from his religious community, forcing him to confront faith, and identity.

COMING SOON SHORT FILM

Sado

2026 Drama, Mystery

During a small celebration between three gay roommates, the arrival of a stranger met through a dating app destabilizes their intimacy, turning desire into a dangerous game of trust.

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Good Morning

2014 Comedy, Drama, Romance

After his 30th birthday bash, a man wakes up to a hangover, sparking comical reflections on sexual identity and age anxiety.

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Adoración, Adoración, Adoración

2019 Drama

After the elections of 2018 in Brazil, LGBT people are being threatened. A young man is afraid to walk on the streets because he is gay. He has been chased by homophobic guys and he is looking for protection and a place to feel safe. The only way to pass through it is making magic. This film is a manifesto about love, creative power, freedom to be and exist and about respect.

Night Out

2018 Comedy, Drama

On a wild Saturday night in Berlin, friends, lovers, and strangers collide in a chaotic swirl of parties, hookups, and misadventures. From singles to couples, gay to straight, their escapades push limits but ultimately unravel in comical twists of fate.

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A Safe Place

1977 Drama

Discovering intimacy in a cinema, a high-school student must reevaluate his own sexuality.

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Wet Hair

2023 Comedy

A pair of ex-lovers meet up in the woods to engage in the fetish that keeps them locked emotionally to each other.

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Naughty Spot

2021 Animation, Drama, Romance

It's Tonio's first time in Corsica. He wanders across the island and on dating apps until stumbling upon the Oracle, a user who tells him about gay life in Corsica. Their conversation is reenacted with an actor who seems to connect deeply with the Oracle's story.

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For Your Pleasure

2018 Drama

Explores the raw experience of living openly queer in defiance of social expectation, tracing the pull of addiction and the longing for intimacy found in unexpected places.

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Don’t Blame Jack

2019 Drama

Manic-depressive Jack wrestles with the allure of mania versus the stability of ordinary life, questioning the sacrifices required for sanity and stability.

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More Than He Knows

2019 Drama

During a routine staycation, a happily married couple discovers that the wife understands her husband more deeply than he understands himself.