Gay Films Featuring Brief Encounters

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Drunken Noodles

2025 Drama

Over two summers, between city streets and forest paths, young art student Adnan has a series of unexpected intimate encounters.

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Demon Twink

2025 Horror, Romance

Lonely gay man Dante is offered eternal youth via a mysterious glory hole. His wish is granted, but with a deadly price.

The Male Gaze: Wandering Hearts

2026 Compilation

Are we destined to make the same mistakes in life? Is my teacher attracted to me? Is this more than just a one-night stand? Will my family forgive me? What does the future hold? For these lost souls questioning their paths in life, there are a multitude of answers. A collection of 6 short films.

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I Feel Love

2012 Drama

You think they are together, but then realize it's a fleeting dream.

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Self

2020 Drama

Fernando, a teenager from the conservative countryside of Sao Paulo, decides to meet up with an online date after being mercilessly teased by his friends. Fernando hides his sexuality from everyone and ends up meeting his older date, in a remote area of the woods where they are both out of sight.

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Bad Boy Buck

2022 Drama

After a one night stand with another man, a married farmer attempts to hide the affair from his family as the truth drives him to madness.

The Male Gaze: Naughty Boys

2026 Compilation

Bad behavior travels from the bedroom to the classroom to the beach in these six short films that follow wayward boys and men for whom mischief and sexuality go hand in hand.

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Egg

2026 Romance

A mysterious performer steps into the role of a legendary figure linked to Virgil's egg, dissolving the line between fact and fantasy while remaking a film inspired by his own life. Through desire, chance encounters and dreamlike visions rooted in ancient myths, the story unfolds as an evocative tribute to Naples and its rich literary and mystical legacy.

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Ghosts Just Wanna Have Fun

2025 Drama

The restless spirit of a young soldier drifts across borders on a surreal voyage of excess and discovery, drawing lost souls into his orbit as he moves from place to place.

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A Pipe Dream

2022 Comedy

Preparations for a hookup with a charming top turn messy when a young gay man is interrupted by his overbearing, slovenly roommate.

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History of Other Touches

2016 Drama

An encounter between two young men. One of them doesn't know it's the last time.

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Un/Cut

2022 Drama

A hotel hook-up turns into an eye-opening discussion of the different ideas surrounding circumcision.

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Skin to Skin

2021 Documentary, Drama

An experimental docu-fiction hybrid exploring the beautifully messy relationship between intimacy and hook-up culture.

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Mothers, Lovers and Others

2025 Comedy, Drama

An ensemble drama following a group of strangers who meet at an orgy, where hidden emotions and tangled histories surface. As their stories intersect, each grapples with love, polyamory, and the weight of social expectation, revealing the fragile line between freedom and longing.

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Animal Kingdom

2016 Drama

The new smartphone-app Animal Kingdom has spread so much throughout society that verbal communication is now barely used. During a lonely night, a guy goes out seeking for a human connection, but in a world where everyone wears a mask it's difficult to separate reality from virtuality.

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Of Hearts and Castles

2020 Drama, Romance

A man who's deep in the throes of a break-up meets another man for a night in Los Angeles that will forever keep them connected.

When You Look Beneath the Skin

2023 Compilation

A collection of contemporary stories exploring hidden passions, unspoken feelings and what it means to find yourself in the eyes of another.

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The Wash

2025 Documentary

In the open desert of Southern California, at a gay cruising ground, the film uncovers fragments of queer history, myth, and rumor, piecing together a shifting landscape of memory and desire.

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Kiss of the Rabbit God

2019 Fantasy, Mystery, Romance

A weary Chinese-American restaurant worker becomes fascinated by a mysterious customer who begins appearing in his dreams.

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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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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.

Boys on Film 19: No Ordinary Boy

2019 Compilation

This collection of 10 shorts is the 19th film from the series Boys on Film.

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For The Day I’ve Met Erik

2008 Drama

A young man shares a brief intimate encounter with another.

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Bedding Andrew

2014 Documentary

On the eve of his 30th birthday, Andrew, a man with Cerebral Palsy, reflects on his first sexual encounter and how the event shaped his identity as a gay man.

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Troy

2022 Comedy

Thea and Charlie are used to hearing their neighbor’s nonstop sex life, until one night they catch the sound of a chaotic breakup that changes everything.

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Come Clean

2023 Comedy, Drama

A young gay man, battling O.C.D., navigates the challenges of a Grindr date, struggling to keep his composure and avoid awkward mishaps.

The Israeli Boys

2020 Compilation

Secrets, lies, surprises and more are explored in this rich selection of gay short films from Israel.