Coming-of-Age Gay Films - Gay Films Matter

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October

2018 Drama

A taciturn Ugandan teen writes a poem to help articulate their true feelings.

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Out of the Blue

2016 Drama

Once again Mads is forced to walk home because his big brother, Anders, is running late. Finally Anders arrives, but during a stop on the drive back home to their father, Mads is confronted with the questionable path that Anders is heading down. When an unforeseen collision with a deer occurs, their relationship is tossed around on the highway.

Nevrland

2019 Drama, Horror, Thriller

A 17-year-old with an anxiety disorder develops a virtual friendship with a 26-year-old artist, leading to unexpected events when they finally meet in person.

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Candy Boy

2007 Animation

Panic ensues in an orphanage as children fall mysteriously ill. Candy Boy, the bravest orphan, investigates, but complications arise with the arrival of a new resident, complicating his search for answers.

Feeling Randy

2024 Comedy

In the midst of family confusion, Randy goes on a road trip with his school friends to discover his sexuality in the 1970s.

Sunflower

2023 Drama

In the working-class suburbs of Melbourne, a teenager grapples with understanding and embracing his sexuality.

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Love Bites

2025 Romance

Liam and Anatole were in the throes of an exciting new relationship, until they had a fight, and Anatole disappeared. Liam can't accept the breakup. He follows him to a Halloween party.

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Quodlibet

2022 Drama

When love is rejected or left unanswered, it can shake our belief in its very existence. Caught between obsession, self-inflicted suffering, and the painful acceptance of loss, we are forced to confront the emotional cost of letting go and learning to move forward.

COMING SOON

Lunar Sway

2026 Comedy, Drama

Cliff is struggling with his love life in a desert town when he unexpectedly connects with his estranged birth mother. After learning of his mom’s string of secrets, Cliff is led on a wild misadventure while also spending time with his love interest, Stew, a mysterious dentist.

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The Revelations of Gavin Grey

2022 Drama

High school junior, Gavin Grey has a big secret, a secret that's he's not ready to share with anyone.

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Haïku

2022 Drama

Opposites Adam and Evan live in a small village in the French countryside. They go to the same high school but have never spoken to each other. During the summer holidays a prank lands the pair in trouble, and as a result they are forced to get to know each other.

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Precious Moments

2003 Drama

A 30-something man is arrested for being with a young man under the age of consent. The young man, a resident of a group home, initiated contact and claimed to be old enough.

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Autumn

2024 Drama

Sixteen year old Adam is forced into a conversion therapy facility by his mother. Haunted by fantasies and memories he cannot silence, he struggles with shame desire and the pressure to deny who he is.

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Hide & Seek

2024 Drama

In a conservative international school in Mexico, an ostracized Israeli boy cuts class and hides in the shadows, coming to terms with his attraction to men.

Rapture in Blue

2020 Horror, Thriller

Wracked with desires he's long tried to ignore, the lines between real and unreal blur into obscurity for an anxious young man who's just encountered the insidious new boy living in his childhood home.

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The Wilding

2012 Drama, Romance

Juvenile inmate Malcolm faces a tough decision between securing parole and protecting his beloved inside the system.

Boys on Film 21: Beautiful Secret

2021 Compilation

Invites you on a voyage of emotion-soaked self-discovery, where same-sex attraction is celebrated, first loves are tenderly formulated, and beautiful secrets burn and bloom.

The Male Gaze: Three’s Company

2021 Compilation

Six different gay relationships face the dilemma of having a third party and the group dymanics at play.

COMING SOON

Animol

2026 Drama

Inside a young offender institution, Troy is immediately pulled into a harsh system shaped by gang culture, shifting loyalties and constant threat. As he struggles to find his footing, a connection forms with another inmate, one that offers brief solace but risks exposing them both in an environment where weakness is punished.

The Male Gaze: The Boy Is Mine

2020 Compilation

A variety of characters throw caution to the wind and take their chances on a fleeting moment.

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Breakfast

2016 Drama, Horror

When a young man suffering from anorexia is pressured to eat breakfast by his boyfriend, the couple are thrust into an otherworld where their anxieties and frustrations are made horrifyingly real.

The Male Gaze: The Heat of the Night

2019 Compilation

Six stories about late-night confessions, intimacy for sale, high-speed hookups and full moon frisson cause temperatures to rise.

The Male Gaze: First Kiss

2018 Compilation

From regret to introspection, a compilation of festival award-winning short films that look at relationships between men.

The Male Gaze: Strikers & Defenders

2020 Compilation

Exploring how rivalry between teams can spill over into teacher-pupil relationships, high school crushes and brotherly compassion.

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Keep Going

2016 Drama

Elementary school brothers Shan and Jia embark on a simple mission that only a child could appreciate the severity of in this freewheeling, carefree school yard tale. Because Pei-Lin, Shan's crush, is going to move away soon, they make a promise of exchanging their favourite signed baseballs. Meanwhile, Jia has lost his brother's signed ball, leading the pair of them to a nearby park to begin the operation of finding it before they are due back at school around sunset.

The Teacher

2020 Drama

Natalio is a passionate teacher. When Juani, a friend, comes to live in the town, the inhabitants confirm the rumors about him being gay. The parents of his students do not approve the teacher's behavior with another man and harass the principal so that Natalio does not continue to lead the classroom.

Boys on Film 15: Time & Tied

2016 Compilation

A series of nine short films dealing with the varied experiences of gay men.