Coming-of-Age Gay Films - Gay Films Matter

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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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Jim

2022 Drama

Gay priest Jim Fitzsimmons reaches a decision; He going to hire a rent boy to spend one night with. That night will change his life forever but not for the reasons he anticipated. Inspired by true events.

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Boys (Banim)

2020 Drama

Seventeen-year-old Nadav dreams of joining a combat unit, despite his mother’s disapproval. A chance meeting with his coach shifts his perspective.

Genesis

2018 Drama

Three teenagers are shaken up by their first loves in the turmoil of their youth. At a time when others are conforming, they stand their ground and assert their right to love and be free.

One Last Night of You

2024 Drama

When his car breaks down during a fateful road trip, Evan, a suicidal young man, meets Léo, a mysterious boy who offers to drive him to his destination. Along the way, romantic tension ensues as the pair reckon with traumas of the past.

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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Make Your Point

2026 Drama, Romance

Follows two friends during a late-night debate practice session that slowly reveals the tension neither of them has been able to ignore.

Days of August

2025 Drama, Romance

In a dystopian America dominated by a totalitarian police state, forbidden romance and a movement to resist the government stirs in the city of Harpswell

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Because of You

2025 Drama

17 year old Brayden wrestles with uncertainty and turmoil as he experiences the intensity of first love. Encouraged by those around him yet still held back by fear, his world shifts when he meets Thomas, the person who awakens feelings he can no longer ignore.

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Boy

2026 Drama

While housesitting an empty home, Danny invites an older stranger over for what he expects to be a simple hookup. As the night unfolds, the power dynamics shift and Danny finds himself unsettled, drawn into an experience that blurs desire, identity and control.

The Male Gaze: Wild Youth

2026 Compilation

In these five gay short films from Mexico, France, Italy and Israel, human nature can reveal that there are forces within us that are either challenged by - or reflected in - the environments and people that surround us.

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P

2014 Comedy, Drama

While on a family road trip, a young man's routine bathroom stop leads him into a secluded gay cruising spot. The unexpected encounter awakens long buried curiosity, forcing him to confront desires he has never allowed himself to explore.

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Balloons

2025 Drama, Romance

After a brief gay romance ends, a young man wanders through memory and loss, slowly learning that some loves are short lived not because they lack depth, but because they are delicate.

Keep Coming Back

2025 Drama

Emilio is not prepared, after the death of his mother, to manage a cursed inheritance, the promiscuity of his desires and the discovery of a love. At 18 years old, he will be puzzled when he realizes that fate sometimes hangs on something as fragile as the flight of a dove.

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Gugu’s World

2026 Drama

Gugu is an effeminate boy who dreams of becoming a great soccer player. Raised by his grandmother with Alzheimer's, he will do anything to hide her illness so he won't have to live with his father, who doesn't accept him at all.

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Take Me Home

2025 Drama

Elias has always felt out of place. When he strikes up an unlikely bond with classmate Raphael, the simple act of being seen and understood reshapes his world and gives him his first taste of what home can be.

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Headbutt

2017 Drama

Tobias attempts to reconnect with his distant brother Lucas, whose indifference drives Tobias to imagine extreme measures to repair their fractured relationship.

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Touch

2021 Drama

After losing his sight, a young man wrestles with the challenges of a life suddenly full of darkness. Wanting to feel close to others again, he reaches for his phone and tries to rebuild his connection to the world.

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Halves of Three

2024 Romance

On their last day together, Gheorghe and his close friends Isaac and Arma try to enjoy one final game of tennis. As they play, Isaac decides to confess that he is in love with Arma. The moment leaves Gheorghe devastated since he has spent years hiding his own affection for Isaac and now fears he is losing him forever.

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Timeless

2025 Drama

A haunting coming-of-age journey into how memory fractures and reshapes our lives, capturing the ache of loss and the ways time transforms who we are.

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Stand By Me

2025 Drama

In Brazil, a summer day shared by two best friends leads to a confession that challenges the boundaries of their friendship.

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Strangers

2024 Drama, Romance

In Manhattan, a hopeless romantic chases love and discovers that some people simply aren’t what you want them to be.

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Debut

2018 Drama

A young Croatian farmer dreams of becoming a professional football star. But before pursuing his ambition on the pitch, he must first face the truth about who he really is.

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Antinopia

2020 Drama

Max suffers from a vision disorder. Guille, a classmate, has everything ready to give him a very special surprise on his birthday.

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Brothers

2021 Drama

A Muslim Arab boy slowly recognises that he is different, and his greatest source of strength becomes his older brother, who supports him and encourages him to stay true to himself despite the prejudice and challenges he faces.

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Approaching

2016 Drama

The search for a common path of a lonely widower and a 15-year-old Roma boy Martin, who is on the run from home. The two gradually find in each other a kindred spirit.

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What We Don’t Say

2025 Drama

Samuel, a young football prodigy who has everything in his life under control - until he meets Luca, a new teammate. Samuel must confront unexpected feelings while trying to achieve his goal of being signed.