Coming-of-Age Gay Films - Gay Films Matter

Unsolved Suburbia

2010 Drama

Eddie is torn between his boyfriend Thomas and his traditional Latino family’s expectations, particularly his hyper machismo brother. When Eddie is shot, Thomas and his quirky friends Marty and Jake get together to try to solve the mystery of who could have put a hit on him.

SHORT FILM

Listen

2019 Drama

Two weeks after ending their relationship, Adam is still drowning in the silence Tom left behind. When the two reunite, old wounds resurface as they confront heartbreak in completely different ways, one unable to let go, the other already learning how to live without him.

The Student

2016 Drama

A Russian high school student becomes convinced that the world has been lost to evil, and begins to challenge the morals and beliefs of the adults around him.

The Mudge Boy

2003 Drama, Romance

Delves into 14-year-old Duncan's unconventional grieving process after his mother's death, which strains his relationship with his distant father on their rural farm.

Bulgarian Lovers

2003 Comedy, Drama, Romance

A straight-laced Spanish man unexpectedly falls in love with a young foreigner, challenging his beliefs and opening new doors to understanding.

SHORT FILM

Men Don’t Cry

2001 Drama

One stormy winter night, a young Illias rings at Petros's house. Although Petros would very much like to get rid of him, Illias has a truth for him that Petros does not want to hear.

His Brother

2003 Drama, Romance

Two estranged brothers reconcile when the elder, facing a serious illness, asks his younger brother to accompany him to medical appointments.

NEW SHORT FILM

Pansies

2025 Drama

After Caleb is almost caught in the back of a pickup truck with Logan Balfe, he has to keep things quiet while driving Logan home.

SHORT FILM

Love from Outta Space

2019 Fantasy, Romance, Sci-Fi

A man finds an alien in his backyard, and the alien helps him understand about relationships.

SHORT FILM

Junito

2017 Drama

José realizes his son might be in danger, when he tries to help his gay neighbor, Junito, who is harassed and assaulted in his neighborhood.

SHORT FILM

Deep in the Clouds

2018 Drama, Romance

Adonis meets Larry, a man who bears a striking resemblance to his former lover Zach. As the two grow closer, Adonis finds himself drawn into an unexpected romance that blurs the lines between memory, desire, and reality.

SHORT FILM

The Lost Weekend

2023 Drama

In the Summer of 2004, a teenage boy on a transformative journey to Cape Cod faces toxic expectations about manhood, challenging his understanding of masculinity.

SHORT FILM

Aunque nos pese

2018 Drama

Marcos wants to be a writer. He spends most of his time in the park of his neighborhood. One evening he meets Pedro. An unexpected complicity will arise between them.

SHORT FILM

Parallel Circuit

2025 Drama, Romance

Avery and Jonah find the bond between them shifting. Long-buried feelings rise to the surface, and they must finally face the desire and deep connection they've always tried to hide.

SHORT FILM

Assaut

2017 Comedy

Half-brothers Misi and Áron, skilled fencers with contrasting personalities, navigate sibling rivalry and jealousy when Misi joins Áron's team, stirring buried emotions and competitive tensions.

COMING SOON

Downtown

2026 Comedy

During the COVID pandemic, three friends reunite after decades of silence, confronting old wounds from their queer youth in 1980s Amsterdam.

As You Are

2016 Drama, Mystery

Set in the early 1990s, the telling and retelling of a friendship between three teenagers, as a police investigation prompts disparate memories.

SHORT FILM

The Lizard

2016 Drama

Two friends returning from a ride on a scooter are enjoying life by the water in the south of France. It is early evening in mid-season and the two boys are drinking, dancing, smoking, swimming, getting cold and laughing. The strong complicity between them becomes ambiguous.

SHORT FILM

Stimulants & Empathogens

2024 Drama

Rich kid Antek has a hopeless crush on local drug dealer Kuba. The two young men get together at Antek's family's posh villa, unaware that each of them are harboring ulterior motives.

COMING SOON

And Someone Else

2025 Drama

When Tommy, a queer 17-year-old, discovers his father's hidden relationship with a man, he must choose between remaining silent or risking the breakup of his family.

SHORT FILM

Church Camp

2022 Comedy

Josh, an awkward camp counselor who happens to be bisexual at a Bible camp, finds himself on the verge of revealing the truth to everyone around him.

COMING SOON

Breakwater

2025 Drama, Thriller

A young Oxford student, Otto, meets John, an older man living by the coast. What begins as friendship deepens into romance, then slips into something far more unsettling.

SHORT FILM

An Evening

2016 Drama

Friends Frederik and Mathias react differently to a shared experience, revealing contrasting perspectives that strain their friendship.

SHORT FILM

Borderless

2022 Drama, Musical

Set to piano music and without dialogue, the film follows Denys, a young man displaced by the war in Ukraine. With his world torn apart, he clings to a single hope - reuniting with Dmitrii, a soldier in the Russian army.

SHORT FILM

Lukas M.

2023 Drama

After arriving in Paris from Canada, Lukas spends a few days hiding out in a cheap hotel. It soon becomes clear that he is on the run after committing a crime in Montreal and is wanted by Interpol. Yet, rather than allowing his past to define him, he attempts to maintain an ordinary life in the French capital. But his fixation with his appearance and the way others perceive him continues to haunt him.

SHORT FILM

Drowning Duck

2024 Drama

A group of boys chase outcast Gabriel after he tries to kiss popular kid Roei in the bathroom. While Roei stays behind, Gabriel gets on a train to find a hiding place with his friend Naama. However Roei doesn't seem to regret their encounter.

SHORT FILM

The Duck and The Donkey

2020 Drama

David and Randall, two school rivals, find themselves in the principal’s office. As they wait to explain what happened, tension gives way to an unexpected understanding that blurs the line between enemies and something more.