Coming-of-Age Gay Films - Gay Films Matter

The Male Gaze: Heavenly Creatures

2025 Compilation

Witness how the power of God works in mysterious ways. Religion can be a man's prison, but sometimes it can set him free. A compilation of 4 short films.

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Bromance & Betrayal

2018 Comedy

After a bromance gone too far, two best mates wake up beside each other and do everything they can to seem straight before their girlfriend and fiancee catch on.

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Drag Mama

2015 Comedy, Drama, Fantasy

A boy longs to wear a dress to school but is forbidden, until his fabulously drag mother works her magic, transforming him into a dazzling queen whose sparkle will last only until midnight.

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Bad Bunny

2017 Drama

Wayward boy punishes his mother's lover. Beauty and horror flirt with each other. Young gods callously abjure conventional morality.

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Paper Stain

2016 Drama

A boy discovers his sexuality through falling in love with a depressed man's lost diary, and dedicates his time to find what seems to be his soulmate.

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Forbidden

2020 Drama

Two best friends and high school students go home together as usual. Everything is normal, but this time they can no longer hide their feelings for each other

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Just Friends

2023 Drama

Two men try to define their relationship while they wait for their cookies to cool.

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They Left For The Abyss

2024 Drama

A young man who never leaves his house tries to take control of his life. At the same time, a large sinkhole appears in the middle of his small town.

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Look Up!

2020 Comedy

A misanthropic teenager manipulates those around him in search of attention and affection.

Oi! Warning

1999 Drama

A German teen torn by identity drifts toward a skinhead gang while forming an unlikely bond with a gay leftist punk. The clash between their worlds escalates into violence, exposing the fraught tensions between subculture and sexuality.

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All God’s Creatures

2012 Comedy, Drama

After the death of their father, brothers Asher and Charlie face a rift of near-mythic scale when a sudden act of cruelty pushes their already fragile bond to the breaking point.

The Country Teacher

2008 Drama, Romance

Petr, a sensitive young teacher from Prague, tries to build a life in a rural town where he bonds with a widow and her son. But when a friend from his past arrives, tensions rise and Petr must confront where he belongs and who he truly is.

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Kissing Frogs

2010 Documentary

About gay life in Beyoglu, Istanbul. Represented of two generations, each sharing their story.

Forbidden Letters

1979 Drama, Romance

Erotic, explicit letters between a young man and his incarcerated lover recall happier and hotter times.

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I Was Always Alex

2016 Documentary

Alex is 12 years old and lives in a small neighbourhood in Madrid. While he plays, dances, dreams and laughs with his parents, much of our society does not accept him as he is.

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The PhD

2020 Comedy, Drama

A romantic dinner unravels into chaos when Bruno, a nervous psychology student, tries to hide the truth about his PhD interview from his controlling boyfriend.

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Golden Boys

2016 Drama

A thirty-something failure-to-launch and his two successful buddies break into their old private school to try to recapture their adolescence, but troubling memories make it difficult to reconcile the boys they were with the men they want to be.

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The First Kiss

2023 Drama, Romance

A closeted gay teenager in a small town plans a trip to Madrid for a blind date with someone his age he met online, with only his brother knowing his secret.

Fit

2010 Drama, Romance

Among Loris’s Drama and Dance students, millennial love unfolds in all its forms - gay, straight, and everything in between. Behind bravado and stereotypes, hidden crushes, queer expression, and unexpected truths come to light.

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Little Sky

2021 Drama, Musical

A non-binary Chinese-American drag queen returns to their home town to confront their estranged father about the childhood memories that continues to haunt them.

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Unbutton

2019 Drama

The trembling words by one who has fallen in love within a sexual relationship and fears not to be loved back.

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Fun?

2025 Drama

Seventeen year old Mehdi is eager to impress a more experienced man. A dating app leads him into unfamiliar territory, pushing him to confront his insecurities and decide whether he is truly ready to take the next step.

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While There Is Still Time

2014 Drama, Romance

Lucas and Caio, inseparable friends in their final year of high school, navigate their evolving relationship amid academic pressures.

The Green

2011 Drama, Romance

Michael and Daniel relocate to Connecticut for a quieter life, but face upheaval when Michael is accused of misconduct by a student, testing their relationship and community's judgment.

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Reel

2013 Drama

Victor and Robert relive their cherished memories during a final day together before Victor's departure, capturing the bittersweet essence of friendship and youth.

The Love Patient

2011 Comedy, Romance

Paul fakes cancer to win back his ex, Brad, but a real diagnosis and family interventions lead to hilarity and heartache. As truths unfold, Paul seeks redemption and love amidst chaos.

Someday This Pain Will Be Useful to You

2011 Drama

Caught between sensitivity and confusion, a vulnerable teen navigates a complex world, seeking understanding and connection.