Coming-of-Age Gay Films - Gay Films Matter

Defying Gravity

1997 Drama, Romance

Griff faces a dilemma when his superficial relationship with his boyfriend takes a serious turn after a gay bashing incident.

Boys on Film 8: Cruel Britannia

2012 Compilation

A mix of ten UK-based short films from scorching new British talent that depict LGBT characters in situations both funny and heart-rending, definitive and unique.

Boys on Film 2: In Too Deep

2009 Compilation

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

Boys on Film 3: American Boy

2009 Compilation

Gay short films from the East Coast to the West Coast prove there's more to American boys than meets the eye.

SHORT FILM

Four Quartets

2018 Drama, Musical

As Raf immerses himself in the vibrant atmosphere of a queer club one night, he wrestles with finding his place in the crowd, eventually surrendering to the music and discovering his own rhythm.

Boys on Film 11: We Are Animals

2014 Compilation

A series of eight short films dealing with the varied experiences of gay men and boys.

Boys on Film 9: Youth in Trouble

2013 Compilation

This compilation features a range of eclectic, innovative, and genre-bending short films.

Boys on Film 6: Pacific Rim

2011 Compilation

Boys On Film goes down under to bring a fresh batch of funny and touching tales courtesy of our Aussie and Kiwi cousins, while from the USA and Hawaii to Singapore via Korea several more stories of men falling in love round out the collection.

Boys on Film 12: Confession

2014 Compilation

Repentance is futile. In the latest collection of gay short films Boys on Film expose private lives, uncover secrets and present a choice - to conceal or to confess?

SHORT FILM

Wednesdays

2008 Drama

Every Wednesday, a soldier slips away from his barracks to visit a Buddhist man in the city. In the intimacy they share, conversations about faith, longing, and dreams reveal a bond that reaches far beyond their secret meetings.

Boys on Film 14: Worlds Collide

2016 Compilation

Worlds collide in more ways than one in this stunning collection of award winning short films. Confidence is violated, classes clash and desire is concealed, yet love still triumphs regardless of the consequences.

Boys Briefs 2

2002 Compilation

The sequel to Boys Briefs, the highly successful compilation of six outstanding short films about gay first love.

Boys Briefs 3: Between the Boys

2006 Compilation

Explore the sometimes charming, sometimes sadistic world of hooking up.

The Exorcism of Saint Patrick

2024 Horror

A pastor takes a gay teen to a cabin to perform conversion therapy. When he goes too far, bullying the kid into suicide, the ghost of his victim returns to plague the pastor and avenge the deaths of so many other ghosts like him.

Boys Briefs 4

2006 Compilation

A collection of 6 short films from around the world depicting the lives of young gay street workers.

Einfache Leute

2007 Drama

A boy has to decide between being gay and being a professional swimmer. He takes the latter, marries and has a son. 19 years later everything explodes.

Do You Want to Die in Indio?

2024 Drama

Follows Salvi, a 17-year-old whose life gets complicated when his dreams are derailed by an enterprising drug dealer, an ethically challenged mentor, and a budding romance.

Unspoken

2024 Drama

Follows a closeted teenager in a religious community who finds a love letter written to his grandfather by another man, so he sets out to find the person.

SHORT FILM

Falling

2018 Drama

During the winter of 1994 in the French suburbs, Léo and Baptiste, two students with contrasting personalities, come together one evening to collaborate on a school project.

SHORT FILM

One More Please

2019 Drama, Romance

Daniel, a young man, goes to a bar to get drunk. He's feeling alone on Valentine's Day, and someone notices.

COMING SOON

Afonso´s Smile

2026 Drama

After growing up in Macau, Afonso returns to Lisbon just as Portugal enters a period of dramatic change with the Carnation Revolution on April 25, 1974. As society transforms around him, he faces the turbulence of adolescence while beginning his own journey of self discovery, embracing his identity and sexuality.

Sleepless Night in Paris

2015 Comedy, Drama

A young Parisian sets out to leave the city behind on the first train at dawn. As he wanders through a bitterly cold winter night, chasing love, drugs, and enough money for a ticket, each encounter draws him closer to an uncertain new beginning.

SHORT FILM

Gaze in Silence

2022 Drama, Romance

Yan Xin is a quiet office worker whose casual dating life draws the attention of Yun Fei, a voyeuristic stalker obsessed with following strangers and invading their privacy. As Yun Fei's fascination with Yan Xin grows, he witnesses a date turn into a life-threatening encounter, forcing him to choose between staying hidden or stepping in.

SHORT FILM

The Love Ring

2022 Drama, Fantasy

Wrongly branded a thief and haunted by unsettling supernatural events, Zwe Khant begins to question his own reality. His only source of comfort is his older friend Plann, whose unwavering faith keeps him grounded. But as their bond deepens, both are forced to choose between following their hearts and doing what they believe is right.

SHORT FILM

Miss Dress

2024 Drama

Explores how self-expression becomes an act of vulnerability and transformation. Beneath the surface, a wounded inner child longs for acceptance, searching for love and understanding from family, society, and ultimately from within.

SHORT FILM

Metamorfosis

2020 Drama

A gifted teenage painter finally decides to tell his strict military father that he is gay. But when their long awaited conversation begins, buried truths from the past rise to the surface, revealing a legacy of intolerance that threatens to destroy any hope of acceptance.

SHORT FILM

Be Gay Tomorrow

2022 Comedy, Drama

Single mother Hannah is determined to pull off the perfect Thanksgiving for her parents despite the chaos of raising three children on her own. But as family tensions rise, her eldest son, Allen, chooses the holiday to reveal a deeply personal truth that could change the gathering forever.