Gay Films with Coming Out Scenes

Boys Briefs 5: Schoolboys

2008 Compilation

The short film compilation series concludes with six outstanding films focused on school and college-age youth.

Boys on Film 1: Hard Love

2009 Compilation

Features numerous award-winning short films that deal with all aspects of gay life.

Boys on Film 18: Heroes

2018 Compilation

Ten uplifting and powerful tales recounting the lives of everyday heroes with no special powers except striving for their own identities and fighting for the right for us all to be ourselves.

Boys on Film 17: Love is the Drug

2017 Compilation

Explore hidden desires on a sleepover, fall in love with the handyman and be seduced by a stranger on the beach.

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 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 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 Briefs 2

2002 Compilation

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

Impossible Choice

2012 Drama, Romance

For the minister's son, Brandon, this is a summer of awakening and acceptance of his sexuality. For his father, this is a challenge to his roots in the bible.

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.

SHORT FILM

Same Difference

2002 Drama, Romance

Twin brothers Leon and Noel find themselves in a love triangle with Abi until Noel makes a surprising declaration of his own.

This Special Friendship

1964 Drama, Romance

Set in a Jesuit-run school, a tale unfolds of a tender relationship, navigating desire amidst strict societal norms.

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The Hockey Player

2026 Documentary

Follows Luke Prokop, a Canadian-born defenseman, as he decides to become the first and only professional athlete playing for an NHL team to come out as gay.

An Act of Love

2015 Documentary

Follows Rev. Frank Schaefer who was put on trial in the United Methodist Church for officiating his son's same-sex wedding.

SHORT FILM

The Call

2023 Drama

Amir, a prospective university student struggling with their sexuality, calls switchboard for advice and connection at three crucial moments in their life starting a personal journey towards self-acceptance.

SHORT FILM

Our Father

2014 Drama

An estranged father suffering from late stage dementia, in a fleeting moment, reveals to his son secrets that begin to heal a broken family.

SHORT FILM

Maghreb’s Hope

2024 Animation, Documentary

Through a fusion of animation and real images, queer individuals from the Maghreb share their stories, from their homeland to various parts of the rest of the world.

Boys Life 6

2007 Compilation

A compilation of four gay-themed short films centred around the idea of first-time crushes.

Boys Life 5

2006 Compilation

The fifth instalment of the Boys Life series, showcasing 4 gay-themed short films.

SHORT FILM

Next Scene

2020 Drama, Romance

A struggling actor, an actress and a director find themselves in a bizarre situation as their real lives blend into the struggles of their characters through a story that they are trying to tell.

SHORT FILM

Closets

2020 Drama

The journey of a middle-class Indian couple who work on learning and accepting their son’s sexuality and help make a comfortable ground for him to come out of ” the closet”, but when the actual truth comes out, they can’t come to terms with it.

SHORT FILM

A Safe Place

1977 Drama

Discovering intimacy in a cinema, a high-school student must reevaluate his own sexuality.

Small Town Gay Bar

2006 Documentary

The story of community in the Deep South that is forced to deal with the struggles of ignorance, hypocrisy and oppression.

Out at Work

1997 Documentary

Documenting the struggles of LGBT workers seeking equality and safety in the workplace, highlighting personal stories and challenges faced across America.

SHORT FILM

Welcome to the World

2017 Drama

A troubled man records a video message for his pregnant sister.