Films with Drag Queens - Gay Films Matter

SHORT FILM

Family Affair

2023 Comedy

A young man's secret relationship puts him at odds with his family, friends, and other commitments.

Fervo

2023 Comedy, Fantasy, Horror

Three trapped ghosts haunt each new resident of a house, driven by their unfinished missions on Earth. Everything changes when two architects move in, determined to renovate and revitalize the place.

Torch Song Trilogy

1988 Comedy, Drama, Romance

Arnold is a gay man working as drag queen in New York City. He meets a bisexual man.

Punks

2000 Comedy, Musical, Romance

Four gay African-American friends in L.A. navigate life's ups and downs, from photography to drag.

COMING SOON

Lady Champagne

2026 Action, Comedy

Champagne is one of San Francisco’s most notorious dancers. When she’s framed for her recent hubby’s death, she must outwit sinister businesswomen, incompetent detectives and sadistic prison guards.

SHORT FILM

Made of Sugar

2016 Documentary

A nostalgic portrait of a Cuban-American Family's evolving cultural heritage.

SHORT FILM

The LGBTQAlphabet

2017 Documentary

Twenty-six ways to share who you are and how you love, because 6 letters will never be enough.

Gay Days

2009 Documentary, Musical, Romance

Israel came out of the closet in one of the quickest and most colorful revolutions of the end of the 20th century. There was no bloodshed in this revolution, but a rare cooperation between academics, prostitutes, transsexuals, singers, hairdressers and military officers. Using rare archival materials and personal stories, the film tells the untold story of the GLBT revolution in Israel in an energetic, bittersweet musical collage.

Layla

2024 Comedy, Drama, Romance

When Layla, a struggling Arab drag queen, falls in love for the first time, they lose and find themselves in a transformative relationship that tests who they really are.

The Everlasting Secret Family

1988 Drama, Romance

A youth becomes a senator's lover, realizing he's valued only for his youth, and schemes for change.

SHORT FILM

Mirror Mirror

2008 Drama

After so many years together, Joe faces life without Jana. Saying goodbye to yourself is never easy.

Macho Dancer

1988 Drama

Noel, a mountain teen, goes to Manila to support his family and, guided by a call-boy mentor, is drawn into a dangerous world of sex work, drugs, and police corruption.

SHORT FILM

Gurl

2020 Drama, Musical

Infamous Māori Drag Queen Carmen "Gurl" finally accepts her true-self when she falls in love with a fading rugby star on an ill-fated night in New Zealand 1975.

Chabuca

2024 Comedy, Drama

Biopic that immerses us in the life of Peruvian host Ernesto Pimentel. A man who defied social conventions to become an icon of Peruvian television.

SHORT FILM

First Love

2020 Drama

A drag show in a Parisian bar. The public has eyes only for the queen of the night, Cookie Kunty. But from the back of the room, Baptiste, her boyfriend, may be looking at her for the last time.

COMING SOON SHORT FILM

Esta Noche

2026 Comedy, Drama, Romance

Seventeen-year-old Benni, a gay Latin American runaway experiencing homelessness, prepares for his first drag competition with his older boyfriend, RJ. But after a brutal assault turns the day upside down, Benni must decide whether he can still take the stage — and what performing now means to him.

SHORT FILM

One Night in Jaffa

2014 Drama

As Layla's hopes of living openly as the woman she knows herself to be collide with the harsh realities of a single night in Jaffa, her dreams of acceptance are tested in unexpected and deeply personal ways.

SHORT FILM

Blue Shirt Green Tie

2014 Comedy

Soft-spoken Bob has spent years living in the shadow of his domineering wife, Diane. When an unexpected mishap leaves her trapped during their anniversary dinner, Bob is mistakenly paired with the lively drag performer Simone. What begins as an awkward misunderstanding soon becomes an unlikely encounter that challenges Bob to see himself - and his life - in a new light.

SHORT FILM

Glow

2022 Documentary

Follows Ukrainian Yusuf during an ordinary day in his life in a Dutch asylum center. Slowly, he transforms into his alter ego Grizolda, who gives him hope and strength outside the walls of the asylum center.

COMING SOON

Trash Mountain

2026 Comedy, Drama, Romance

A young gay man returns from Chicago to his Missouri hometown after the death of his father, who struggled with hoarding.

SHORT FILM

Slap

2014 Drama

A teenage boxer searching for self-definition gives in to his true colours at the risk of losing everything.

Never Met Picasso

1996 Comedy, Drama, Romance

A gay thirty year old lives at home and is in the midst of a serious creative funk. Rejected by numerous art schools and lacking romantic prospects, he looks to his charismatic Uncle Alfred for inspiration.

Fuccbois

2019 Drama, Thriller

Ace and Miko desperately want to become famous actors, but it seems the universe has a different plan for their lives.

Queer Japan

2019 Documentary

Trailblazing artists, activists, and everyday people from across the spectrum of gender and sexuality defy social norms and dare to live unconventional lives in this kaleidoscopic view of LGBTQ+ culture in contemporary Japan.

Cut Sleeve Boys

2006 Comedy, Romance

Two British Chinese gay men decides to re-examine their lives following a death of their friend. Mel sleeps around whilst rejecting the love of Todd and Ash decides to cross dress to find his knight in shining armour.

SHORT FILM

Gloria

2015 Drama, Musical

By day, a man navigates the bustling streets of Mexico City as a public bus driver. By night, he steps into the spotlight as a drag performer, transforming into legendary Mexican divas while balancing two vastly different lives.

SHORT FILM

Gay Zombie

2007 Comedy, Horror

In a quirky twist, a confused zombie seeks therapy in the eclectic streets of West Hollywood, exploring undead identity and the challenges of fitting in.