Gay Films Featuring Gay Fathers

Eismayer

2022 Drama, Romance

Vice Lieutenant Eismayer, the most feared trainer and macho figure in the Austrian Military, secretly lives as a gay man. His world is upended when he falls for a young, openly gay soldier, based on true events.

The Mattachine Family

2023 Drama

Thomas and Oscar, deeply in love, face challenges and differing perspectives on family-building after their foster child returns to his birth mother, testing their commitment and love.

Mysterious Ways

2023 Drama

A media frenzy threatens a Vicar's marriage to his Samoan boyfriend, leading to an extraordinary turn of events.

Beauty

2011 Drama

A closeted husband and father, grappling with middle-aged discontent, becomes fixated on his friend's attractive college-age son, leading to a pivotal incident that changes everything.

SHORT FILM

Seat Belt

2018 Drama

Julio and Damian are a couple that have just adopted smart and shy five year old Andrés. Damian dotes on the boy, his adoption being a life-changing moment for him, while Julio feels somewhat put upon as the bread winner in the family. Soon after, a family tragedy occurs that puts Julio at a cross road, and questioning his parenthood.?

The Male Gaze: Wandering Hearts

2026 Compilation

Are we destined to make the same mistakes in life? Is my teacher attracted to me? Is this more than just a one-night stand? Will my family forgive me? What does the future hold? For these lost souls questioning their paths in life, there are a multitude of answers. A collection of 6 short films.

An Angel Named Billy

2007 Drama, Romance

Kicked out by his homophobic dad, Billy travels to L.A. and becomes a caregiver for an ailing man who secretly hopes that Billy will fall for his son.

SHORT FILM

18 Months

2025 Animation, Drama

Pete and Dan are a gay couple who discover an abandoned baby in a New York subway station. They take him into their home and devote the next eighteen months to a long emotional battle to officially become his parents.

Remarkable Shades of Gay

2016 Compilation

A compilation of nine gay-themed short films by William Branden Blinn.

COMING SOON

On the Sea

2025 Drama, Romance

Jack, a lifelong fisherman in North Wales, expects his son Tom to follow the family trade, but Tom’s refusal stirs tension at home. When a traveling deckhand, Daniel, reveals his feelings for Jack, he faces an impossible choice between duty, desire, and family in a tight-knit coastal community.

SHORT FILM

Iridescence

2017 Drama, Musical

Logan is 16 and grieving his mother while living with his abusive father Vince, who shame on his son for being gay. Guided by his mother’s presence, Logan learns to accept himself and confront Vince. He chooses to stay alive and move forward, stronger than the words carved into him.

Boys on Film 19: No Ordinary Boy

2019 Compilation

This collection of 10 shorts is the 19th film from the series Boys on Film.

Retablo

2017 Drama

Segundo Paucar dreams of following in his father's footsteps by becoming a master maker of traditional story boxes, determined to preserve his family's craft for future generations.

New Queer Visions: Seeing Is Believing

2020 Compilation

In a world where men hide their true love and feelings, where a mother turns a blind eye to her son's identity, and where religion dictates that a man may only lie with a woman - is everything we see truly what it seems to be?

The French Boys 4

2022 Compilation

Thirsty one night stands, heartfelt rooftop confessions and a ménage à trois that explodes with hilarious results.

Spiral

2019 Horror, Mystery, Thriller

A gay couple move to a small town to enjoy a better quality of life and raise their daughter with strong social values. But when neighbors throw a very strange party, nothing is as it seems in their picturesque neighborhood.

The Latin Boys: Volume 2

2020 Compilation

Explore growing pains, unobtainable crushes, political upheaval, gay parenting and grief.

The Trio

1998 Comedy, Romance

Zobel and Karl, a long-time couple turned pickpocket team, navigate new dynamics when they recruit Rudolf, leading to a tumultuous love triangle fraught with betrayal and desire.

SHORT FILM

The Things We Do When We’re Alone

2021 Horror

With his wife and son gone for a weekend getaway, a closeted gay man copes with his demons of conversion therapy by murdering unsuspecting gay men.

The Ignorant Fairies

2001 Drama, Romance

After a car accident, Antonia learns unsettling truths about her deceased husband's life.

Daddy and Papa

2002 Documentary

Delves into the lives of gay men who choose to raise children, challenging traditional notions of family.

The City of No Limits

2002 Drama

Victor joins his family in Paris to support his seriously ill father, Max, who seeks closure amid family tensions and business decisions. As Victor delves into Max's delusions, they uncover a poignant secret that may bring peace in their final days together.

A Son

2003 Drama, Romance

A deep examination of a relationship that evolves from intimate connection to estrangement.

SHORT FILM

Dylan Dylan

2017 Drama

Dylan, Yanis and Hugo's foster son, passed away a few months ago. The men struggle to understand each other's emotions and dealing with their loss seems impossible.

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.

Guigo Offline

2017 Drama

Guigo is in love with Sabrina, with whom he exchanges messages through his cell phone. He is the son of separated parents. One day he and his friend Túlio travel to a fishery with their father, Roberto, and his friend, Paulo.

SHORT FILM

You Are Beautiful

2015 Drama

A young man prepares for a casual encounter with an older man, but when they finally meet, an unexpected revelation about each other's identities changes the course of their evening.