Gay Films about HIV & AIDS - Gay Films Matter

Together Alone

1991 Drama

Bryan meets a man called Bill in a bar. They go back to Bryan's home and have unprotected sex. Later, they wake up and talk. Bryan discovers that Bill's real name is Brian, and that he is bisexual. They spend hours talking, covering topics including AIDS, sexuality, feminism, role-play and Emily Dickinson.

BearCity 2: The Proposal

2012 Comedy, Musical, Romance

Take a trip down the aisle with Roger and Tyler to one of the most magical beach towns on earth.

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

Mr. Fox

2018 Documentary, Drama

Portraying the daily life of Acácio, who learned of his HIV+ status in 1995.

SHORT FILM

The Movie We Are Going To See

2018 Drama

I already know what movie we are going to see.

SHORT FILM

I Wouldn’t Wish the Eighties on Anyone!

2013 Comedy, Drama, Horror

Set in the 1980s, a troubled young man seeks help to unburden a dark secret, only to find his psychiatrist is more interested in seducing him than saving him.

SHORT FILM

Buddy

2015 Drama, Romance

An awkward reunion unfolds when a young man agrees to accompany his ex-lover to an HIV test, leading to unexpected tenderness and the possibility of reconciliation amidst past hurts.

SHORT FILM

A Friend of Dorothy

1994 Drama

Winston explores his sexuality and relationships in New York's Village amidst newfound freedom.

Pushing Dead

2016 Comedy, Drama

When a struggling writer, HIV positive for 20+ years, accidentally deposits a $100 birthday check, he is dropped from his health plan for earning too much. In this new era of sort-of universal care, can he take on a helpless bureaucracy or come up with $3000 a month to buy meds on his own?

SHORT FILM

Stigma

2012 Drama, Musical

Peter's world is transformed by life-changing news, prompting a profound journey of self-discovery and acceptance as he embraces his humanity like never before.

NY84

2016 Drama, Musical, Romance

Kate, Anton, and Keith, three young artists in New York’s art scene of the early 1980s. An intimate glimpse into the creative and emotional lives of the young and carefree.

SHORT FILM

Your Turn

2019 Drama

Santiago wants to reveal something personal to his best friends. He discovers that they themselves carry a lot of discrimination towards people with HIV.

Perfect Cowboy

2014 Drama

Two gay fathers raise a straight country-western singer in a rural community, where the family plays music together. But when Jimmy Poole is released from prison, he returns home and kicks his stepson Mark out of the band.

Ailey

2021 Documentary, Musical

An immersive portrait of dance pioneer Alvin Ailey, told through his own words and a new dance inspired by his life.

SHORT FILM

The Day Began Yesterday

2020 Drama

Orlando and Saul meet unexpectedly, challenging their perceptions of life and sexuality. Orlando, confident despite being HIV-positive, contrasts with Saul's insecurities about intimacy. Their encounter reshapes their perspectives, redefining intimacy as connection, not escape.

Absolutely Positive

1991 Documentary

A look at how 11 men and women are living with being HIV positive.

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The Consequences of Monsters

2026 Compilation, Horror

Across decades, the echoes of past horrors shape the nightmares of the present in this anthology feature of queer bedtime stories - where every choice leaves a shadow, and every monster comes with a consequence.

SHORT FILM

Relax

1991 Drama

Steve, a gay man who lives with his lover Ned, has had multiple partners and is worried he may have the HIV virus. Ned tells him to relax and get tested. Steve can't relax: he's obsessed with scrubbing himself, he washes between his toes with a toothbrush. He doesn't want to know, but he does have the test. The five days' waiting for the result are agony. He picks a fight with Ned, who's long-suffering and cheerful. He dreams. He frets. He pictures death by drowning. The waiting almost over, he sits in the doctor's office and imagines the two possible results. In either event, is there a case to make for Steve to relax?

The Garden

1990 Drama

A woman, perhaps the Madonna, brings forth her baby to a crowd of intrusive paparazzi; she tries to flee them. Two men who are lovers marry and are arrested by the powers that be. The men are mocked and pilloried, tarred, feathered, and beaten. Loose in this contemporary world of electrical-power transmission lines is also Jesus.

The Gay Agenda 3

2020 Compilation

This anthology of gay short films brings together stories of love, longing, vulnerability and self-discovery, offering different perspectives on gay life and relationships.

The Gay Agenda 4

2021 Compilation

An anthology of gay short films spanning romance, desire, identity and personal discovery, with each story offering its own perspective on the experiences of gay men.

SHORT FILM

Loris is Fine

2017 Drama

Loris is twenty years old, naive and in deep need for affection. He's waiting for someone he doesn't know. A HIV-positive man he met online is willing to transmit his disease to him. The virus becomes a powerful ally for Loris to gain a much desired symbiosis in his relationship with Valerio - his HIV positive boyfriend.

The Gay Agenda 12

2021 Compilation

An anthology of gay short films featuring stories of intimacy, vulnerability and personal connection, offering different perspectives on relationships and experiences between gay men.

The Gay Agenda 13

2021 Compilation

An anthology of gay short films examining love, friendship, desire and personal identity, bringing together stories that explore the many different ways gay men experience connection.

SHORT FILM

Portrait of a Couple

2008 Drama

Ryan faces a life-altering decision on the eve of moving to Spain with his partner when he reconnects with an ex-lover diagnosed with HIV, leading to unforeseen consequences and a reevaluation of his relationships and choices.

The Gay Agenda 17

2022 Compilation

An anthology of gay short films featuring stories about desire, relationships, loneliness and connection, offering a varied look at the experiences and emotions of gay men.

SHORT FILM

Magic ’85

2017 Drama

Gabriel helps Trevor to a conscious death during the height of the AIDS epidemic in Los Angeles in 1985.