Gay Films about HIV & AIDS - Gay Films Matter

Remembering the Man

2015 Documentary, Romance

Tim and John's sixteen-year love story faces societal challenges and the specter of AIDS, immortalized in Timothy Conigrave's memoir and adapted for stage and screen.

Chemsex

2015 Documentary

Exposes London's seedy hidden world, revealing the struggles of men fighting addiction and HIV as one health worker tries to intervene.

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The PrEP Project

2018 Documentary, Drama

Sex education for the 21st century, taking the fear out of the HIV epidemic with fun and outrageous frankness.

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The Young and Evil

2008 Drama

A rebellious teen sets out to defy boundaries with an HIV advocate, exploring defiance and danger.

Just a Question of Love

2000 Drama, Romance

After his gay cousin dies, Laurent, who lives with his best friend Carole, falls for Cedric, a plant scientist, but struggles to come out to his conservative parents.

Scotty and the Secret History of Hollywood

2017 Documentary

The untold story of Hollywood legend Scotty Bowers, who chronicled his years as a matchmaker for the stars in his bestselling memoir.

Red Yellow Pink

2020 Drama

The story of a son and his mother. He is gay. She is strictly Roman Catholic. Two different worlds - a conflict is starting. Can love overcome all prejudices?

Tom of Finland

2017 Drama

Portrays the life and impact of artist Touko Valio Laaksonen, celebrating his influence on 20th-century gay culture through art and personal freedom.

1985

2018 Drama

A young man, keeping his true self hidden, returns home for the holidays, grappling with how to share his challenging reality with his conservative family.

SHORT FILM

First Position

2019 Drama

In 1980s San Francisco, aspiring dancer Zachary fights to keep his dream alive after falling ill.

5B

2018 Documentary

Exploring the lives of the medical staff and patients at San Francisco General Hospital's AIDS ward during the initial stages of the epidemic.

Sorry Angel

2018 Comedy, Drama, Romance

Jacques, a seasoned writer from Paris, and Arthur, a young student from Rennes, fall head over heels in love at first sight. However, they must navigate the challenges of rejection and illness to sustain their newfound relationship.

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Brave

2021 Drama

Victor prepares to tell his partner about his HIV status during a perfect date.

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My Uncle’s Friend

2021 Documentary

Vicente's first love documented by his father's VHS camera.

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Bare

2012 Drama

When a gay man has unprotected sex without revealing his HIV status, guilt propels him down a rabbit hole of memory, regret, and surreal manifestations of his past.

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Thrive

2019 Drama

A hook-up between two young men - they make a connection, but it quickly becomes apparent they're looking for different things.

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Undetectable

2015 Drama, Thriller

Living with HIV, a gay man confronts overwhelming guilt over betraying and infecting his dying ex-lover, navigating regret and forgiveness in his quest for redemption.

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Baby Lies Truthfully

2020 Documentary, Drama

It's 1987. David Robilliard is a young artist and writer in London. His work is raw as it is refreshing. It's coarse but laceratingly clever exploring everything from dating and sex to depression and loss.

SHORT FILM

Unconfessions

2018 Documentary

Luiz Roberto Galizia died very young, but he left behind a wealth of personal archives. 30 years later, his niece Ana Galizia plunges into these archives to follow the traces of this uncle she never met.

Sublet

2020 Comedy, Drama, Romance

A New York Times travel writer, reeling from a personal tragedy, arrives in Tel Aviv. The city's vibrant energy and his relationship with a younger man revive his spirit.

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Latin Blood: The Ballad of Ney Matogrosso

2025 Drama, Musical

From a repressive childhood to artistic revolution, Ney Matogrosso transforms Brazil's stages - and himself - through music, creativity and inner fire.

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Mummy Brown

2021 Drama

Tyler, a young gay man living with HIV, poses nude for what may be his final portrait. As the painting nears completion, a mysterious woman appears, forcing him to face his past and question what he will leave behind.

Fairyland

2025 Drama

A young girl recounts growing up in San Francisco in the '70s and '80s with her gay dad.

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The Dead Boys’ Club

1992 Comedy, Drama, Fantasy

Toby, wearing the shoes of his cousin's deceased lover, experiences visions of New York's pre-AIDS gay scene, grappling with newfound confidence and identity amidst lingering grief.

The First Fallen

2021 Drama

The onset of the AIDS crisis in early 1980s Brazil unfolds, revealing the initial impact of the epidemic and the profound societal and personal repercussions that follow.

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La verbena

2024 Drama, Romance

Alex is about to become a father and Mark works as a fine arts teacher. They meet again at a party organised by Anna, Alex's girlfriend. As friends, they will be faced with news that will detonate their relationship and friendship.

SHORT FILM

Event Horizon

2016 Documentary

Gabriel discovers he has HIV and he decided to tell everyone.