Gay Films with Homophobia

SHORT FILM

Panteras Pink

2024 Drama

Within his less-them-tolerant Brazilian community, young Edinho faces near constant bullying for being both Black and gay. Everything changes when he, his friends and his mother organize the city’s first ‘Gaymada’ tournament - a rollicking dodgeball competition where the players are out and proud.

SHORT FILM

The Hidden Dimension

2023 Documentary

An intimate portrait of queer photographer Leo Maki. A dreamlike journey into his mind that explores the artists life in Poland, the creative process behind his work and the embrace of his own sexuality.

SHORT FILM

Straight Boys

2006 Drama

Ben has feelings for his roommate, but his roommate seems oblivious to the nature of Ben's feelings.

SHORT FILM

Reviving the Roost

2019 Animation

A ode to a popular Edmonton gay bar that closed in 2007.

SHORT FILM

The Word

2021 Drama

As a son tries to teach his aging, closed-minded father to drive, we learn of the abuse, patriarchal entitlement and casual homophobia he’s had to endure. Sometimes it’s impossible to teach an old dog new tricks.

Soldier’s Girl

2003 Drama, Romance

The true story of the price a young soldier paid for falling in love with a transsexual night-club performer.

I Saw the Sun

2009 Drama

In the southeast region of Turkey, the Altun family lives in a small mountainside village plagued by a 25-year war that makes their daily lives a hellish struggle. As the war intensifies, the family is forced to migrate west to the city of Istanbul.

SHORT FILM

Transformations

2018 Documentary

Four Kansas men prepare to go full drag for a pageant-style charity gala, and in the process, learn a thing or two about their drag queen mentors.

The Power of the Dog

2021 Drama

Phil Burbank, a charismatic rancher, strikes fear and awe in his circle. His world shifts when his brother introduces a new wife and son, leading Phil to confront his capacity for love amidst torment and transformation.

SHORT FILM

Erik Blood: Chase the Clouds

2016 Musical

A group of gay men are forced into a so called conversion therapy camp. Set to Erik Blood’s track Chase the Clouds from the album Lost in Slow Motion.

SHORT FILM

One Voice

2011 Drama

Alex, a 'follow-the-leader' middle school bully, who teases Eric who is questioning his sexuality. Alex is encountered by three 'visitors' who try and persuade Alex to change his ways before it's too late.

SHORT FILM

2018 Documentary

An 18-year-old Instagram influencer attempts to reconcile his identity online with his identity in real life.

SHORT FILM

The Cure

2023 Drama

17-year-old Renal is brought to a sex worker by his uncle to prove his masculinity to his patriarchal father.

SHORT FILM

Project Baby

2018 Drama

Gay couple Sebastian and Christian are on a date with potential mothers for a rainbow child.

Memories of a Murderer: The Nilsen Tapes

2021 Documentary, Mystery

Serial killer Dennis Nilsen recounts his life and crimes through chilling audiotapes recorded from his jail cell.

SHORT FILM

Sunday Morning

2001 Comedy

In his dream home, Matthew brings his handsome boyfriend, Dominic, breakfast in bed. But the idyll is shattered by Dominic's increasingly monstrous and bizarre behaviour.

Operation Hyacinth

2021 Drama

In 1985 Poland, dissatisfied with the outcome of a murder investigation, a young officer in communist Warsaw embarks on a personal quest for truth.

Maspalomas

2025 Drama

After his breakup, 76-year-old Vicente enjoys a carefree life in Maspalomas, soaking up the sun and chasing pleasure. But an accident forces him back to San Sebastián and the daughter he once abandoned. Living in a retirement home, he must hide a part of himself he thought was behind him and confront whether there’s time left to make peace with others and himself.

Golden Delicious

2022 Drama, Romance

Asian-Canadian teen Jake joins the basketball team to impress his basketball-obsessed neighbor Aleks, navigating adolescence and attraction in a digital age coming-of-age drama that explores identity and teenage yearning.

SHORT FILM

Milind Soman Made Me Gay

2007 Documentary

A conceptual documentary about desire and notions of home & belonging among gay South Asians in diaspora.

Disorienting Dick

2022 Comedy

Richard faces a bizarre adventure when kidnapped by Hippocampus Clinic for radical psychotherapy. As he experiences an unconventional human journey, he encounters adult entertainment and unexpected revelations in a whirlwind narrative.

The Invisible Thread

2022 Comedy, Drama, Romance

A teenage boy, raised by two fathers, begins filming a documentary about his family, only to encounter a surprising twist that changes his perspective on his own life.

Lord of the Ants

2022 Drama

In 1968, Italian poet, playwright, and director Aldo Braibanti is imprisoned under a law targeting grooming, with his partner's father acting as the informant.

Bittersweet Waters

2019 Drama

A young man living in rural Mexico loves in secret. In order to live truthfully, he must overcome his mother, his lover's fiancée, and the traditional community that surrounds him.

SHORT FILM

Dream Burger

2024 Comedy

Luke and Simon always go for burgers together after tennis. But this time, Luke wants to tell Simon how he really feels about him. How will Simon react? Luke's vivid imagination leads us into some intense scenarios.

SHORT FILM

Wandering Clouds

2014 Musical, Romance

They dance in the water. They are like wandering clouds. But not for a homophobic spectator.

Japan Japan

2007 Drama

Imri, a young, handsome ex-soldier from the Israeli countryside, now lives in Tel Aviv with plans to move to Japan. In a lackadaisical purgatory, he hangs out with his roommate, does a poor job at work and looks for love and sex - often unsure of the difference. Like many guys in their early twenties, Imri is dealing with adult challenges while behaving in a juvenile manner, just waiting for that defining event that will make him a man.

Panteras Pink

The Hidden Dimension

Straight Boys

Reviving the Roost

The Word

Soldier’s Girl

I Saw the Sun

Transformations

The Power of the Dog

Erik Blood: Chase the Clouds

One Voice

Share

The Cure

Project Baby

Memories of a Murderer: The Nilsen Tapes

Sunday Morning

Operation Hyacinth

Maspalomas

Golden Delicious

Milind Soman Made Me Gay

Disorienting Dick

The Invisible Thread

Lord of the Ants

Bittersweet Waters

Dream Burger

Wandering Clouds

Japan Japan

© 2024 - 2026 Gay Films Matter