Gay Films with Homophobia - Gay Films Matter

Dance of the 41

2020 Drama

In the late 1800s, Ignacio de la Torre wed the daughter of Mexico's president, Porfirio Díaz. While navigating the conventional realm of politics, Ignacio secretly participated in an underground society, leading a life of hidden duality.

A Love to Hide

2005 Drama, Romance

A young Jewish girl flees the Third Reich with the aid of a friend pursued by the Gestapo.

SHORT FILM

Beyond Repair

2018 Thriller

A young man adjusts to living with his homophobic brother after coming out.

Boys Life 2

1997 Compilation

A feature-length compilation composed of four short films about gay men.

Boys Life 4

2003 Compilation

A collection of short films about modern gay life.

Boys Briefs

1999 Compilation

Compilation of six gay short films.

Boys Briefs 5: Schoolboys

2008 Compilation

The short film compilation series concludes with six outstanding films focused on school and college-age youth.

Boys on Film 1: Hard Love

2009 Compilation

Features numerous award-winning short films that deal with all aspects of gay life.

Boys on Film 18: Heroes

2018 Compilation

Ten uplifting and powerful tales recounting the lives of everyday heroes with no special powers except striving for their own identities and fighting for the right for us all to be ourselves.

Boys on Film 17: Love is the Drug

2017 Compilation

Explore hidden desires on a sleepover, fall in love with the handyman and be seduced by a stranger on the beach.

Defying Gravity

1997 Drama, Romance

Griff faces a dilemma when his superficial relationship with his boyfriend takes a serious turn after a gay bashing incident.

Boys on Film 11: We Are Animals

2014 Compilation

A series of eight short films dealing with the varied experiences of gay men and boys.

Boys on Film 9: Youth in Trouble

2013 Compilation

This compilation features a range of eclectic, innovative, and genre-bending short films.

Boys on Film 6: Pacific Rim

2011 Compilation

Boys On Film goes down under to bring a fresh batch of funny and touching tales courtesy of our Aussie and Kiwi cousins, while from the USA and Hawaii to Singapore via Korea several more stories of men falling in love round out the collection.

SHORT FILM

Falling

2018 Drama

During the winter of 1994 in the French suburbs, Léo and Baptiste, two students with contrasting personalities, come together one evening to collaborate on a school project.

SHORT FILM

Mermaid

2020 Drama

After leaving home and school to live as her authentic self, Milad disappears without a trace. When three classmates realize she's gone, they set out to find her, uncovering the struggles and sacrifices behind her decision along the way.

SHORT FILM

The Pink Bike

2024 Comedy, Drama

A hipster buys a second-hand bicycle but finds that its pink colour will both enrich and endanger his life.

SHORT FILM

Metamorfosis

2020 Drama

A gifted teenage painter finally decides to tell his strict military father that he is gay. But when their long awaited conversation begins, buried truths from the past rise to the surface, revealing a legacy of intolerance that threatens to destroy any hope of acceptance.

SHORT FILM

Be Gay Tomorrow

2022 Comedy, Drama

Single mother Hannah is determined to pull off the perfect Thanksgiving for her parents despite the chaos of raising three children on her own. But as family tensions rise, her eldest son, Allen, chooses the holiday to reveal a deeply personal truth that could change the gathering forever.

Copa 181

2017 Drama, Romance

Taná leads a quiet life in Rio de Janeiro with his wife, balancing his job at a building supply store with her career as an opera singer. Their ordinary routine is unexpectedly disrupted when Kika, a charismatic transgender woman, enters their lives, setting in motion a series of events that challenges their relationships and perspectives.

Thirsty

2016 Drama, Musical

Once ridiculed for being different, Scott Townsend transforms into the celebrated drag performer Thirsty Burlington. As success brings new opportunities and challenges, he discovers that the greatest journey is not toward fame, but toward embracing his true self.

SHORT FILM

Same Difference

2002 Drama, Romance

Twin brothers Leon and Noel find themselves in a love triangle with Abi until Noel makes a surprising declaration of his own.

SHORT FILM

Hunt

2018 Drama

Asgaut and Kjell's friendship on a farm becomes complicated by prejudice in their small village, testing their bond and their individual vulnerabilities.

Urinal

1988 Drama

Dead gay artists scrutinize Toronto police's handling of washroom intimacy, discovering they are targets of surveillance in a political thriller.

SHORT FILM

Break Me

2018 Drama

A young cage fighter faces a pivotal choice between reason and emotion when his father uncovers a significant truth.

SHORT FILM

Into the Night

2002 Drama

In the shadows of the city, a vulnerable rent boy crosses paths with a wealthy man, their fates entwined in a night of unforeseen revelations, challenging notions of trust and betrayal.

Flow

1996 Drama

A filmmaker reflects on his creative journey and personal relationships while speaking with an unseen companion behind the camera. The film also features four of his short films; Hysterio Passio, Matricide, Key in the Heart, and Fall, 1990.