Gay Films about Mental Health

Release

2010 Drama, Romance

Father Jack, imprisoned for a crime, faces accusations that test his relationship with a teenage cellmate and a prison guard he loves.

New Dubai

2014 Drama

In a Brazilian city neighborhood threatened by gentrification, a group of friends confronts change by seeking solace and connection in unconventional places.

Black Stone

2015 Drama

Raised on the outskirts of Seoul, Shon Sun begins his compulsory military service hoping for a fresh start. After enduring a brutal sexual assault by a superior and learning he is HIV positive, his life spirals into despair. Returning home in search of his missing father, Sun embarks on a bleak journey through the forgotten corners of Korea, confronting violence, prejudice, and the weight of his past.

Unspoken

2024 Drama

On the verge of signing with an independent music label, 30 year old musician Seweryn appears to have his future within reach. But after a concert, he becomes the victim of a brutal sexual assault by a wealthy businessman, forcing him to confront the devastating impact the attack has on his life.

COMING SOON

Separate Rooms

2026 Drama, Romance

Fleeing from the image of his boyfriend who recently committed suicide, Leo arrives in England in order to descend into anonymity. Yet even here his mind continually turns to the reality of his lover’s death and their experiences together.

SHORT FILM

Remember Me

2013 Comedy

Mathieu seeks all ways to attract attention to himself. It is a matter of survival: you think of me so I am.

SHORT FILM

Bitch

2017 Comedy, Drama

Marcelo has just been dumped by his boyfriend, who doesn't answer his messages. In a desperate try to get his attention, he puts the life of their dog Greta at risk.

SHORT FILM

The Hunter

2020 Drama

On a hot summer night in 1985 Greenwich Village, a young man, new to the city, leaves a gay bar with a flamboyant performance artist, but his animated story of Antigone is soon rudely interrupted in this period tribute to the wild gay scene of the mid-1980s. What starts as a hot date soon uncovers much deeper layers of race, class, history, and disease. The concept and identity of the hunter is fluid throughout, as it examines the shifting dynamics of power, attraction, and trust.

SHORT FILM

Rocco

2021 Drama

Luka is obsessed to become famous. Ignited by his narcissism and thanks to social media, he pretends to carry a luxurious life. The adrenaline of success makes him commit a murder on film and post it to achieve international fame.

SHORT FILM

Stay Positive

2014 Drama

A teenage boy comes face to face with his HIV status when pressured into a blood drive by his grandmother and runs the risk of isolating himself and missing out on life.

SHORT FILM

All of This is Mine

2020 Drama

A controlling gay man subjects his partner to a series of rituals of obedience and submission. As questions of faith, sin and masculinity emerge, the partner’s buried trauma and inner child begin to reveal themselves.

SHORT FILM

Listen

2018 Drama

A young Scottish man, Elliot, is looking for his one true love.

Valhalla Dreams

2021 Drama

Hugh and Struan’s happy world as a couple in their tenth year together is turned upside down when Struan’s mother dies and they take in his father.

SHORT FILM

Noboru

2016 Drama, Romance, Thriller

A young Japanese man, Noboru, moves from Japan to Los Angeles in order to escape a traumatic memory of his father unexpectedly discovering that he is gay.

An Early Frost

1985 Drama

Young attorney Michael Pierson hasn't told his parents Nicholas and Katherine about his homosexuality. Now he must tell them that he has contracted AIDS - at a time when the diagnosis was still a death sentence.

SHORT FILM

Hard Fat

2002 Documentary

Explores gainers, men who intentionally gain weight for their own pleasure and that of others.

Shadows in Mind

2023 Thriller

Simon, an LGBTQ crisis hot-line operator, is becoming increasingly cynical over the frivolous calls he keeps receiving. It's all complaining and no actual crisis. Until one night when a young man named Danny calls in saying he is going to kill three other people before killing himself.

The Boy with Pink Trousers

2024 Drama

The story of Andrea Spezzacatena, who, in 2012, decided to take his own life because of the continuous bullying of some classmates.

A Sexplanation

2021 Comedy, Documentary

To right the wrongs of his all-American sex education, a 36-year-old goes on a quest to uncover naked truths and hard facts - no matter how awkward it gets. He's on a mission to strip away his sexual shame by meeting with the researchers and educators who are helping us build a healthier, sexier future.

Bleed American

2019 Drama

A portrait of misguided youth as they learn the cruelties of life in the American Midwest.

Jim in Bold

2003 Documentary

A documentary on the life and death of Jim Wheeler, and the gay and lesbian youth across America who live his dream today.

SHORT FILM

The Manual

2007 Drama

Sonny, an eight year old boy, is sent away from home because his father believes he has characteristics that could lead to homosexuality. After twenty four years of treatment and psychiatric institutions, Sonny returns home for a funeral, and attempts to save his seven year old niece from experiencing a similar fate.

SHORT FILM

Knowing Me, Knowing You

2023 Drama

Unemployed and recently dumped, Daniel spends his days at home eavesdropping on his therapist roommate's Zoom sessions. Over time, he begins obsessing over one patient in particular: a recently divorced man with anger problems and a uniquely crass way of speaking. Daniel’s decision to take this “relationship” out into the real world inevitably leads to uncomfortable and disastrous results.

One Deep Breath

2014 Drama, Thriller

Maël tries hard to cope with his partner Adam's suicide as well as their troubled past together. Patricia, also one of Adam's lovers, gets herself into danger in her attempt to help Maël in his grief.

SHORT FILM

Distressed

2023 Comedy, Drama

Two widows from different generations and cultures meet in a grief support group: an older Asian American woman embracing life after loss, and a young French gay man struggling to let go of the past. An unexpected road trip along the Pacific Coast brings them together, helping them discover friendship, healing, and a renewed sense of hope.

Firecracker

2005 Drama, Mystery, Thriller

A young boy from a dysfunctional home meets a singer at a carnival. After a murder occurs, both must confront their own horrors while trying to escape their troubled lives.

Patagonia

2023 Drama

After a lifetime in a small town, Yuri escapes with Agostino, a children's entertainer who travels in a motor home. Yuri soon finds himself swept up in a whirlwind of love and dependence with Agostino.