Gay Films with a Rural Setting

Wild Side

2004 Drama, Romance

A transgender woman who survives prostituting herself in Paris, returns - with her two male lovers in tow - to her family home in the countryside to look after her dying mother.

Fire Song

2015 Drama

Shane, a gay Anishnabe teenager in Northern Ontario, is struggling to support his family in the aftermath of his sister's suicide. If he fails, he will be forced to choose between his family's home and his own future.

SHORT FILM

The Passion According to Karim

2024 Comedy

A patrol of scouts arrives at a remote village to perform the Crucifixion of Christ. Seventeen-year-old Karim, who has been given the role of Christ, is determined to find the ecstasy within himself to ensure that his performance of the martyr on the cross will be authentic. Fellow scout Pierre-Marie offers him a helping hand.

Boys on Film 7: Bad Romance

2011 Compilation

Prepare to experience an alternative take on attraction. Explores the darker side of romance with a collection of edgy and controversial short films that have wowed film festival audiences the world over.

SHORT FILM

Leche con Cereal

2022 Comedy

Two strangers are connected on a kaleidoscopic trip through darkness and light.

Retablo

2017 Drama

Segundo Paucar dreams of following in his father's footsteps by becoming a master maker of traditional story boxes, determined to preserve his family's craft for future generations.

SHORT FILM

Sacrament

2024 Horror

Hiking in the vast mountains of the American West, Belford and Winston grapple with unspoken tensions. As they argue about their feelings for each other, Belford recalls their first meeting at church.

SHORT FILM

Not Another Coming Out Story

2025 Drama, Romance

Tommy and Star, two south London teens, navigate friendship, sex, drugs and loss

The Israeli Boys

2020 Compilation

Secrets, lies, surprises and more are explored in this rich selection of gay short films from Israel.

SHORT FILM

Gotta

2015 Drama

Young Leon leads a solitary existence in a quiet port town. On the cusp of adulthood, he struggles to interpret his feelings and contain his frustration when his mother begins a relationship with a new man.

COMING SOON

Hollow Lake

2025 Horror

Newlyweds Max and Baker's remote lake getaway turns into a bloody nightmare when Baker's illicit encounter suggestion leads to unthinkable consequences they must survive.

SHORT FILM

The Last Summer

2020 Drama

Under Nazi Germany, the world becomes even more dangerous for Ben and his openly gay friend Felix.

SHORT FILM

Something About Alex

2017 Drama

A young teenager forms a strong bond with his older sister's boyfriend, and must grapple with the intensity of his emotions when the couple reveals their plans to move away.

New Queer Visions: Seeing Is Believing

2020 Compilation

In a world where men hide their true love and feelings, where a mother turns a blind eye to her son's identity, and where religion dictates that a man may only lie with a woman - is everything we see truly what it seems to be?

Boys Feels: Desire in the Dark

2021 Compilation

These five award-winning coming of age short films offer a glimpse of how boys and young men tackle life's difficult desires.

The Male Gaze: Fleeting Glances

2022 Compilation

A compilation of 7 short films that delve into the different perspectives of male sexuality.

SHORT FILM

Family

2020 Drama, Horror

A trip to their countryside cottage takes a terrifying turn for an interracial gay couple as a sudden accident shatters their plans.

Boys Feels: High Tide

2021 Compilation

Four tales about young boys coming to terms with a host of emotions for the very first time.

Spiral

2019 Horror, Mystery, Thriller

A gay couple move to a small town to enjoy a better quality of life and raise their daughter with strong social values. But when neighbors throw a very strange party, nothing is as it seems in their picturesque neighborhood.

The French Boys 2

2021 Compilation

Much like their sought after paintings and pastry treats, these delights prove that when it comes to finesse and flavour in filmmaking - you can't beat the French.

Down the River

2004 Drama

Krit is openly gay, but his closest friend, Win, is questioning. As they grow older, their love is tested when the two finally explore their passion.

The Male Gaze: Boy Trouble

2024 Compilation

Four countries, four men - and four encounters that will call into question everything about themselves they thought they were sure of. Just when you thought things couldn't get any more complicated, along comes a boy to add a fresh perspective.

The Swedish Boys

2020 Compilation

Explore a dizzying confection of Swedish life and love spanning all shades of the gay experience, from childhood confusion to a teen's coming out, to a mother trying to connect with her deaf son.

SHORT FILM

He Won’t Belong

2023 Drama

Amidst the fury of a storm on the remote and windswept shores of California's forgotten coast, two strangers slowly unearth the secrets of each other's past.

New Queer Visions: The Last Days of Innocence

2021 Compilation

When adulthood looms, naivety may fade - but the urge to play can take on a disturbing new dimension. These four beguiling European stories explore these years of youthful wonder with a deftness and artistry that lingers.

Boys Feels: I Love Trouble

2021 Compilation

Whether it's playing games in a military zone, cheating at school tests, crossing borders for cheap thrills or doing whatever it takes to make illicit money - these boys know that with every risk, they move closer and closer to an irreversible jeopardy.

The Male Gaze: Bitter Sweet

2024 Compilation

Take a trip on the wild side with these six daring short films from Mexico, Portugal, Brazil, Spain and France that uncover the power of nature and mysticism, suffocating family ties, the pain of memory, and the thrill of what's to come.