Gay Films with a Rural Setting

The Paradise of Thorns

2024 Drama, Thriller

When his partner Sek dies, Thongkam loses his property to his late love’s eager family and must fight to reclaim the home they built together.

For My Brother

2014 Drama

Tells the story of Aske and Bastian escaping abuse to find solace and freedom in Norway, bonding over their shared trauma and love for each other.

Me Him Her

2015 Comedy, Romance

Vicenarian drifter Cory arrives in Los Angeles to support his semi-famous TV star friend Brendan as he navigates coming out of the closet, embarking on a transformative journey of self-discovery.

Winning Dad

2015 Drama, Romance

A young man devises a camping trip to introduce his homophobic father to his secret boyfriend.

The Next Skin

2016 Drama, Mystery, Thriller

A teenager presumed dead returns home after eight years, unsettling his family with doubts about his true identity.

4 Days in France

2016 Comedy, Drama, Romance

A man leaves home abruptly, embarking on a four-day journey through France, seeking clarity and discovering unexpected encounters along the way.

SHORT FILM

We Are Animals

2013 Sci-Fi

Set in the 1980s AIDS Crisis during an anti-government coup, a closeted young man discovers inner strength amidst oppressive forces in this alternate history fable.

Almost Normal

2005 Comedy, Drama, Romance

A gay man experiencing a mid-life crisis wishes to be normal and suddenly finds himself back in high school in a world where being straight is considered deviant. He meets a girl, and "normal" takes on a new meaning.

COMING SOON

No Rest for the Wicked

2026 Drama, Horror, Romance

In 1862, on the remote Faroe Islands, fisherman Baldur's isolated life is transformed by the arrival of Helge, a rugged whaler. As an unexpected bond grows into forbidden love, tragedy sparks fear and superstition among the villagers, forcing the two men to fight for a love that refuses to die.

SHORT FILM

Unicorn

2014 Drama, Romance

A young German/Bolivian Mennonite risks everything to flee his strict religious community in search of love and freedom in the city.

COMING SOON

Rapture

2027 Horror

Monks at remote Lansley Abbey face crisis when plague victims become undead. As refugees seek shelter and infected attack, the brothers clash over helping the sick versus protecting ancient knowledge.

Getting It

2020 Romance

A self-absorbed man unlocks his heart and gambles on the prospect of love.

COMING SOON

The Garden of Earthly Delights

2025 Drama

In the slums of Manila, eleven-year-old scavenger Ginto fights for survival and dreams of becoming a gangster, but as he crosses paths with a troubled Dutch tourist, he's forced to make an impossible decision.

NEW SHORT FILM

Heatwave

2026 Drama, Fantasy, Romance

Angsty 17 year-old Marcelo must buy a fan for his grandma on the hottest day of the year but events quickly spiral out of control.

SHORT FILM

The Cream

2011 Comedy

Gilbert, a young Sunday jogger, starts his health race in the middle of the Compiègne forest. An overpowering man overtakes him.

COMING SOON

The Riverbank

2026 Drama, Thriller

By night, Izaquiel slips into the mangroves of Recife in search of secret encounters. Everything changes when he crosses paths with Jeremias, a captivating fisherman who draws him into an unexpected connection.

Tender Resistance

2025 Compilation

A compilation of gay short films about the ways in which we learn to stand up to prejudice and doubt.

Two of Us

1987 Drama, Romance

Two schoolboys explore their budding romantic feelings amidst homophobic hostility from peers and family, leading them to run away together.

COMING SOON

Before I Do

2026 Comedy, Romance

A lakeside bachelor party weekend devolves into chaos when the groom and his best man's past romantic feelings reignite, entangling the wedding party in pre-wedding drama.

COMING SOON

Little Tragedies

2026 Comedy, Drama

Nolasco leaves his small hometown of Catalão, in Brazil, for Rio de Janeiro to attend college. He is the first of a group of queer friends to leave. 10 years later, none of them remain there: some have died, while the others have moved away.

COMING SOON SHORT FILM

Wherever You Are

2026 Drama, Romance, Thriller

Two teens in a secret relationship are finally able to explore intimacy on a romantic lakeside camping trip, but they can’t stop spotting a presence in the darkness: looming, watching, judging, ready to swallow them whole.

SHORT FILM

La Clairière

2025 Romance

Two former lovers impede upon one another after a chance encounter causes them to reevaluate their relationship.

Magic Farm

2025 Comedy, Drama

A media crew mistakenly ends up in the wrong country while trying to profile a musician. As they collaborate with locals to create a viral trend, relationships form amid an unfolding health crisis.

COMING SOON SHORT FILM

Taxi Moto

2026 Sci-Fi

Forced to relocate his film about two men in love, a director discovers a new lead actor and creates an act of gentle defiance in another place.

SHORT FILM

Swimming with You

2022 Drama

Two boys get locked out of their car after a gay hookup goes wrong.

COMING SOON

At the Place of Ghosts

2025 Fantasy, Horror, Mystery, Sci-Fi, Thriller

Siblings Mise'l and Antle, who were close as children, but trauma from their upbringing has caused them to drift apart as adults. When they are both haunted by a malevolent spirit of bones and rot, the siblings are forced to reunite.

COMING SOON

Sticky

2025 Drama

When a man proposes marriage to his girlfriend, she wants to find out first if they are ready for a lifetime commitment. She meets her friend and her husband that will open up desires they are not aware of for a long time.