Gay Films Based on a True Story

Potato Dreams of America

2021 Comedy, Drama

The story centers on a young gay boy growing up in the Soviet Union, alongside his mother who is a mail-order bride. Together, they embark on a daring journey to escape to America.

Only Andy

2024 Documentary

Adult content creator Andy Lee and his colleagues offer thoughtful perspectives on the adult entertainment industry, aiming to clarify a field that is often misunderstood.

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The Last Guest of the Holloway Motel

2025 Documentary

Former British soccer star Tony Powell manages a dying Hollywood motel, reflecting on his solitary life and the path not taken.

Eismayer

2022 Drama, Romance

Vice Lieutenant Eismayer, the most feared trainer and macho figure in the Austrian Military, secretly lives as a gay man. His world is upended when he falls for a young, openly gay soldier, based on true events.

SHORT FILM

Soccer Boys

2018 Documentary

A group of gay soccer players formed a team for fun, only to spark a movement that swept across Brazil.

George Michael: Portrait of an Artist

2023 Documentary

The remarkable life of George Michael is revealed through the heartfelt stories of fellow musicians and friends who admired and cherished him.

SHORT FILM

Out!

2020 Comedy, Drama

A young man comes out to his highly strung mother over dinner, sparking an honest conversation that balances generational prejudice and acceptance.

SHORT FILM

Precious Moments

2003 Drama

A 30-something man is arrested for being with a young man under the age of consent. The young man, a resident of a group home, initiated contact and claimed to be old enough.

Forced Out

2023 Documentary

Tells the shocking stories of the men and women who were discharged from the Army, Navy and RAF because of their sexuality and helped others still serving in secret, and who led the historic battle for the ban to be overturned.

SHORT FILM

Beirut Dreams in Colour

2022 Documentary

Middle Eastern queer activists, including the band Mashrou' Leila, fight repression with resistance

The Male Gaze: Wandering Hearts

2026 Compilation

Are we destined to make the same mistakes in life? Is my teacher attracted to me? Is this more than just a one-night stand? Will my family forgive me? What does the future hold? For these lost souls questioning their paths in life, there are a multitude of answers. A collection of 6 short films.

SHORT FILM

Jim

2022 Drama

Gay priest Jim Fitzsimmons reaches a decision; He going to hire a rent boy to spend one night with. That night will change his life forever but not for the reasons he anticipated. Inspired by true events.

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Mickey & Richard

2026 Documentary

A portrait of 80s gay adult film star Mickey Squires and the man who performed him, Richard Bernstein.

SHORT FILM

Touch

2021 Drama

After losing his sight, a young man wrestles with the challenges of a life suddenly full of darkness. Wanting to feel close to others again, he reaches for his phone and tries to rebuild his connection to the world.

SHORT FILM

My Dear Boy

2022 Drama, Romance

In the instant they first lock eyes, two men are pulled into a strange dreamlike voyage that shows them the entire arc of their future romance from the first spark to the final heartbreak.

SHORT FILM

Salt

2016 Thriller

A reclusive computer technician wanders into a hidden online realm of unnerving desires and meets a man who shares his fixation. Their arranged meeting unfolds into a night that alters them in a way neither can reverse.

SHORT FILM

Un/Cut

2022 Drama

A hotel hook-up turns into an eye-opening discussion of the different ideas surrounding circumcision.

SHORT FILM

Cashing Out

2024 Documentary

During the height of the AIDS crisis, many gay men sold their life insurance policies to investors for immediate financial relief. What followed was the rise of a controversial industry built on profit from tragedy, exposing the exploitation that emerged from a community’s desperation.

SHORT FILM

The Blue Jersey

2023 Drama

Kris, an openly gay man, argues with his closeted boyfriend Scott about what color jersey he's gonna wear for a homecoming celebration. Will they support each other with their individual problems? Or let this break their connection.

Chocolate Babies

1996 Drama

A group of New Yorkers fight AIDS rights by any means necessary.

SHORT FILM

The Typist

2015 Drama

The forgotten history of a gay Korean War veteran tasked with writing the military discharges of outed gay seamen.

Cherry Grove Stories

2018 Documentary

A look at the unique character of Cherry Grove, a community on Fire Island, NY. A safe haven for gays during a time when two men holding hands in public was illegal. Fisher exposes hidden stories and unknown facts that need to be told.

Enfant Terrible

2020 Drama

A documentary exploring the life, creative vision, and lasting influence of legendary German New Wave filmmaker Rainer Werner Fassbinder, whose groundbreaking work reshaped modern cinema.

Lover of Men: The Untold History of Abraham Lincoln

2024 Documentary

Examines the intimate life of America's most consequential president, Abraham Lincoln.

SHORT FILM

Bayard & Me

2017 Documentary

Bayard Rustin, the man behind the March on Washington, found love with Walter Naegle. In the 1980s, Bayard adopted Walter to secure the legal bond marriage couldn’t offer. Years later, Walter recalls their life together and the quiet link between gay love and the civil rights struggle.

These Untold Secrets

2023 Compilation

A mother-son reunion awakens old feelings of loss and remorse, a gay man and a lesbian woman navigate a marriage of convenience in the city of Paris, and an old college buddy crashes on the couch of a young author, oblivious to the emotions he stirs up in his friend. All is not as it seems in this impactful collection of shorts exploring private passions and hidden pasts.

SHORT FILM

Michael, a Gay Son

1980 Documentary

By following one young man through the process, this documentary attempts to give the audience an idea of the expereinces and feelings involved in that most uncomfortable of coming of age processes... Coming out.