Gay Films Based on a True Story

Love in Thoughts

2004 Drama, Romance

Posthumously exploring the final days of Guenther's life, a gripping tale unfolds of alcohol, drugs, and reckless intimacy, revealing deeper truths about mortality and regret.

Vereda tropical

2004 Drama

A film delves into the life of writer Manuel Puig during his formative years spent in Rio de Janeiro.

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Champion

2026 Drama

At the 1973 World Figure Skating Championships in Bratislava, Ondrej Nepela faces fear and state pressure on ice, with coach Hilda Múdra helping him rise, as he dreams of escaping socialist Czechoslovakia at his crowning moment

SHORT FILM

Trigger

2023 Drama

Anthony, a mixed race gay man, auditions for a reality TV show. The casting director’s questions begin to trigger him as he relives a traumatic event.

SHORT FILM

The Beauty President

2021 Documentary

In 1992, at the height of the AIDS pandemic, activist Terence Alan Smith made a historic bid for president of the United States as his drag queen persona Joan Jett Blakk. Today, Smith reflects back on his seminal civil rights campaign and its place in American history.

SHORT FILM

Lost Years

2016 Drama, Romance

Explores the enduring impact of abuse on teenagers and the long-term challenges they face as they strive for healing.

Velvet Vision: The Story of James Bidgood and the Making of Pink Narcissus

2025 Documentary

James Bidgood, whose 1960s beefcake photos and film Pink Narcissus were credited to 'Anonymous'. Bart Everly follows Jim, forty years later, while delving into his past as a drag artist and costume designer.

Midas Man

2024 Drama, Musical

On Thursday 9 November 1961, a man named Brian descended the stairs to a cellar in Liverpool and changed the world forever.

Philomena

2013 Comedy, Drama

A world-weary political journalist picks up the story of a woman's search for her son, who was taken away from her decades ago after she became pregnant and was forced to live in a convent.

SHORT FILM

The Infamous T

2012 Documentary

Examines an intimate year in the life of Jonathon, a young gay man finding himself while living at the intersection of queer and black identities and struggling with a lifetime of homelessness. As he struggles to balance his family of origin and family of choice, stay in school, and be his most authentic self, Jonathon discovers that home is more than four walls, and friendship can transform us.

Limited Partnership

2015 Documentary

The story of a Filipino-American and his Australian husband, who in 1975, became one of the first same-sex couples to be legally married in the world.

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Blue Moon

2025 Comedy, Drama, Romance

Tells the story of Lorenz Hart's struggles with alcoholism and mental health as he tries to save face during the opening of "Oklahoma!".

This Is Me

2024 Documentary

Examining how Transgender men and women survive and even flourish in today's extremely divided America.

SHORT FILM

Kissing Frogs

2010 Documentary

About gay life in Beyoglu, Istanbul. Represented of two generations, each sharing their story.

SHORT FILM

Go Crazy with Crazy

2020 Comedy

Ben and Joey share a symbiotic and creative relationship until Ben realizes Joey is lying.

SHORT FILM

Son of Sodom

2020 Documentary

A filmmaker investigates the haunting legacy of Camilo Najar, who died of a heroin overdose a week after being cast as the lead in the director’s first feature.

The Life of Sean DeLear

2024 Documentary

A portrait of this irresistibly charismatic one-off.

SHORT FILM

A Wig and a Prayer: The Peaches Christ Story

2016 Comedy, Documentary, Musical

Chronicles the story of Peaches Christ, the legendary San Francisco drag queen, from her early beginnings in raucous variety shows to the lauded success of her Midnight Mass pre-movie experience.

SHORT FILM

Seoul to Soul

2006 Documentary

Recounts the turbulent journey of Wade, a gay Asian man, from his devout, Mormon upbringing in Utah to his drug-fueled, fast-lane adult life in San Diego - a course fraught with pitfalls as he navigates a maze of addictions while searching for identity and self-acceptance.

Voices from the Front

1991 Documentary

In 1990 AIDS activists converge on the National Institute of Health, calling for a more equitable clinical trial system and expanded research into new drugs and treatment. A distillation of pictures and words from events organized to change public consciousness, expose the failure of the health care systems, and challenge government inaction and neglect concerning AIDS.

SHORT FILM

Boyfriends

2024 Drama, Romance

Billy passionately welcomes home his boyfriend, Kevin - but their relationship is not what it seems. Based on a true story.

The Secret Lives of Bill Bartell

2025 Documentary, Musical

Bill Bartell juggled roles as musician, manager, label owner, cop, and bull rider. Connected to Lennon, Cobain, and Moore, he brought people together and built careers while concealing his past until his sudden death.

SHORT FILM

Coin Slot

2022 Drama

A young gay man struggles to keep it together as the anniversary of a traumatic attack looms ever closer.

Max and the Others

2013 Documentary

Berlin. Max is 61. He has a lot of sex. Sex with clients. Sex with 'leather friends'. Sex with Dima, his younger Ukrainian boyfriend. Even sex with his old friend Jan. Everyone comes to Max's Kreuzberg playroom. Luckily, Max was once a lieutenant colonel in the German army, so he's good at ordering his life. But when a routine check-up delivers some shocking news, the lives of Max and his friends need to change.

SHORT FILM

The Letter Men

2021 Drama

The untold true story of two gay men desperately in love but torn apart by war.

The Circle

2014 Drama, Romance

In 1950s Zurich, a young teacher falls for a transvestite star, torn between his conventional life and his true identity.

Deep Water: The Real Story

2016 Documentary

Recounts Sydney's '80s-'90s gay hate crime epidemic, stirring old cases in hopes of justice for victims.