Gay Films Based on a True Story

SHORT FILM

I Am Gay

2020 Documentary

After working abroad for five years, Ajahnis Charley, returns home to Oshawa, Ontario, in the age of quarantine. In addition to reuniting with his family, he returns with a mission to share some deep personal truths.

SHORT FILM

0004ngel

2025 Documentary

To support his mother in Mexico, Angel, a nude dancer, turns the web into his new stage.

Inside the Chinese Closet

2015 Documentary

In a desperate attempt to meet their parents' expectations, Andy goes on a hunt for a lesbian woman to marry and Cherry in search of a baby to adopt. Being homosexual makes it hard to conform to their families' and society's expectations, but both Andy and Cherry are determined to do things 'the right way'.

COMING SOON

Manhood

2026 Documentary

Dallas businessman Bill Moore sets out to normalize male enhancement in the same way cosmetic treatments have entered the mainstream. Along the journey, an OnlyFans creator and a father of five confront their own vulnerabilities, putting both their bodies and insecurities to the test.

SHORT FILM

The Hidden Dimension

2023 Documentary

An intimate portrait of queer photographer Leo Maki. A dreamlike journey into his mind that explores the artists life in Poland, the creative process behind his work and the embrace of his own sexuality.

SHORT FILM

302

2024 Drama

During National Service in late 2000s Singapore, officer cadet Aaron comes out as gay while serving in the army. His declaration, known as “302”, triggers a chain reaction that exposes the pressures, consequences, and hidden tensions within the military system.

Solo

2025 Documentary

Chilean performer Edandress shares his journey from small-town life to erotic content creation. Exploring pleasure, freedom, and consent while breaking societal taboos and making a living through social media.

Taboo: Amos Guttman

2024 Documentary

Amos Guttman stood apart from Israel’s conservative film scene. A Romanian migrant, he never fully belonged. Openly gay, he created the country’s first films on the subject, making deeply personal work for a niche audience while seeking connection beyond Israel, hoping filmmakers like Derek Jarman or Pedro Almodóvar would see themselves in his films.

SHORT FILM

Just Like Me

2019 Documentary

A portrait of HIV activist and former Mr Gay England 2018, Phil Dzwonkiewicz, who created #JUSTLIKEME to break stigma and show that living with HIV can mean living openly, happily, and healthily.

SHORT FILM

Mama, Please Forgive Me

2014 Documentary

Testimonies from a young man who has trouble coping with life.

SHORT FILM

2018 Documentary

An 18-year-old Instagram influencer attempts to reconcile his identity online with his identity in real life.

Desire Lines

2024 Documentary, Drama, Fantasy

An Iranian American trans man travels back in time to an LGBTQ+ archive to understand his sexuality. He encounters his past and present selves during an erotic journey of self-discovery.

Memories of a Murderer: The Nilsen Tapes

2021 Documentary, Mystery

Serial killer Dennis Nilsen recounts his life and crimes through chilling audiotapes recorded from his jail cell.

Solos

2007 Drama, Romance

Explores relationships among three individuals who are struggling to open up their feelings towards each other.

SHORT FILM

Everyman

2021 Documentary, Drama

A personal, visual essay about gender transition - focusing on the social context and implications and exploring how the world is different living as female compared to being perceived as male. Jack tells his story by using and reframing gender focused tropes and imagery from popular culture, mythology, history and art.

SHORT FILM

Milind Soman Made Me Gay

2007 Documentary

A conceptual documentary about desire and notions of home & belonging among gay South Asians in diaspora.

Lord of the Ants

2022 Drama

In 1968, Italian poet, playwright, and director Aldo Braibanti is imprisoned under a law targeting grooming, with his partner's father acting as the informant.

Rustin

2023 Drama

Activist Bayard Rustin faces racism and homophobia as he helps change the course of Civil Rights history by orchestrating the 1963 March on Washington.

Maestro

2023 Drama, Musical, Romance

Chronicles the lifelong relationship of conductor-composer Leonard Bernstein and actress Felicia Montealegre Cohn Bernstein.

Dance of the 41

2020 Drama

In the late 1800s, Ignacio de la Torre wed the daughter of Mexico's president, Porfirio Díaz. While navigating the conventional realm of politics, Ignacio secretly participated in an underground society, leading a life of hidden duality.

Boys on Film 6: Pacific Rim

2011 Compilation

Boys On Film goes down under to bring a fresh batch of funny and touching tales courtesy of our Aussie and Kiwi cousins, while from the USA and Hawaii to Singapore via Korea several more stories of men falling in love round out the collection.

Knife + Heart

2018 Horror, Mystery, Thriller

Paris, summer 1979. Anne is a producer of gay adult movies. When Lois, her editor and companion, leaves her, she attempts to get her back by making a more ambitious film with the flamboyant Archibald.

Un hombre libre

2024 Documentary

The life of Agustín Gómez Arcos. His legacy has been rediscovered by new generations, and the recovery of his figure is revealed as one of the unfinished tasks of our culture.

COMING SOON

Elsinore

2026 Drama

Portrays the final months of actor Ian Charleson’s life, focusing on his acclaimed performance as Hamlet at the National Theatre while battling the devastating effects of AIDS.

NEW

The Hockey Player

2026 Documentary

Follows Luke Prokop, a Canadian-born defenseman, as he decides to become the first and only professional athlete playing for an NHL team to come out as gay.

COMING SOON

Jaripeo

2026 Documentary

Jaripeo is a symbol of Mexican cowboy tradition and machismo. This story unveils a hidden world of queer desire and rebellion.

COMING SOON

TheyDream

2026 Animation, Documentary

After twenty years chronicling his Puerto Rican family, a director and his mother face devastating losses. Through tears and laughter, they craft animations that bring their loved ones back to life, discovering that every act of creation is also an act of letting go.

Gay Films Based on a True Story

I Am Gay

0004ngel

Inside the Chinese Closet

Manhood

The Hidden Dimension

302

Solo

Taboo: Amos Guttman

Just Like Me

Mama, Please Forgive Me

Share

Desire Lines

Memories of a Murderer: The Nilsen Tapes

Solos

Everyman

Milind Soman Made Me Gay

Lord of the Ants

Rustin

Maestro

Dance of the 41

Boys on Film 6: Pacific Rim

Knife + Heart

Un hombre libre

Elsinore

The Hockey Player

Jaripeo

TheyDream

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