Gay Films Based on a True Story

Hidden Master: The Legacy of George Platt Lynes

2023 Documentary

An intimate look at a pioneering, openly gay artist, who took radically explicit photographs of the male nude.

An Act of Love

2015 Documentary

Follows Rev. Frank Schaefer who was put on trial in the United Methodist Church for officiating his son's same-sex wedding.

100 Men

2017 Documentary

40 years of gay history via a countdown of Kiwi filmmaker Paul Oremland's most memorable encounters, featuring candid and moving interviews with past lovers.

Nate & Margaret

2012 Comedy, Drama, Romance

Nate is nineteen. Margaret is fifty-two. Their odd, quirky, totally working friendship gets rattled when Nate gets his first boyfriend, who drives him away from Margaret as she tries to pursue a life as a stand-up comedian.

SHORT FILM

Better Known As Peaches Christ

2017 Documentary

Drag icon Peaches Christ offers a rare, intimate glimpse into her process of transformation, and describes the path from stifled teen to brazen cult hero.

Portrait of Jason

1967 Documentary

Black gay prostitute Jason Holliday is rigorously interviewed on his story and character, revealing nuanced truths about life and art.

SHORT FILM

Maghreb’s Hope

2024 Animation, Documentary

Through a fusion of animation and real images, queer individuals from the Maghreb share their stories, from their homeland to various parts of the rest of the world.

Superstar in a Housedress

2004 Comedy, Documentary

The film explores the life and legacy of Warhol superstar Jackie Curtis, a poet, playwright, and performer who lived fluidly between genders before dying tragically at 38. Through rare performance footage, photographs, music, and interviews with collaborators, friends, and cultural figures, it paints an intimate portrait of a groundbreaking artist whose influence endures.

SHORT FILM

Skinny Fat

2021 Comedy, Drama

A gay man confronts his belly fat in a shop changing room, triggering him to relive an abusive past relationship. But who can save him from his own body?

My boyfriend el fascista

2025 Documentary

Matthias, an Italian filmmaker, and Sadiel, a Cuban activist, begin a romance in the Alps. As Sadiel grows disillusioned with communism and drifts toward right-wing beliefs, their relationship is tested amid shifting ideals and personal change.

SHORT FILM

Dildo Riot

2022 Documentary

A Marky Ramone gig, a murder, a riot, and a big dildo.

SHORT FILM

My Neighbor, Miguel

2020 Documentary

An exuberant 72 year-old gay artist named Miguel recalls his life of art and community in San Francisco during the AIDS epidemic.

Wild Combination: A Portrait of Arthur Russell

2008 Documentary, Musical, Romance

Examines the life and work of Arthur Russell, an influential singer, songwriter, cello player and disco auteur who died tragically in 1992.

SHORT FILM

Affirmations

1990 Documentary

A look at what it's like to be gay and black in America.

Night in West Texas

2025 Documentary

Forty years after a gay Apache man is framed for the brutal murder of a closeted Catholic priest, a police chief uncovers long-buried evidence that shakes up the small, oil-rich West Texas town that imprisoned him.

SHORT FILM

I Want to Go Higher

2023 Drama

On retreat in Thailand, four male models are supposed to work on their mind and body. In reality, they hang out in a luxury villa, chase girls and ride scooters in the nude. But their shenanigans cannot conceal the emptiness of their lives.

SHORT FILM

North Atlantic

2010 Drama

An isolated air traffic controller in a small island of the Azores archipelago is contacted by a lone pilot cut helplessly adrift over the North Atlantic.

SHORT FILM

In Search of Avery Willard

2012 Documentary

Illuminates the life and work of a groundbreaking, yet forgotten, artist Avery Willard - photographer, filmmaker, writer, publisher, leatherman, pornographer.

SHORT FILM

A Home Called Vogue

2025 Documentary

Kirvan Fortuin, a Cape Town dancer and choreographer, pioneered the Vogue ball scene as a safe space for queer people. Despite his efforts, this was not enough to protect him from a world where people like him are not always protected or welcome.

SHORT FILM

Ostia

1987 Drama

Pier Paolo Pasolini takes up with a young man and journeys to Ostia, and his death.

Frisky Business

2023 Compilation

Defiant short films exploring passion, persecution, and revolt from past, present, and future eras, ranging from tales of an anxious young drag queen in mid-'90s Chile to a lively American summer camp that flips the script on gay panic

Gay Lives of Straight Guys

2014 Documentary

Explores how straight men are embracing traditionally "gay" professions and lifestyles, forging new friendships across divides and finding emotional liberation.

COMING SOON SHORT FILM

Geronto

2026 Drama

Set over one night in late-2000s London, a man in his twenties meets a man in his sixties at a discreet pub. What begins as an unexpected encounter develops into an intimate connection, but a painful misunderstanding soon changes the course of the evening.

COMING SOON SHORT FILM

Everest

2026 Drama

As a promising beginning at Rehnbjerg Academy unravels, day student Daniel's encounter with the charismatic boarding student August unleashes forbidden emotions in a toxic culture, leading them to a perilous crossroads.

Oneness

2024 Romance, Thriller

The tragic story of Ivan Martin who was killed by one of his family members because of his sexual orientation.

Unspoken

2024 Drama

On the verge of signing with an independent music label, 30 year old musician Seweryn appears to have his future within reach. But after a concert, he becomes the victim of a brutal sexual assault by a wealthy businessman, forcing him to confront the devastating impact the attack has on his life.

NEW

Marc by Sofia

2026 Documentary

An intimate, unconventional portrait of Marc Jacobs, crafted by Sofia Coppola to capture the genius and singular universe of the iconic American designer.