Gay Movies & Short Films to Watch on Vimeo

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Lions in Waiting

2017 Drama, Romance

A young hockey player gains the courage to embrace his true self after facing hazing, becoming an inspiration to a teammate striving to find their own fearlessness.

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Niagara

2011 Animation

Two love-struck gangsters escape with one million dollars in a bag and some serious trust issues. A road trip starts.

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Screwdriver

2018 Drama

Michael arrives in a new town hoping for a clean start. He soon meets Josef, a boy who shows no interest in the labels or differences that others focus on. Their friendship deepens, and slowly the two begin to develop feelings for each other.

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Nobody’s Boy

2021 Drama

Oscar experiences both the beauty and darkness of humanity during a wild journey of indulgence in alcohol, navigating through themes of intimacy, love, and mortality.

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Grind

2014 Drama, Musical, Thriller

A musical tale delving into a troubled man's quest for connection in an overly connected world.

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Boy Code

2016 Comedy, Drama

An outsider high school senior takes excessive measures to lose his virginity in order to prove himself manly enough to his party-throwing peer.

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Summer’s End

2024 Drama

Elliott discovers his father on a hookup app while on a family vacation. His confrontation with his alcoholic father's infidelity becomes a reckoning with himself and his own demons.

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Things We Only Say at Night

2020 Documentary

In an attempt to rediscover his passion for sharing stories, film student Leo Becker explores his journey, emotions and confusion when coming out to his family. Leo explores the pressure of trying to find a label in something that can not be labelled at all: love.

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Stay Lost

2023 Drama

A nomadic musician sets an aimless and depressed young man's life on an entirely new trajectory.

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Boldly Go

2019 Comedy, Drama, Romance

A young gay man is hiding an embarrassing secret about his body. When a long-term crush begins seducing him at a party, he is forced to confront his shame and expose the truth, or risk losing the boy of his dreams.

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The Rev

2021 Comedy

A vicar in an identity crisis faces comedic challenges when tasked with organizing a funeral, leading to imaginative and unexpected outcomes that challenge societal norms and expectations.

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Without Words

2010 Drama

A German soldier encounters a wounded Soviet soldier in a forest. No words are exchanged, only compassion.

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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.

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Poker Gayme

2017 Drama

A simple poker night takes an unexpected turn when John’s long held secret slips out. As the truth settles over the table, it is not the confession itself that disturbs him, but the way his friends respond.

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Nobody’s Child

2012 Drama

The story of a gay young man who has to grow up in a hurry when his best friend, who learns she has breast cancer, asks him - and not the boy's father - to take custody of her 8-year-old son if anything happens to her.

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Breath

2007 Comedy, Drama, Romance

A romantic comedy about a love triangle unfolding at the beach, with a shy boy invited by a girl who also brings along an older, more muscular boy.

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I Lust You

2019 Comedy, Drama

Andrew goes on a date with Ben, a charming and successful man he met online. As the evening unfolds, he begins to question whether he’s seeking love or just desire.

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The Carer

2016 Drama

Ari, a sophisticated gay man, forms an unlikely connection with Beau, his illiterate caregiver, in a care home, reshaping their futures through mutual understanding and support.

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Blowie

2018 Drama

How far does teenage sexual frustration take you when you have no outlets?

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Come

2021 Animation

Meeting new people can be awkward, so mutual understanding of the situation goes a long way. This animation delicately shows the real social poetry in app-facilitated hook-ups.

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Oversharing

2018 Drama

An insecure gay brooder puts his lack of social charm to the test with the support of a pizza man turned therapist and his two best friends.

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Haircut

2015 Drama

Omer's poster of his ex boyfriend Ori, falls off the wall. Omer becomes re-obsessed and starts a journey of mixed emotions, to discover if they could get back together. Omer use his only excuse to meet Ori, a haircut.

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Release

2017 Drama

A young Chinese-American college student struggles to come out as gay to his very traditional, demanding father.

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Coming In

2021 Drama

Sitting in the car outside his family’s home on Christmas Eve, Juan struggles with the thought of coming out and introducing Carlos as his boyfriend.

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Monster Mash

2014 Horror

A Halloween night hookup turns into something more for a pair of morbid misfits costumed as horror's most iconic female characters.

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Brothers

2004 Drama

A gay couple contemplates the complications in their relationship if they become brothers.

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Drag Mama

2015 Comedy, Drama, Fantasy

A boy longs to wear a dress to school but is forbidden, until his fabulously drag mother works her magic, transforming him into a dazzling queen whose sparkle will last only until midnight.

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Lions in Waiting

Niagara

Screwdriver

Nobody’s Boy

Grind

Boy Code

Summer’s End

Things We Only Say at Night

Stay Lost

Boldly Go

The Rev

Without Words

The Beauty President

Poker Gayme

Nobody’s Child

Breath

I Lust You

The Carer

Blowie

Come

Oversharing

Haircut

Release

Coming In

Monster Mash

Brothers

Drag Mama

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