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American Male

2016 Drama

A gritty look at rigid gender norms, and how they shape us.

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Hot Tea

2017 Animation, Fantasy

A man indulges in the vapour of a glass of hot tea. He drifts off to a colourful world where scents seem to be visualised and assume physical powers. Just when the man’s pleasure builds up to a sensual climax, the glass throws a spanner in the works.

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Paper Stain

2016 Drama

A boy discovers his sexuality through falling in love with a depressed man's lost diary, and dedicates his time to find what seems to be his soulmate.

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Exchange

2017 Drama

A gay man is forced to give up the last remaining vestige of yet another failed relationship: his ex's jacket. But during the post-breakup stuff exchange, belongings are not the only things that get swapped.

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Forbidden

2020 Drama

Two best friends and high school students go home together as usual. Everything is normal, but this time they can no longer hide their feelings for each other

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The Moment You Realize

2014 Drama, Romance

After a failed suicide attempt, Heath finds himself in a hospital undergoing psychological evaluation. While navigating the sterile environment, he is forced to confront the one truth he's always avoided - his own sexuality.

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Marry Me

2014 Musical, Romance

On the day of his wedding, a gay man recalls the emptiness of the dating scene and his intolerant family before eventually finding true love.

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Kissing Frogs

2010 Documentary

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

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Real Lemons

2018 Drama

In modern-day rural and conservative California, an openly gay ex-convict ropes his high-spirited and naive brother into robbing a bar so they can trade their old life for a better one.

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Confrontation

2017 Drama

A devout family man's past actions are put to the test after seeing his son for the first time in 8 years after he kicked him out for being gay.

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I Was Always Alex

2016 Documentary

Alex is 12 years old and lives in a small neighbourhood in Madrid. While he plays, dances, dreams and laughs with his parents, much of our society does not accept him as he is.

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The PhD

2020 Comedy, Drama

A romantic dinner unravels into chaos when Bruno, a nervous psychology student, tries to hide the truth about his PhD interview from his controlling boyfriend.

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Slushie

2019 Comedy

A small Christian pop group sets its sights on performing around the world, but the journey proves tougher than expected. They face uninterested audiences, messy days in the studio, and the quiet spark of a new romance that threatens to shift the dynamic of the band.

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The Eyes That Fall Upon Us

2017 Documentary

Plays with the concept of anti-LGBT rhetoric and how the LGBT community, such as the couple presented, persevere and continue to spread love and acceptance in a time when their own love is under attack.

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Golden Boys

2016 Drama

A thirty-something failure-to-launch and his two successful buddies break into their old private school to try to recapture their adolescence, but troubling memories make it difficult to reconcile the boys they were with the men they want to be.

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Desire

2000 Drama

A somewhat unhappy man and wife are touring New York's Prospect Park, when they encounter a pair of sailors on shore leave. The wife and one sailor give in to their desire and tarry a bit. Later, after they all get back together, the wife realizes she is not the only one with unsatisfied desires.

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Song of Autumn

2014 Drama

Autumn has arrived. Soon we will plunge into the cold darkness.

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The Man Crush

2016 Comedy, Drama, Romance

On the night of Dave's birthday, Trevor discovers that Dave isn't who he thought he was.

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Grindr Diaries

2022 Musical

A conceptual exploration of hook-up culture and gay cruising. The song and video are reflections on the act of physically connecting to strangers

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Pink Point

2020 Documentary

The film spotlights Pink Point, a gay and lesbian kiosk opened during Amsterdam’s 1998 Gay Games, which endures as a quirky yet vital hub for queer life.

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The Void

2020 Drama, Romance

Ken adores his grandmother, the woman who raised him. But when she confronts him about who he loves, he faces an impossible choice between family and the person who holds his heart.

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For Your Gods

2016 Drama

A meditation of the fetishization of designer labels and illustrates the erotic currency in the extreme.

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Why We Ran From Iran

2017 Documentary

Tells the story of sex Iranian LGBT refugees in Turkey, hoping to gain political asylum in the US and Canada.

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Outsider

2015 Drama

Antonio lives on a farm with his sons and daughter, carrying the weight of his wife’s absence. His life of sadness and bitterness is upended when a mysterious outsider arrives, stirring in him a sudden, overwhelming desire he cannot explain.

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Uncle & Son

2012 Drama

Hung’s parents abandoned him long time ago. He has lived with his uncle Ba since he was a child. Uncle Ba is a clever tailor and he’s always kind to others. However, he is discriminated on the grounds of sex because he’s gay. People they always tease him and speak against him and the Hung family behind his back. Hung feels so lonely.

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Les étoiles

2024 Drama

About actors and their fragilities, but also (and above all) about directors and their miseries.

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Finding Together

2021 Romance

Eddie and Byron start their relationship just before the COVID-19 outbreak, soon facing the challenges the pandemic brings - distance, work, and the uncertainty of living together while discovering if their love can endure.

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American Male

Hot Tea

Paper Stain

Exchange

Forbidden

The Moment You Realize

Marry Me

Kissing Frogs

Real Lemons

Confrontation

I Was Always Alex

The PhD

Slushie

The Eyes That Fall Upon Us

Golden Boys

Desire

Song of Autumn

The Man Crush

Grindr Diaries

Pink Point

The Void

For Your Gods

Why We Ran From Iran

Outsider

Uncle & Son

Les étoiles

Finding Together

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