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Run Rabbit

2014 Drama

In a secluded park, a brief but electric connection between two young men sparks into a playful, almost childlike pursuit through the surrounding forest.

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A Year Without a Shadow

2025 Drama

After ending a decade-long relationship, Matías experiences a year of empty parties, disconnected intimacy, and conversations with the ghost of his ex. But in the chaos, he discovers that losing his shadow allows him to find a new light.

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Sailor

2014 Drama

Pedro finds himself drawn into a relationship unlike anything he has ever known. Johnny, a traveler from afar, drifts in and out of his life, caught in a restless cycle of leaving, staying, and returning.

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RAT!

2024 Comedy, Horror

When a disgruntled music journalist accuses a global pop star of queerbaiting, the singer's devoted fans descend on his remote cabin to wreak havoc and seek retribution.

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Tell Me Something I Don’t Know

2022 Comedy

On his 25th birthday, Cary brings his friends to the desert and requests one gift: for them to list everything they hate about him. A reckoning ensues.

Chocolate Babies

1996 Drama

A group of New Yorkers fight AIDS rights by any means necessary.

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Monogamish

2018 Drama

Monogamish follows Sagar and Nishi, a fluid Indian pair exploring the dynamics of an unconventional relationship.

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Trip

2023 Horror, Thriller

A man relives the terrifying night his best friend disappeared.

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Kiss of the Rabbit God

2019 Fantasy, Mystery, Romance

A weary Chinese-American restaurant worker becomes fascinated by a mysterious customer who begins appearing in his dreams.

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Bayard & Me

2017 Documentary

Bayard Rustin, the man behind the March on Washington, found love with Walter Naegle. In the 1980s, Bayard adopted Walter to secure the legal bond marriage couldn’t offer. Years later, Walter recalls their life together and the quiet link between gay love and the civil rights struggle.

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Michael, a Gay Son

1980 Documentary

By following one young man through the process, this documentary attempts to give the audience an idea of the expereinces and feelings involved in that most uncomfortable of coming of age processes... Coming out.

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Drawings of My BF

2021 Documentary

An artist and his muse discuss their relationship and how they became lovers.

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Pick Up

2017 Drama, Romance

Jesse is a driver for Pick Up, a ride-sharing service in LA, who's fallen for a handsome passenger until he shares a secret that threatens to steer them both off course.

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How I Got to the Moon by Subway

2018 Drama, Fantasy

Facing the onset of ALS, a gruff older man visits the hospital with his partner to preserve his voice before silence takes it away.

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David

2022 Drama

David Shannon navigates the horrors of the HIV/AIDS pandemic of the 1980s. He strives to embrace his empathy and compassion for those who are openly despised by society for being part of the LGBTQ+ community.

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Nothing in Particular

2018 Drama

A man who has never felt same-sex attraction finds himself falling unexpectedly for another man.

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The Obstacle Course

2016 Drama

A young gay man leaves his family and the world that condemns him, determined to stand up against homophobia. A bold anti homophobia POV commercial.

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Lasting Marks

2018 Documentary

In 1987, police in England acquired a video of a group of men participating in consensual sadomasochistic sex acts. The tape launched one of the largest vice investigations in British history, code-named Operation Spanner.

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Iridescence

2017 Drama, Musical

Logan is 16 and grieving his mother while living with his abusive father Vince, who shame on his son for being gay. Guided by his mother’s presence, Logan learns to accept himself and confront Vince. He chooses to stay alive and move forward, stronger than the words carved into him.

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Center Lights

2013 Drama

An experimental 7-minute short film, is a melancholy, but incredibly sensual examination of gay male desire, longing and fantasy.

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Falling Into Fuchsia

2010 Drama

Struggling actor Gary plays Hamlet in a homoerotic film adaptation of Shakespeare's play. As he works hard on the role, his girlfriend complains that he is not giving their relationship enough attention. But when his co-actor Aidan provokes him with suggestive invitations, Gary's real life and reel life begin to intertwine.

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Bedding Andrew

2014 Documentary

On the eve of his 30th birthday, Andrew, a man with Cerebral Palsy, reflects on his first sexual encounter and how the event shaped his identity as a gay man.

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Don’t Frighten the Horses

2021 Comedy

A suggestive glance at a crowded bus stop becomes more than Jesse and Derek bargained for.

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Do We Really Have to Say Goodbye

2020 Drama, Horror

After losing his fiancé Jacob to a pandemic, Ryan visits their favorite beach to watch Jacob’s final video message, risking his own safety for one last goodbye.

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Zoodio 54

2016 Animation

When two inseparable friends venture out into the bright lights of London’s hedonistic gay scene for fun and excitement, little did they realise that they would not have to travel too far to find love – sometimes it’s staring you right in the face.

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Bridget

2021 Drama

On the night before his debut, Isa decides to open up to his parents about his long-hidden pursuit.

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Same Blood

2004 Action, Drama

Ted hangs out on the river banks where he lives his homosexuality in secret. One night his brother's gang shows up for some gay bashing. Shocked by the violence of his brother, Ted decides to confront him.

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Run Rabbit

A Year Without a Shadow

Sailor

RAT!

Tell Me Something I Don’t Know

Chocolate Babies

Monogamish

Trip

Kiss of the Rabbit God

Bayard & Me

Michael, a Gay Son

Drawings of My BF

Pick Up

How I Got to the Moon by Subway

David

Nothing in Particular

The Obstacle Course

Lasting Marks

Iridescence

Center Lights

Falling Into Fuchsia

Bedding Andrew

Don’t Frighten the Horses

Do We Really Have to Say Goodbye

Zoodio 54

Bridget

Same Blood

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