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- DirectorVincent GagliostroStarsAlan CummingZachary BoothSarita ChoudhuryAfter Louie explores the contradictions of modern gay life and history through Sam, a man desperate to understand how he and his community got to where they are today.
- DirectorEliza HittmanStarsHarris DickinsonMadeline WeinsteinKate HodgeA Brooklyn teenager spends his days experimenting with drugs and looking online for older men to meet.
- DirectorAndrea WeissStarsMiguel Ángel MuñozLaura García LorcaEmilio SilvaBones Of Contention explores the theme of historical memory in post-Franco Spain, focusing on the unknown story of LGBT repression under Franquismo. What happened to LGBT people during Spain's fascist regime? This film uncovers their stories and breaks their silence for the first time.
- DirectorRobin CampilloStarsNahuel Pérez BiscayartArnaud ValoisAdèle HaenelMembers of the advocacy group ACT UP Paris demand action by the government and pharmaceutical companies to combat the AIDS epidemic in the early 1990s.
- DirectorChristian SondereggerStarsCobyJacob HuntSara MoundIn a small town in the Midwest, Suzanna, age 23, is transitioning into a man, Coby, while his family struggles to cope.
- DirectorDavid FranceStarsKurt WolfeSue YackaCatherine Shugrue Dos SantosVictoria Cruz investigates the mysterious 1992 death of black gay rights activist and Stonewall veteran, Marsha P. Johnson. Using archival interviews with Johnson, and new interviews with Johnson's family, friends and fellow activists.
- DirectorTravis MathewsStarsJonny MarsAtsuko OkatsukaJoy CunninghamAfter years in hiding and struggling to control his demons, an eccentric drifter returns home and discovers that his childhood abuser, the center of his pain, is still alive. Armed with this knowledge, the drifter plots his revenge, all the while navigating the perilous land of masculine fragility in modern-day America.
- DirectorTristan Ferland MilewskiStarsMichael A.AmitMichael AnastasioOnce a year, the Dream Boat sets sail - a cruise only for gay men. Far from their families and political restrictions, we follow five men from five countries on a quest for their dreams. The cruise promises seven days of sunshine, love and freedom - but on board are also their personal stories, their doubts and uncertainties.
- DirectorSergio Tovar VelardeStarsAndrés NegreteEnrique VillanuevaA couple of gay men must break up due the impossibility of one of them to accept his homosexuality. The farewell gets very difficult when the other one tries to convince him to accept himself and not to leave him.
- DirectorJames BurkhammerStarsJ.B. Ghuman Jr.John Wesley ShippDerek Sean LaraTwo brothers develop a sexual attraction to one another amid the unkind world around them.
- DirectorNoel AlejandroStarsPierre EmöBishop BlackManuel VossJavier is an obsessed artist who is grieving the end of a romance. His sorrow comes as a combination of memories, instinct and denial, and the mourning's harsh feelings will compromise his sense of reality. Surrounded by doubt, and subjected to several addictions, Javier fights to find peace - until his lattermost move take him to a surrealistic emotional purgatory. The absurdity in which Javier finds himself might be a way out of the pain, and his redemption to love and all endings. But first he needs to confront his demons and to take one last chance into the pleasures of the flesh.
- DirectorAntonio da SilvaAndre Medeiros MartinsStarsValentin BraunRodrigo Peñalosa PitaThis is a poetic film about The Penis becoming a diary with a unique story to tell. Penis Poetry is made in collaboration with Andre Medeiros Martins who wrote on his lovers' penises his personal thoughts. Andre's words reflect how much our modern society glorifies the exhibition of The Penis, how much we worship it and how much social media and apps allowed us to share our most private parts with the world. The Penis is no longer a taboo, it is art, it is a cult. Big, small, thick or thin The Penis is controlled by the brain but many times it takes control of the brain. The Penis displays an intelligence of it's own and it writes its own story.
- DirectorBrian FenderA candid documentary exploring the relationship between men from various backgrounds and their penises, through anonymous interviews conducted by filmmaker Brian Fender in his living room.
- DirectorKarim AïnouzStarsWagner MouraClemens SchickFred LimaShortly after failing to rescue a drowning man, Donato meets Konrad, a friend of the victim. They soon begin a relationship which seems doomed from the start, while Donato's past catches up with him.
- DirectorTravis MathewsStarsGustavo VinagreRonaldo SerruyaLavínia PanunzioTwo strangers visit the penthouse of a recently deceased lover, only to find themselves learning more about each other.
- DirectorMarco BergerMartín FarinaStarsGabriel EpsteinLucas PapaNicolás BarsoffA man invites another guy he trains with to spend some time in his country house among other male friends.
- DirectorJoan Fermí MartíStarsFabián CastroJúlia HernándezRichie OrmonToni (Fabian Castro) and Emma (Julia Hernandez) are brother and sister who owns a stable farm. Ramon (Richie Ormon) and his son, Aaron (Christian Blanch) works for them. Toni is openly gay who loves to party, Emma has a crush on Aaron who is a closeted gay who is afraid that his father might find out, but his father also has a secret that will lead to murder.
- DirectorBen A. WilliamsStarsRussell ToveyArinzé KeneLisa McGrillisA romantic interaction between two young footballers profoundly affects one of them throughout the rest of his life and career.
- DirectorOlivier DucastelJacques MartineauStarsMario FanfaniGeoffrey CouëtFrançois NambotTwo men meet in a sex club, become entangled in a passionate embrace, and spend the night getting to know each other. As they wander through the empty streets of Paris, they must confront the feelings that are growing between them.
- DirectorAntonio HensStarsIsrael RodríguezMehroz ArifHugo CatalánLove and terrorism collide in this sexy Molotov cocktail of raging adolescent hormones and righteous indignation.
- DirectorDaniel RibeiroStarsGhilherme LoboFabio AudiTess AmorimLeonardo is a blind teenager searching for independence. His everyday life, the relationship with his best friend Giovana, and the way he sees the world change completely with the arrival of Gabriel.
- DirectorCory KrueckebergStarsTanner CohenMatthew CampRamon O. TorresA shy but smitten college boy pursues a NY go-go boy through the pretext of making a documentary film about him, with the guys knowing each other only as "Doc" and "Go."
- DirectorHong KhaouCreated by many talented gay directors and actors, 'Boys on Film' features numerous award winning shorts that deal with all aspects of gay life.
- A series of nine short films dealing with the varied experiences of gay men and boys.
- Boys on Film crosses the Atlantic to bring you a bevy of intriguing and genre-busting shorts from the land of the free. Starring Michael Cassidy (Smallville, The OC), Aaron Michael Davies (Another Gay Sequel), Donald Cumming (The Virgins) and porn star Brent Corrigan, these award-winning shorts from East coast to West side reveal that there is more to these American boys than meets the eye.
- Unexpected encounters can bring about a happy ending, but is the risk always worth taking?
- Is too much sugar bad for you?
- StarsCallan McAuliffeBoys 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. Rising stars Xavier Samuel and Callan McAuliffe put their own twist on traditional coming out fables in Craig Boreham s second contribution to the Boys On Film library, Drowning and the Berlin Film Festival Crystal Bear winner, Franswa Sharl.
- Prepare to experience an alternative take on attraction. Boys On Film explores the darker side of romance with a collection of edgy, controversial and sexy short films that have wowed film festival audiences the world over.
- DirectorHong KhaouFrom the cliffs of the Isle of Wight to an abandoned swimming pool via a broken down lift in Lambeth, Peccadillo Pictures presents an eclectic mix of ten UK-set short films from scorching new British talent that depict LGBT characters in situations both funny and heart-rending, definitive and unique.
- YOUTH IN TROUBLE is the ninth edition to BOYS ON FILM, the world's most successful short-film series. This compilation features a range of eclectic, innovative, and genre-bending short films. Within these eight award winning films, a friendship is tested in an ex-Nazi holiday camp; love and freedom wage war in an Australian boys' prison' and BROKEBACK MOUNTAIN exposes secrets in a French high-school lavatory.
- A young man goes through a series of encounters that will change his life forever, an unearthly beauty will put a relationship at risk, a friendship is questioned as a secret is revealed and a young boy haunts a village long forgotten.
- DirectorMischa KampStarsGijs BlomKo ZandvlietJonas SmuldersA sexually awakening gay teen athlete finds himself in a budding relationship with his mutually attracted relay race teammate.
- DirectorPanos H. KoutrasStarsKostas NikouliNikos GeliaGiannis StankoglouStrangers in their own birthplace, 16-year-old Danny and 18-year-old Odysseus cross the entire country in search of their Greek father, after their Albanian mother passes away.
- DirectorAnne FontaineStarsFinnegan OldfieldGrégory GadeboisVincent MacaigneA young man runs away from his family to become an actor.
- DirectorDome KarukoskiStarsPekka StrangSeumas F. SargentChris MylandAward-winning filmmaker Dome Karukoski brings to screen the life and work of artist Touko Valio Laaksonen (aka Tom of Finland), one of the most influential and celebrated figures of 20th-century gay culture.
- DirectorJoe AhearneStarsSean TealeTom BatemanPaul McGannGay Londoners Marc and Fred plan for a weekend of mischief, baiting the Christian owner of a remote Christian B&B. Events take a deadly turn when another guest arrives, who they think might have something more sinister in mind.
- DirectorNickolas BirdEleanor SharpeStarsGeorge BandersReece ManningRichard BlighAt a prestigious Catholic boys school in Melbourne in the seventies, Tim Conigrave and John Caleo fell madly in love. Their passionate, tempestuous, operatic romance lasted for sixteen years, facing disapproval, temptation, separation, and the looming shadow of the Grim Reaper. Their star crossed relationship was immortalized in Timothy Conigrave's memoir Holding the Man, and has been adapted for stage and screen. This is the true story of how Romeo met Romeo and what happened ever after.
- 20071h 17mNot Rated7.0 (297)DirectorJames CrumpStarsPierre ApraxineDick CavettDominick DunneA documentary on the relationship between curator Sam Wagstaff, photographer Robert Mapplethorpe, and musician/poet Patti Smith.
- DirectorHenry CoombesStarsHenry CoombesRoss HunterJonathan LeslieOut of the imagination of acclaimed artist-filmmaker Henry Coombes comes Albert, an eccentric, aging painter doubling as an unconventional, Jung-inspired psychotherapist. When Albert's friend asks him to counsel her lethargic grandson Ben, whose ongoing boyfriend problems are rapidly fueling an already deep depression, their subsequent therapy sessions reveal as much about Albert as they do about the troubled young man. Coombes' debut feature is a witty, perceptive study of social mores, sexual excess and the bizarre, symbiotic relationship between doctor and patient; teacher and pupil; artist and muse.
- DirectorAnnemarie van de MondStarsMajd MardoJosha StradowskiJenny Arean6 time Award winning romantic comedy about two young men, from mixed backgrounds, falling love ...and their clashes with their overbearing mothers.
- DirectorStefan SchallerStarsMerlin RoseClaudia MichelsenJohann von BülowThe adolescent Milan discovers his own suspected homosexuality at the age of 17 and the consequences for him and his family but also the liberation as he understands why he has been so down and rebellious.
- DirectorTor IbenStarsCem AlkanMartin WaldeTuncay GaryIbrahim falls in love with Alexander, a blond, blue eyed German criminal and show wrestler who is straight - an impossible friendship that surpasses the both of them.
- DirectorMarcelo CaetanoStarsKelner MacêdoLucas AndradeWelket BunguéThe summer is coming and Elias has been dreaming of the sea a lot. In the factory where he works, his responsibilities increase as the holiday season approaches. After one more night working overtime, Elias and the workers decide to go out and have some beer. That is when new encounters and desires open up to his horizons.
- DirectorUmut DagStarsNihal G. KoldasBegüm AkkayaVedat ErincinAyse is wed to Hasan, the handsome son of house-proud mother Fatma. Ayse is whisked away to Vienna where she soon finds that the marriage is a sham and she is to be the second wife to Fatma's husband.
- DirectorIra SachsStarsThure LindhardtZachary BoothJulianne NicholsonIn Manhattan, film-maker Erik bonds with closeted lawyer Paul after a fling. As their relationship becomes one fueled by highs, lows, and dysfunctional patterns, Erik struggles to negotiate his own boundaries while being true to himself.
- DirectorMalgorzata SzumowskaStarsAndrzej ChyraMateusz KosciukiewiczMaja OstaszewskaRunning toward God but away from his sexuality, Adam became a priest at age 21. Now the head of a rural parish, he's still tormented by desire. When Father Adam attempts to help a troubled teen, long-suppressed feelings begin to surface.
- DirectorNeil ArmfieldStarsRyan CorrSarah SnookFrancesco FerdinandiThe warm, funny and achingly sad story of the 15-year-long love affair between Timothy Conigrave and the boy he fell in love with at high school, John Caleo.
- DirectorBarak HeymannTomer HeymannAlexander Bodin SaphirStarsSaar MaozAlonLondon Gay Men's Chorus BandAt 21, Saar was expelled from his religious kibbutz and fled to the UK. There he created a new family with the London Gay Men's Chorus and now, after 19 years, Saar reaches out to his old family in the hope of a reconciliation.
- DirectorJoey KuhnStarsJonathan GordonJason RalphHaaz SleimanOn Manhattan's gilded Upper East Side, a young gay painter is torn between an obsession with his infamous socialite best friend and a promising new romance with an older foreign concert pianist.
- DirectorRon PeckStarsKen RobertsonTony WestropeRachel Nicholas JamesA homosexual man is forced to hide his sexuality by day while living his secret life by night.
- DirectorRon PeckStarsRon PeckJohn BrownJohn DaimonRon Peck talks about his experiences of growing up as a gay man, the attitudes to homosexuality in Britain, and his journey towards making his film Nighthawks (1978).
- DirectorDavid BuckleyStarsRobert AberdeenEllen SheppardDon ScottiA musician from Montana finds work and other things at The Continental Baths in New York City, 1974.
- DirectorRikki Beadle BlairStarsArnie HewittCole DinesDonovan Christian-CaryJ. J. an aspiring M. C. newly arrived on London's exciting outlaw urban music scene. He's got the skills, he's got the rhymes, he's got the drive. One Problem - not only is J. J. a white boy from the sticks - he's also gay.
- DirectorStephen DunnStarsAaron AbramsJack FultonJoanne KellyA creative and driven teenager is desperate to escape his hometown and the haunting memories of his turbulent childhood.
- DirectorDavid KittredgeStarsMatthew MontgomeryPete SchererJared GreyA gay porn star's mysterious disappearance becomes an obsession for both a writer and another adult film star, leading them into dark supernatural corners that were never meant to be explored.
- DirectorDavid HoyleMike NichollsGary ReichStarsDavid HoyleAshley RyderUncle David depicts the disturbing relationship between an Uncle and his nephew through to its sinister climax.
- DirectorAndrew HaighStarsPeter PittarosLewis WallisTristan FieldA year in the life of a London rent-boy.
- DirectorChris Mason JohnsonStarsScott MarloweMatthew RischEvan BoomerIn 1985, a gay dance understudy hopes for his on-stage chance while fearing the growing AIDS epidemic.
- DirectorTill KleinertStarsMichel DiercksPit BukowskiUwe PreussSet in a small German village, a bloody game of cat-and-mouse ensues between a young, straight-shooting police officer and a cross-dressing villain with a large sword and a predilection for beheadings.
- DirectorJohn WatersStarsLiz RenayMink StoleSusan LoweA neurotic society woman murders her husband with her maid's help; on the lam, they escape to Mortville, a homeless community ruled by a fascist queen.
- DirectorPascal-Alex VincentStarsAlexandre CarrilVictor CarrilAnaïs DemoustierTwin 18-year-olds hitchhike to their mother's funeral in Spain. The journey changes their lives forever.
- DirectorJacques NolotStarsJacques NolotJean-Pol DuboisMarc RioufolA portrait of a 58-year-old man battling his inner demons on the search for self-discovery.
- DirectorIra SachsStarsShayne GrayThang ChanRachel Zan HussIn Memphis, a middle-class white teenager and a black Vietnamese immigrant meet in a gay cruising spot and discover what they don't have in common.
- DirectorRichard LeMayStarsBrad AndersonDesmond DutcherMark FordAfter being dumped, Drake takes out his pain on a tight group of gay friends through temptation and deceit, will he succeed in destroying their lives?
- DirectorEldar RapaportStarsMurray BartlettEdward ConnaAdrian GonzalezAugust tells the story of two former lovers, Troy and Jonathan, who reunite after a long ago painful breakup. After spending several years in Spain, Troy returns to Los Angeles and decides to phone Jonathan and meet for coffee. A seemingly innocent rendezvous turns into an attempt to revive passions past. Only this time it's not that simple as Jonathan has a new beau, Raul, and is trying to make the right decision a second time around.
- DirectorRodrigo GuerreroStarsCarlos EchevarríaEmiliano DionisiNicolás ArmengolAfter meeting in a chat room, Fede (22) arrives at a downtown building to have an intimate encounter with a gay couple older than him. As the night unfolds, Fede has an intense and telling experience. The next morning finds him different, as if suddenly he had found a new possible way to love.
- DirectorDiemo KemmesiesStarsMartin BruchmannJosef MattesMathias NeuberSilent Youth is a film for misfits, dreamers and lovers. It's the classic story of a coming out, but it focuses on the moments one tends to quickly forget: the first approach, the creaking of the chair while sitting across from each other, not knowing what to say. And it's about the silence.
- DirectorTravis MathewsStarsToby AshrafHorianJorstenThe latest episode continues to voyeuristically document what goes on in the minds and bedrooms of urban gays. In Berlin, Mathews lingers on the tension and circular nature between intimacy and loneliness by documenting a handful of Berliners -some single, some coupled, some hooking up- over the course of one day.
- DirectorMikel RuedaStarsGermán AlcarazuAdil KoukouhJoseba UgaldeIbrahim, a 14-year-old Moroccan boy, walks down a road in the outskirts of a big city alone and disoriented. Recently informed that he will be deported in two days, he packed his belongings and ran away. He is now alone with no place to go.
- DirectorFergus O'BrienStarsDaniel MaysRichard GaddCharlie Creed-MilesPeter Wildeblood's affair with a handsome serviceman he met in Piccadilly during the time homosexuality was a crime and the devastating consequences of their relationship.
- DirectorJonathon HancockAdam O'NeillOllie BartlettStarsAnna RichardsonRay HammondFenrah AlesariRay from Swindon is fed up of dating bad boys and wants to find a nice guy. Australian Jimmy has been travelling the world for 8 years, he's now settling down in Bristol but is struggling to find someone to share his life with.
- DirectorChristian FaureStarsJérémie RenierLouise MonotBruno TodeschiniA young Jewish girl looking to escape the clutches of the Third Reich after seeing her parents and sister brutally slain while attempting to make their way to England is sheltered by an old friend whose status as a member of the "third" sex soon leads the Gestapo pounding on his door as well. Betrayed by a smuggler who sat idly by as her family was casually slaughtered by the SS, terrified Sara flees into the comforting care of childhood summer-vacation chum Jean and his faithful lover Philippe. Though safe for the moment thanks to Jean's quick-thinking plan to pass her off as a Gallic employee of his family's laundry business, Sara watches in horror as her homosexual protector is forced into a Nazi labor camp as a tragic result of a bad decision made by Jean's troublesome brother Jacques.
- DirectorMarcel GislerStarsMax HubacherAaron AltarasJessy MoravecTwo young football players get caught up between the politics of the game and the politics of love.
- DirectorLeon LopezStarsJonny LabeyLaura AinsworthDaniel BrocklebankA young man involved in a love affair that will change his life for ever, while his lover wrestles his demons on a journey that will force him to come to terms with his sexuality, leaving lives destroyed in the wake.
- DirectorJoseph GrahamStarsBrian SheppardZack RyanColman DomingoFour diverse gay men navigate art, sex and love in one sublime night.
- DirectorFenton BaileyRandy BarbatoStarsNancy RooneyHarry MapplethorpeGeorge StackAn examination of the life and work of the revered and controversial photographer Robert Mapplethorpe.
- DirectorNils-Erik EkblomStarsMikko KauppilaValtteri LehtinenSanna MajuriScrewed (orig. Pihalla) is a Finnish drama film about two 17-year-olds, Miku and Elias, who find themselves, and each other, during a summer in the Finnish countryside and discover that love is not as easy as it seems.
- DirectorDaniel NolascoStarsLeandro Faria LeloAllan Jacinto SantanaRenata CarvalhoA shy, middle-aged gay factory worker in the small town of Goiás, initiates casual sexual friendship with his co-worker Ricardo. But is later consumed with jealousy after a new arrival to town competes for Ricardo's attention.
- DirectorGaël MorelStarsStéphane RideauDimitri DurdaineBéatrice DalleDark, dangerous and supremely sexy, Our Paradise casts a thrilling glance at the lives of two rentboys in the heart of Paris.
- DirectorRobert SalisStarsGrégori BaquetAlice TaglioniJocelyn QuivrinPaul and Agnes have been going out for quite a while and Agnes is shocked to learn that he'd rather live with two roommates on campus than move in with her. As soon as he meets one of his roommates, Louis-Anault, Paul's behavior changes - he is attracted to Louis without realizing so himself. Agnes, on the other hand, gets quite jealous and offers a bet: Whoever gets to have Louis-Anault first, wins... If she does, Paul will no longer explore his homosexual desires, if he does - she'll walk away. Meanwhile, Paul meets Mecir, a young Arab worker, who shows him there's more to life than elite colleges...
- DirectorAleksandr M. VinogradovStarsThierry SmitsValentin BraunBruno MoraisEleven naked men audition, rehearse and perform for the premiere of Belgian choreographer Thierry Smits's new dance piece Anima Ardens.
- DirectorDavid LambertStarsMatila MalliarakisGuillaume GouixDavid SallesPaulo, a young pianist, meets Ilir, a bartender and bass guitar player originally from Albania. They become lovers. Confronted by his girlfriend Anka, Paulo finds himself out on the street. Despite Ilir's misgivings, Paulo moves in with him. One day, when Paulo promises that he will love Ilir for the rest of his life, Ilir leaves the city and doesn't return. A few days later, Paulo finds out that Ilir is in jail, and their relationship faces unexpected challenges.
- DirectorAndré TéchinéStarsÉlodie BouchezGaël MorelStéphane RideauThe fates of two partners are divided.
- DirectorRichard OswaldStarsConrad VeidtLeo ConnardIlse von Tasso-LindTwo male musicians fall in love, but blackmail and scandal makes the affair take a tragic turn.
- DirectorJosé María CastellvíStarsGiannina FacioAgustín GonzálezConrado San MartínA guy named Santos is released from prison after having killed his best friend. The dead friends father then organizes a manhunt to kill Santos. Santos escapes and then turns things around as he starts hunting the hunters.
- DirectorWiktor GrodeckiStarsMiroslav CaslavkaDavid SvecPavel SkrípalTwo gay teenage runaways thrown out of their repressive homes try to survive on the streets of Prague. Hunger and desperation forces them into a life of prostitution, drugs, and teen-porn.
- DirectorD.M.W. GreerStarsTrent FordTammy BlanchardMorgan SpectorTwo Navy fighter pilots find themselves in the midst of a forbidden relationship throwing their lives and careers into disarray.
- DirectorMatt CarterStarsAlexander LincolnAlexander KingWilliam HearleFollowing a drunken encounter, two equally attached men from a cash strapped and divided gay rugby club unwittingly sleepwalk into an adulterous affair but must conceal their growing feelings or risk destroying the club they love.