Description: Martin Clément, born Marvin Bijou, has escaped. He has escaped a little village in the countryside. He has escaped his family, his father’s tyranny and his mother’s resignation. He has escaped intolerance, rejection and the bullying he suffered from…
Description: Prof Thomas Foolery is desperate for fame and enters a competition to build a steam-powered tree cutting machine in 1876. It isn’t until after his contraption is built that he realizes he created a monstrosity. His father urges him…
Description: In 2004, Ramadi was the most dangerous place on earth and the last place anyone would expect to find love. But that’s what happened between an Iraqi translator working for the U.S. and an Iraqi soldier. Director: Chris McKim,…
Also Known As: Se Gennem Aske Description: A young gay man is trying to get over the heartbreak of his first love. Looking for meaningful connections through dating apps, he goes through a whirlwind of experiences, passion and obsession on…
Description: A dejected bartender and an aging drag queen try to survive the eccentric and hostile nightlife of a corrupt city, as a masked maniac slaughters young gay men and drains them of blood. Director: Michael J. Ahern, Christopher Dalpe,…
Description: The relationship between a gay nightclub owner and his drag queen partner becomes complicated when their son becomes engaged to a girl from a conservative family. Director: Huynh Tuan Anh Writer: Huynh Tuan Anh, Thi Nga Actors: Thanh Loc,…
Description: Hong Kong writer Tian Yu and Taipei gangster Xiang set out to find the Bay of Whales, uncovering surprises and forming strong bonds along the way. Director: Angel Ihan Teng Writer: MoMo Wu (writer), Teng I-Han (writer), Seven Leung…
Description: Two expert dancers, Shinya Sugiki and Shinya Suzuki, aim to master each other’s styles for a prestigious competition, but old rivalries and potential romance complicate their partnership. Director: Keishi Otomo Writer: Satoh Inoue, Keishi Otomo, Tomoko Yoshida Actors: Ryoma…
Description: When Bastien has an affair with a woman, Matt finds it increasingly difficult to forget. And when they meet Florent things take an unexpected turn. Director: Joseph A. Adesunloye Writer: Joseph A. Adesunloye, Gabriel Winter Actors: Yann Gael, James…
Also Known As: La Misteriosa Mirada Del Flamenco Description: 1982. As an unknown disease begins to spread in a small mining town in the Chilean desert, gay men are accused of transmitting it through their eyes. Twelve-year-old Lidia, the only…
Also Known As: Les Ailes Collées Description: On his wedding day, Paul is confronted by the sudden return of Joseph, a boy he lost touch with twenty years ago. The burning memories of that summer of 1983 resurface, overwhelming him…
Description: A playful self-help book promising guilt-free pleasure circulates among a group of gay men, setting off a series of sexy and comedic encounters. A couple, eager to renew their spark, embraces the book’s hedonistic rules for a year of…
Also Known As: Ramón y Ramón Description: During the COVID-19 lockdown in Lima, Ramón, a gay man in his thirties, receives the ashes of his estranged father. Unable to hold a funeral, he sets out to return the remains to…
Description: A man who’s deep in the throes of a break-up meets another man for a night in Los Angeles that will forever keep them connected. Director: Rubén Navarro Writer: Rubén Navarro Actors: Luis Carazo, Philemon Chambers, Jessica Spotts Runtime:…
Also Known As: Diciannove Description: A curious student embarks on a journey of self-discovery, learning that the path, no matter how unfamiliar or daunting, is worthwhile. Director: Giovanni Tortorici Writer: Giovanni Tortorici Actors: Manfredi Marini, Vittoria Planeta, Zackari Delmas Runtime:…
Description: Jérémie, a young man at his breaking point, leaves Paris to return to his intrusive mother in Limousin. Director: Nicolas Maury Writer: Maud Ameline, Sophie Fillières, Nicolas Maury Actors: Nicolas Maury, Nathalie Baye, Arnaud Valois Runtime: 108 min Country:…
Also Known As: Cœurs perdus Description: Paris, 1992. Julien, a science thesis student, learns of the death of Christophe, a young suburban hairdresser he had met a few months earlier on a gay phone line. He sets off on a…
Description: After a decade apart, Rowan rents his spare room to Mag – a self-proclaimed “hag”- whose obsession with him grows into a life-or-death showdown. Director: Sam Wineman Writer: Sam Wineman (writer) Actors: Ryan de Villiers, Jane de Wet, Adore…
Description: When Fiona Clark, a young queer photographer exhibits her photography of the LGBTQI community in 1975, she and her friends face the systemic backlash of an oppressive New Zealand society. Unafraid, Fiona gives the middle finger to the patriarchy…
Also Known As: Azul de niño Description: A married woman discovers her husband is having an affair with a male prostitute and wants to meet the lover to get answers. However, her plans are interrupted when she gets a heart-stopping…
Description: Set in the wake of a destructive typhoon, this witty combination of road movie and docu-drama is a marvel of trans cinema. – BFI London Director: Sean Devlin Writer: Rey Aclao, Sean Devlin, Arnel Pablo Actors: Rey Aclao, Amelia…
Also Known As: A Metros De Distancia Description: Santiago, 20, spends a night searching hookup apps and visiting sex clubs, seeking connection despite endless nearby options. His quest reveals the loneliness beneath modern dating culture. Director: Tadeo Pestaña Caro Writer:…
Description: In a working-class neighborhood of Athens, amid the economic crisis, the resurgence of fascism, and Covid-19, a group of 18-year-old students persecute immigrants, queers, anyone who is just different. Director: Vasilis Douvlis Writer: Vasilis Douvlis Actors: Iosif Gavrielatos, Nikos…
Description: What was at first a simple pursuit to regain stolen money becomes the chance for a dysfunctional family to finally reconcile. Director: Sacha Amaral Writer: Sacha Amaral Actors: Max Suen, Katja Alemann, Anabella Bacigalupo Runtime: 96 min Country: Argentina,…
Description: Working through some difficult decisions, a mother and father summon their two grown sons home for the holidays. Director: Michael Grossman Writer: Erin Rodman, Robert Buckley Actors: Robert Buckley, Ana Ayora, Treat Williams Runtime: 84 min Country: Canada, United…
Description: The morbid Catholic writer Gerard Reve who is bisexual, alcoholic and has frequent visions of death is invited to give a lecture in the literature club of Vlissingen. While in the railway station in Amsterdam, he feels attracted to…
Description: Kathy Gilleran is a twenty-year veteran police officer from Cortland, New York, a small town that sits in the snow-belt just south of Syracuse. Her son, Aeryn, is a researcher working at the United Nations Industrial Development Organization in…
Description: In a nameless, suburban American town, the smell of barbeque fills the air as Fourth of July celebrations move from a hot summer day into night. Joe, a man who works hard and travels a lot, leaves his family…
Description: A young girl recounts growing up in San Francisco in the ’70s and ’80s with her gay dad. Director: Andrew Durham Writer: Andrew Durham Actors: Emilia Jones, Scoot McNairy, Nessa Dougherty Runtime: 114 min Country: United States, France Language:…
Description: A 16-year-old boy defies his bourgeois family’s expectations by starting a masonry apprenticeship where he meets a charismatic Ukrainian colleague who shakes up his world. Director: Robin Campillo Writer: Robin Campillo, Laurent Cantet, Gilles Marchand Actors: Eloy Pohu, Pierfrancesco…