Short Films - LGBT and gay theme
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- DirectorJean GenetStarsBravoJean GenetJavaTwo prisoners in complete isolation, separated by the thick brick walls, and desperately in need of human contact, devise a most unusual kind of communication.
- DirectorArmand LameloiseStarsArthur MonclaRémi BressonÉlodie BolléeArnaud and Guillaume are in their last year of high school. Summer is approaching and like any teenager, they're thinking about cigarettes, alcohol and sex. But boys or girls? Future looks so blurry when you're a teenager!
- DirectorDaniel RibeiroStarsGhilherme LoboTess AmorimFabio AudiThe arrival of a new student in school changes Leonardo's life. This 15 year-old blind teenager has to deal with the jealousy of his friend Giovana while figuring out the new feelings he's having towards his new friend, Gabriel.An excellent short and it seems that a feature film will be made in 2012
- DirectorDan CastleStarsBarry OttoNick CarpenterGrant DodwellMichael, at his beach-home in Australia, is avoiding phone calls regarding his dear lifelong friend and former lover of two-years Chris who is dying back in Boston, America. While trying to write, he is disturbed by the noisy surfers next door as they get ready for a weekend away of surf. C.K., one of the surfers, remains behind to surf the local beach. At the beach cafe for lunch with his old friend Angus, Michael again avoids discussing Chris back in America. Angus catches Michael watching C.K. on the beach and teases him but Michael denies any interest in the surfer. Left on his own, Michael watches C.K. catch a series of waves. After a big wave and a wipe out, C.K. disappears in the surf. Michael looses site of C.K. until he sees him on the beach taking off his wetsuit before he heads back home. Michael remains on the beach then makes his way home. Once inside his house, Michael sees C.K. walking towards him on his way to the living room where he makes himself at home. Michael does not know why the surfer is in his house but before the night is over he will discover more about himself than he may have been ready for.
- DirectorEytan FoxStarsTzak BerkmanUri OmanutiSami HuriYoung love blossoms amid the inhabitants of a small town in Israel in this gay fantasy. Guri want to relocate to Tel Aviv before he's "outed". Nohav want to win a local song contest and who can tell what stud Merito wants?
- DirectorJames BurkhammerStarsJ.B. Ghuman Jr.John Wesley ShippDerek Sean LaraTwo brothers develop a sexual attraction to one another amid the unkind world around them.
- DirectorChristian TafdrupStarsAllan HydeJulie Grundtvig WesterLars Brygmann16-year-old Carsten just started dating Melissa. He is introduced to her sweet and likable parents, who kindly welcome their first son in law. On a weekend in their summerhouse it turns out that Carsten and Melissa's dad might have more in common than they first thought.
- DirectorJho Kwang-soo KimStarsLee Chae-eunLee JehoonGo Su-heeExpecting a cozy night outside of the barracks, Seok visits his boyfriend Min-soo who is serving in the military. However when Min-soo's mother questions their relationship, the only answer they can give is that they are 'just friends'.
- DirectorWilliam Branden BlinnStarsNick SoperCarlos SalasLawrence Jefferies and Hugh Greerey have just met. They both have had girlfriends in the past...they're both straight. Thirteen or so minutes later, however, something's happened and things have changed.
- DirectorKenneth AngerStarsErnie AlloBruce ByronFrank CarifiA gang of Nazi bikers prepares for a race as sexual, sadistic, and occult images are cut together.
- DirectorBavo DefurneStarsJoram SchurmansKoen Van HeuleCircé LethemShort about a camping trip for scouts where a boy falls in love with his best friend and causes tension in the scouting group.
- DirectorTom GustafsonStarsJohn NeislerJames McKayChris CordonScreened in over 75 international film festivals (including the 2004 Tribeca Film Festival), "Fairies" is a musical fantasy come true. Timothy is bullied by homophobic classmates at his all boys high school. While studying A Midsummer Night's Dream, he imagines a world where he isn't so different. With the help of Midsummer, his quirky teacher, a spectacular musical dream and tons of glitter- he creates a way to fit in.The precursor to the feature film "Were the World Mine"
- DirectorEtienne KallosStarsJamil MenaStephen ShefferChris AnthonyThe Latino doorman of a New York apartment building begins to unravel when he is seduced and then dumped by a privileged college kid who lives in the building.
- DirectorPeggy RajskiStarsBrett BarskyJudy KainJohn LizziUpon hitting puberty, a high-school boy realizes he is homosexual and faces prejudice from his parents and friends.
- DirectorMark ChristopherStarsCorey SorensonLachlan NieboerMarvin NaftalHG, 21, lives a happy and openly gay life in New York until he returns to Iowa to help his alcoholic father save the family farm.
- DirectorMark ChristopherStarsNat DeWolfErik Van Der WildenMatt DeckerIt's the 1990s. Toby, just out of college in Wisconsin, comes to Manhattan to spend the summer with his older cousin, Packard, a gay man whose lover John R. has just died of AIDS. Toby is shy, the openly-gay society around him makes him nervous. Packard gives Toby a pair of John R.'s shoes; when Toby puts them on, he has powerful visions of the pre-AIDS scene in the 1970s, as if he's there. He also takes on a different personality when he wears the shoes, more sure of himself, able to express his interest in men. Wearing the shoes, Toby goes to a bar, hooks up with Dick, and wakes up in Dick's bed. How will he handle it? And what will happen to the shoes?
- DirectorHåkon LiuStarsTobias BengtssonTom LofterudBritta AnderssonOlle, an introverted, well-mannered boy with an air of innocence and sincerity about him has been camping with his father at the same camping ground with several other people for years now. A sort of tradition that ends in a karaoke party. Then one summer, a family friend brings her reticent 'city boy' nephew, Kevin, and his pet budgerigar. Olle accidentally releases the bird and what follows is a discovery of friendship and love between the guy who has grown up in a loving environment and simply accepts love for what it is and the guy who's apparently been burned too many times in his own circle to feel comfortable with it.
- DirectorJuan ChappaMartín DeusStarsValentino ArocenaJuan Felipe VillanuevaKatja AlemannA portrait of the last days of high school. Two friends spend all day long together, but this will inevitably come to an end. A beautiful sincere story of mixed emotions and secrets that dare not speak loud.
- DirectorMichael BurkeStarsMickey SmithJason HayesTodd BatstoneBeneath a railroad bridge a young rural gay man begins to his explore his gay feelings with the aid of an understanding friend.Written & Directed by Michael Burke, this short is the precursor to the feature film "The Mudge Boy".
- DirectorRobert Lee KingRaoul O'ConnellBrian SloanStarsJames AndrewsMary Beth AylesworthMike BarbourEach of the three short films in this collection presents a young gay man at the threshold of adulthood. In "Pool Days," Justin is a 17-year old Bethesda lad, hired as the evening life guard at a fitness center. In the course of the summer, he realizes and embraces that he's gay. In "A Friend of Dorothy," Winston arrives from upstate for his freshman year at NYU. He has to figure out, with some help from Anne, a hometown friend, how to build a social life as a young gay man in the city. In "The Disco Years," Tom looks back on 1978, the year in high school that he came out of the closet after one joyful and several painful encounters.
- DirectorBrian SloanStarsJosh Philip WeinsteinNick KokotakisKimberly FlynnJustin, a 17-year old entering his final year of high school, gets a job as a life guard at a fitness center. Surrounded by hard bodies of both sexes and instructed by his boss to keep an eye on the steam room to report any men having sex, Justin begins to divine the direction his erotic feelings point. In separate incidents, Vicky and Russell, two older co-workers, hit on him. He tries out responses to both, and then must figure out what to do with his new self-knowledge.Edited into: Boys Life: Three Stories of Love, Lust, and Liberation
- DirectorRaoul O'ConnellStarsRaoul O'ConnellAnn RussoKevin McClatchyWinston arrives at NYU as a freshman, knowing he's gay and wondering where that fact will lead him. He falls hard for Tom, his temporary roommate who's soon to leave for L.A., and it's a big risk to express these feelings. Meanwhile, temptations and opportunities abound in the Village: sex in public toilets, uninhibited people at parties, and knowing Act-uppers. Plus, there are misinterpreted signals, like the ones Winston gets from a Moonie. With help from his hometown friend Anne, Winston keeps his equilibrium and finds the perfect place to meet someone: the Judy Garland rack at Tower Records.Edited into: Boys Life: Three Stories of Love, Lust, and Liberation
- DirectorRobert Lee KingStarsMatt NolanGwen WellesDennis ChristopherTom Peters looks back to 1978, the year in high school that he came out of the closet. Tom's mom is both sweet and intrusive, urging him to take out girls. She also drags him to her disco-dancing lessons. His friendship with Matt becomes his first love, and then Matt turns on Tom with homophobic venom. Later, Matt and Matt's new girlfriend trash the classroom of an effeminate teacher with more vicious homophobia. At first, Tom joins in heaping scorn on the teacher, then he has to decide if it isn't time to open the closet door. A crisis of sorts ensues with his mom, and disco proves to be a balm.Edited into: Boys Life: Three Stories of Love, Lust, and Liberation
- DirectorMark ChristopherTom DeCerchioTom DonaghyStarsMichael SaucedoJustin UrichTravis SherCompilation of four short films about homoerotic situations involving young men. Tom DeCerchio directed "Nunzio's Second Cousin", telling the story of a gay cop who forces a gay-basher to come to his house and have dinner with his family. In "Alkali, Iowa", by Mark Christopher, a young gay man finds out some of his father's past secrets. And "Must Be the Music", by Nickolas Perry, follows four teenagers looking for love in nightclubs.The limited DVD also included the popular shrot "Trevor", starring Brett Barsky.
- DirectorNickolas PerryStarsMichael SaucedoJustin UrichTravis SherFour gay men on a Friday night out in Los Angeles.Edited into: Boys Life 2
- DirectorTom DeCerchioStarsVincent D'OnofrioMiles PerlichEileen BrennanA masculine gay cop teaches a lesson to a group of young homophobes.Edited into: Boys Life 2
- DirectorMark ChristopherStarsJ.D. CernaMary Beth HurtEdward SeamonOn his family's farm in rural Iowa, young Jack Gudmanson is wrestling with his sexual identity, not an easy thing to do in the macho world of the Midwest. But things become clearer for him when he discovers via a rusty old lunch box filled with gay magazines that his father, killed in Vietnam, led a double life down on the farm. But as liberating as the discovery is for Jack, it is painful for his grandfather and mother, who have tried for years to keep it a family secret. Now Jack must decide whether to share this new information with his younger sister or allow it to remain buried a while longer.Edited into: Boys Life 2
- DirectorTom DonaghyStarsPeter MaloneyMatt McGrathEdited into: Boys Life 2
- DirectorGregory CookeDavid FourierJason GouldStarsCléo DelacruzAurélien BiancoJean-Marc DelacruzJason Gould satirizes coming out in Hollywood in "Inside Out", starring Alexis Arquette and her father Elliott Gould. Lane Janger's "Just One Time" was a festival favorite later expanded into a feature film that turns the tables on a groom-to-be and his fantasies of sex with two women. Bradley Rust Gray's "hITCH" follows two attractive young guys on a dizzying road trip that leads them toward sexual self-discovery. David Fourier's "Majorettes in Space" is a witty French spoof of post-modern sex, romance, relationships, the Pope and baton-twirling majorettes. Gregory Cooke's "$30" is the bittersweet story of a closeted teen presented with a young prostitute on his 16th birthday.
- DirectorDavid FourierStarsElise LaurentJean-Marc DelacruzOlivier LavilleDimitri, a Soviet cosmonaut of Soyouz 27 likes majorettes. Catherine and Laurent like making love. Jean-Paul II loves airports. Vincent loves boys.Edited into: Boys Life 3
- DirectorBradley Rust GrayStarsJason HermanDrew WoodTwo friends on a road-trip: one is gay, the other straight. The former gets attracted to the latter.Edited into: Boys Life 3
- DirectorJason GouldStarsRobert AmicoAlexis ArquetteKate AsnerA film that shows how "hard" it is to be son of celebrities.Edited into: Boys Life 3
- DirectorLane JangerStarsGuillermo DiazJennifer EspositoJoelle CarterA man wants his girlfriend to have a sexual relationship with another girl, just one time.Edited into: Boys Life 3
Expanded into a feature film of the same name tt0168912 - DirectorGregory CookeStarsSara GilbertErik MacArthurGregory ItzinA father buys his closeted son a night with a prostitute.Edited into: Boys Life 3
- DirectorPhillip J. BartellAlan BrownEric MuellerStarsCraig ChesterBrent DoyleJay GillespieFour gay shorts are rolled into one 83-minute movie.
- DirectorPhillip J. BartellStarsCole WilliamsWeston MuellerAimee GarciaA young, newly-in-love gay couple allow a documentary filmmaker to film their burgeoning long term relationship.Edited into: Boys Life 4: Four Play
- DirectorAlan BrownStarsJay GillespieDavid Clayton RogersBeing gay bashed and left in a corn field in rural America takes an unusual turn when one of the bashers returns with remorse and a secret.Edited into: Boys Life 4: Four Play
- DirectorBrian SloanStarsCraig ChesterAndersen GabrychNora BurnsCraig wants to be boyfriends, Gary wants to be "just friends."Edited into: Boys Life 4: Four Play
- DirectorEric MuellerStarsMike BoothBrent DoyleIn this comedy of errors and elevators a bike messenger and a businessman can't stop thinking about each other after their paths cross.Edited into: Boys Life 4: Four Play
- DirectorMichael BurkeEytan FoxDavid OttenhouseStarsMichael CassidyAdam FlemingJason HayesA collection of four short films that explore different aspects of gay life and identity-a lonely teenager, a high school theater student, a middle-aged man and a young Israeli soldier.
- DirectorSoman ChainaniMark ChristopherEtienne KallosStarsJosh CarasDonald CummingEleonore HendricksAnthology of four gay-themed stories centered around the idea of first-time crushes.
- DirectorJulian BreeceMartín DeusGary HugginsStarsVaughn LoweryDiana Elizabeth JordanReggie WatkinsA compilation of four gay shorts from Sundance includes a story of a disturbed black teen trying to seduce a much older AIDS prevention counselor; and a story of high school seniors pondering end of school and the end of their secret love.
- DirectorMark ChristopherStephen CumminsLaurie LyndIn these sexy, fun and darkly entertaining boys shorts, we see the hilarious terrors of gay childhood, an Internet hook-up with unexpected motivation and what happens when you hate musicals. You might wonder if there's hope for a gay Lothario, and sometimes you'll see that when you go home, the end is just the beginning.
- StarsEma TuennermanBrett ChukermanWeston MuellerCompilation of 4 short films from different directors all with a common theme of gay identity - "Crush" by Philip Bartell, "The Mountain King" by Duncan Tucker, "...lost" by Dan Castle and "The Confession" by Carl Pfirman.
- DirectorMichael WallinStarsStuart CataldoDrew DanielPeter DunajThe psychological and emotional motivations of gay sexual fetish, especially relating to gay male teens maturing into men and their sexual exploits.
- DirectorDavid FärdmarAlain HainJonathan LiseckiStarsCole J. AlvisMatthew ArmetDanny BernardyEight gay shorts culled from top film festivals - A cross-section of some of the best recent gay shorts culled from top film festivals including Slamdance, Outfest, Frameline and more. Included are the award-winners BEDFELLOWS, CURIOUS THING, MY NAME IS LOVE, and STEAM. Whether inspired by a poem about teenage longing or a melange of interviews with gay men in New York, the shorts collected here share one thing in common: they were among the crowd favorites at film festivals across the country.
- DirectorGreg AtkinsMary FeuerWelby IngsStarsGreg AtkinsNancy BeattyBryan BevegeA collection of six short films from around the world depicting the lives of young gay male street hustlers.
- DirectorHong KhaouStarsPeter PeraltaJay BrownIt is said that if one succeeds in catching a falling leaf in mid-flight, then a wish will be granted. Leung and Will, two teenagers, venture into the woods to catch themselves a wish but Leung longs for something that Will isn't willing to give. A touching tale about the anxiety and excitement of a boy wanting to kiss his best friend.Included on "Boys On Film 1 - Hard Love"
- DirectorMichael SimonStarsBrad BilaninRyan CarlbergRobert LaughlinA sexually confused zombie seeks therapy and adventures through West Hollywood.Included on "Boys On Film 1 - Hard Love"
- DirectorJason BushmanStarsEric DebetsFlannan ObéJonathan BlancA randy gay Parisian moves in with his new boyfriend - just as an old flame from Los Angeles comes back into town.Included on "Boys On Film 1 - Hard Love"
- DirectorTimothy SmithStarsOmarFernando PeresLawrence WooA young, cynical French film student comes to London for the weekend to make a film project for his course. Disillusioned by his London experience, he's befriended by a stranger who shows him a side of the city, and himself, that he never would have seen. The story unfolds through his Super 8 film footage, and his voice-over narration gives us an insight into his thoughts and feelings throughout the journey.Included on "Boys On Film 1 - Hard Love"
- DirectorJean Baptiste ErrecaStarsGovinda Machado de FigueiredoJones Carlos Fialho de AraújoRonald RosaFictionalized from a true story, this docu-drama takes us on a journey through Brazil's Mato Grosso do Sul and into the lives of Brazilian gauchos. Beautifully shot landscapes form the backdrop for a simple story of friendship and tolerance between Govinda and John, as Govinda explores his attraction to his fellow cowboy.Included on "Boys On Film 1 - Hard Love"
- DirectorDamien ReaStarsChris AndersonLara CazaletDavid DurhamThe once handsome Rafi has a recently disfigured face that makes it difficult for him to meet other men. When a close friend introduces him to Joe, Rafi feels strangely drawn to the stranger. Yet he isn't sure why Joe doesn't seem to mind his scars and as Rafi knows only too well, appearances are deceiving...
- DirectorJohn WinterStarsRoy BillingAfter so many years together, Joe faces life without Jana. Saying goodbye to yourself is never easy.
- DirectorMax BarberStarsMarcus ProctorJeff ChandlerKimmy Eyre-VarnierAn average gay guy discovers a magic website that can change him into the fantasy man he desires, but there is a price to pay.
- DirectorWilliam Branden BlinnStarsLee Amir-CohenWilliam JenningsRonnie ProutyA homophobic ex basketball star is forced to face the reality that he himself is gay.
- DirectorDaniel RibeiroStarsDaniel TavaresDiego TorracaEduardo MeloWhen the plans for the future change, new bonds are created between Danilo, Lucas and Marcos. in between video-games and milk cups, pain and disappointment, they need to learn how to live together.
- DirectorAaron ChanStarsMinh LyNelson WongThe relationship between a young, gay, Chinese couple comes into question when one of them refuses to stay the night.
- DirectorRyan KellerStarsDavid CookAudrey GardinerRon Pardo
- DirectorGarth BardsleyStarsRen CaseyWilliam S. CaleoCarey MacaleerMom's out shopping and this is when the fun begins, with a gay boy making out with his buddy and his brother is doing the same upstairs with a girl.
- DirectorBill TaylorStarsJonathan KeltzAndrew HacheyTwo childhood friends have grown up in Ontario, Canada, around them only farms and fields. One of them is moving into a bigger city, so they spend one last day together. Things take a turn, when one of them lets his longing take over.
- DirectorGlen WoodStarsDavid LightPaulino NunesZack and John wake up disoriented after a passionate one-night stand. Now, having been intimate, they discover how to be honest with each other, and themselves.
- DirectorKai StänickeStarsVolkmar Leif GilbertAlberto VenceslauPatrick SonbergerI can't move on, I wish I could. But I'm caught in the thought of what could have been, losing my grip on reality.
- DirectorChaim ElbaumStarsOri LachmiOmer ZonensheinYehonadav PerlmanOhad, a young orthodox Jew, is torn between the man he loves and god. Who will he choose?
- DirectorJohn SobrackStarsJames MayNavaris DarsonBrandon AlterLove never sounded so good, until Corey must decide between two love interests and whether he wants to give up the joys of the single life.
- DirectorPeter Anthony FieldsStarsDaniel SovichDylan Aaron WhiteTonee PurnellA fourteen year old boy who is gay is struggling with self-acceptance, reconciling who he is with his belief in God, and grappling with the decision of whether or not he should come out to his family.
- DirectorAbra ChouinardStarsDavid Lee GarverTracey McCallCyrus AlexanderAndrew has a girlfriend. Andrew also has a boyfriend. He cares about both of them but neither truly care about him. With the death of Andrew's mother when he was very young, his father took it upon himself to teach Andrew to be tough and 'not a sissy'. This only drove Andrew deeper in the closet. Jamie is useless and Toni is manipulative. For as long as Andrew can remember he has accepted his life the way it is. One Saturday changes everything forever. He finds himself.
- DirectorCarlos Augusto de OliveiraStarsMorten KirkskovSimon MunkStine Schrøder JensenJørgen lives abroad but every summer he comes back to Denmark with his wife. He invites, as usual, his neighbours and their teenager son, Thomas, for dinner at his place. Only, this time, there is a strange tension in the air between the adults. After dinner, Jørgen and Thomas go to the beach for a walk. They discover that both have secret problems and the fact they cannot talk about them is creating great stress. As they disclose their secrets to each other, a friendship starts but through the course of the next two summers, their relationship develops in a way they would never have expected.
- DirectorJamie DonahueStarsD.C. DouglasRobert GantCady HuffmanIn her first non-acting effort, writer/director Jamie Donahue parodies the 1950s high school educational film.
- DirectorEvan RobertsStarsSpencer SiegelJames LeeStephen FelixEddie's fascination with his older neighbor, Chad, heightens after he spies on him in the bathroom measuring his manhood.
- DirectorGregor SchmidingerStarsMichael GlantschnigJosef MohamedGünther SturmlechnerAn adolescent boy, who serves the military forces, experiences homosexual feelings towards one of his comrades. The suppressed conflict bubbles up during their last night at the border, socially isolated and armed with loaded weapons.
- DirectorSophie BoyceGeorge FoxStarsJoshua MilesJulian MackChristopher GeeFollows the story of seventeen-year-old Christian, who in 1965 has fallen in love with his best friend, James.
- DirectorSoman ChainaniStarsNicholas CutroTravis WaltersTwo very different Scottish lads meet each day after school at a nearby peat bog. Only today Stu is late.
- DirectorKristian PithieStarsMartin SharpeThomas BlackburneRobyn NethercoteTwo boys are talking after a bicycle accident. The older is bragging about his experience with girls, but is that just a boast?
- DirectorGregor SchmidingerStarsMichael W EllisonTruman ChambersDamon PrestonA closeted male travels and hires male prostitutes while away. Upon arrival, the hustler is nervous and uncomfortable and takes Valium to cope. The host suddenly gets a call and must leave; he gives the hustler money and tells him to stay. After he leaves, the door of the adjoining room opens, revealing his son. The prostitute and son identify a commonality...the cycle finally ends.
- DirectorLee GaleaStarsJono BurnsJim ThomsonTim MasonA homophobic gay-basher gives in and experiments with the roots of his fears, only to face his karma.
- DirectorMarco BergerMariángela Martínez RestrepoStarsNahuel VialeAriel Núñez Di CroceJavier MoreaPablo offers Javier a taxi ride to his place and once there, invites him in. After watching television with his cousin, Pablo asks Javier to sleep over. Once in bed, almost naked, they get ready to go to sleep.
- DirectorGuy ShalemStarsAdam BerryLuke HumphreyA young man comes to terms with his sexuality and his hidden love for his best friend