Best Gay Films About Men of Color
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- DirectorJennie LivingstonStarsBrooke XtravaganzaAndré ChristianDorian CoreyA chronicle of New York's drag scene in the 1980s, focusing on balls, voguing and the ambitions and dreams of those who gave the era its warmth and vitality.
- DirectorPatrik-Ian PolkStarsDarryl StephensRodney ChesterGary LeRoi GrayAs Noah and Wade prepare to marry in Martha's Vineyard, the personal problems of their friends - and the unexpected arrival of rapper Baby Gat - threatens to permanently end their relationship.
- DirectorMaurice JamalStarsRockmond DunbarLoretta DevineJenifer LewisA modern-day prodigal son story with a twist. It follows Patrick, a magazine writer, who seems to have the "perfect life," until one day, there is a knock at the door. On the other side stands a secret that brings him face to face with the traditional southern family he hasn't seen in over 10 years.
- DirectorPatrik-Ian PolkStarsSeth GilliamDwight EwellAndre JohnsonThe tale of 4 gay African-American friends in L.A: shy, virginal photographer Marcus, outgoing Lothario Hill, hot-to-trot rich kid newbie Dante, and fabulous drag diva Crystal.
- DirectorLane Shefter BishopStarsShawn BernalMarc BossleyJames C. BurnsLos Jornaleros presents the interwoven stories of three young Hispanic men who come to this country to pursue te American dream and instead end up struggling as day-laborers.
- DirectorIsaac JulienStarsBen EllisonMatthew BaidooAkim MogajiA black and white, fantasy-like recreation of high-society gay men during the Harlem Renaissance, with archival footage and photographs intercut with a story. A wake is going on, with mourners gathered around a coffin. Downstairs is an elegant bar where tuxedoed men dance and talk. One of them has a dream in which he comes upon Beauty, who seems to reject him, although when he awakes, Beauty is sleeping beside him. His story and his visits to the jazz and dance club are framed by voices reading from the poetry and essays of Hughes and others. The text is rarely explicit, but the freedom of gay Black men in the 1920s in Harlem is suggested and celebrated visually.
- DirectorMarcelo PiñeyroStarsEduardo NoriegaLeonardo SbaragliaPablo EcharriNene & Angel and their accomplice Cuervo participate in a botched bank robbery in 1965 Buenos Aires, then hide out from the police in Uruguay while the gang breaks down.
- DirectorRodney EvansStarsLeRoy McClainSorel CarradineCharlie BarnettTwo young couples in New York-one black and gay, one white and heterosexual-find their lives intertwined as they create new relationship norms, explore sexual identity, and redefine monogamy.
- DirectorMarlon RiggsStarsMarlon RiggsMichael BellKerrigan BlackA documentary about the experiences of black homosexual men living in the United States of America.
- DirectorTadeo GarciaStarsTony SanchoMichael CortezDonato CruzIsaac and Angel are two young Latinos involved in a south side Chicago gang. They have a secret in a world where secrets are forbidden.
- DirectorRodney EvansStarsAnthony MackieRoger RobinsonAlex BurnsA drama that looks back on the Harlem Renaissance from the perspective of an elderly, black writer who meets a gay teenager in a New York homeless shelter.
- DirectorRobert TownsendStarsVing RhamesAlfre WoodardJesika ReynoldsA drag queen takes in a drug addict and her daughter and helps raise the daughter.
- DirectorAntonio HensStarsMilton GarcíaReinier DíazJenifer RodríguezTwo teenage men fall in love, surrounded by the poverty and the marginalization of their country, and are forced to change their lives and take big risks.
- DirectorTerracinoStarsElena GoodeGuillermo IvánRobin de JesusTwo stages of a Dominican-American's life; first as a boy trying to bond with his young mother, then a 21-year-old looking for love in New York City.
- DirectorJulian SchnabelStarsJavier BardemJohnny DeppOlatz López GarmendiaThe life of Cuban poet and novelist, Reinaldo Arenas.
- DirectorPeter BrattStarsBenjamin BrattAlex HernandezChristopher BorgzinnerA single-parent ex-con in a tough minority neighborhood finds his personal values challenged when he discovers his son is gay.
- DirectorPoj ArnonStarsRattanaballang TohssawatChaiwat ThongsaengWiradit SrimalaiAn informant and a hit-man find themselves passionately entwined after double-crossing their crime lord employers.
- DirectorRichard GlatzerWash WestmorelandStarsEmily RiosJesse GarciaChalo GonzálezAs Magdalena's 15th birthday approaches, her simple, blissful life is complicated by the discovery that she's pregnant. Kicked out of her house, she finds a new family with her great-granduncle and gay cousin.
- DirectorJohn G. YoungStarsMaggie BurkwitChris BurmesterDarien Sills-EvansThe complex relationship between a wealthy French woman and her best friend a, gay black American, is thrown into turmoil when her estranged daughter comes to visit them with her new husband for the weekend in upstate New York. Through a series of drunken evenings and daytime squabbles it becomes apparent that no one involved is what they seem.
- DirectorAbigail ChildStarsKerwin BenyounClifton 'Ray Ray' HudsonAntonio JacksonFour African-American men living in Cleveland, Ohio confront the issues and emotions related to coming out as gay men.
- DirectorPatrik-Ian PolkStarsJussie SmollettBlake Young-FountainAnthony BurrellDirector Patrik-Ian Polk provides exciting character developments, brilliant cinematography and life lessons for all, particularly for members of the black LGBT community. Cameos by key actors from the Noah Arc series are visual delights.
- DirectorMaurice JamalStarsLiz BeckhamWill BlagroveCassandra CruzNew Yorker Corey Brown is just turning 30 and has just been dumped by his boyfriend. Sounds like the perfect time for a trip with his friends outta the city.
- StarsDamian Toofeek RavenSheilynn WactorT. Ashanti MozelleThe DL Chronicles is a series of short stories about men of color who lead double sex lives. Episode; Wes introduces us to Wes Thomas, an upwardly mobile real estate banker who is overwhelmed by the demands of his marriage, career, and closeted attraction to men. When Wes' sexy but ambivalent brother- in-law stops in for an unexpected stay, he is directly faced with temptation and ultimately falls for the forbidden fruit.
- DirectorKyle SchicknerStarsRon AllenCornell S. ThomasKent FaulconWilliam Boyals, a successful, black, gay attorney in New York, is drawn back to the small, rural Louisiana town he long ago escaped from to investigate the lynching of a black gay childhood friend.
- DirectorParvez SharmaStarsMuhsin HendricksA.K. HoosenMazenA documentary on gay, lesbian, and transgender Muslims across the Muslim and Western worlds.
- DirectorJulian BreeceStarsVaughn LoweryDiana Elizabeth JordanReggie WatkinsA sexually defiant teen sets out to seduce an HIV prevention advocate into giving him the virus.
- DirectorSoman ChainaniStarsBrendan BradleyManish DayalKamini KhannaWhen an Indian mother finds out her son is the victim of a vicious bully, she delivers her own brand of vigilante justice.
- DirectorSally El HosainiStarsJames Krishna FloydElarica JohnsonFady ElsayedTwo teenage brothers must face their own prejudices head on if they are to survive the perils of being Egyptians growing up on the streets of gangland London.
- DirectorIsaac JulienStarsValentine NonyelaMo SesayDorian HealyTwo disc jockeys have a friend's murder to solve in the fringe-group melting pot of 1977 London.
- DirectorJohn G. YoungStarsGabriel MannLaurence MasonMurphy GuyerSeth is a youth with artistic leanings, a fascination with Black pop culture, and a dead-end life in an Adirondack village. He's alternatively sensitive and brutal with Kristen, who wants a sexual relationship that he explosively rejects. Late one night, as he's closing the cafe where he works, a young Black man attempts to rob him at gun point but faints from illness. Seth takes the man, Knowledge, an escapee from a nearby prison, to a family cabin where he nurses him and they begin a tentative friendship. When the sheriff learns of Seth's harboring a fugitive, a confrontation looms. Relationships between fathers and their children dominate the subplots.
- DirectorAbdellah TaïaStarsSaid MriniKarim Ait M'HandAmine EnnajiIn a working class neighborhood in Casablanca, Abdellah, a homosexual teen, tries to build his own life within his big family, caught between an authoritarian mother and an older brother, who he adores.
- DirectorRoger S. Omeus Jr.StarsJosh BreckenridgeDerrick L. BriggsBry'NtA wild ensemble cast highlights Roger Omeus' romantic drama about a group of love- and sex-obsessed Jersey City friends navigating the treacherous waters of relationships.
- DirectorYe LouStarsHao QinSicheng ChenWei WuHired to spy on a philandering husband, Luo Haitao soon becomes entangled in a clandestine affair with the other man. Along with Luo's girlfriend, they succumb to the delirium of drunken nights, but how long can their tryst last?
- DirectorPatrik-Ian PolkStarsMo'NiqueJulian J. WalkerKevin AlleseeA young singer struggles with his sexuality and the treatment of others while coming of age in a small Southern Baptist community.
- DirectorMiguel FerrariStarsGuillermo GarciaIgnacio MontesHilda AbrahamzFashion photographer, Diego suddenly needs to care for the teenage son he's not seen in years just as his boyfriend is put in a coma from a brutal assault. Father and son must grow to understand each others' worlds to face other problems.
- DirectorMarco BergerStarsManuel VignauLucas FerraroMercedes QuinterosAfter girlfriend Laura dumps him for another man, Bruno plots to come between the new lovers. But his plan takes an unexpected turn, causing Bruno to question his own sexuality.
- DirectorDavid AuStarsSharon OmiEdward ChenNicole SullivanWhen Emma moves in with her estranged, gay son, the pair must learn to reconnect through food where words fail, and face the foreclosure of the family's Chinese restaurant and a stubborn fear of intimacy.
- DirectorQuentin LeeStarsBooboo StewartHarry Shum Jr.Joan ChenCelebrate the 10th anniversary of Quentin Lee's gripping mystery of loss and redemption at the intersections of queerness, neurodiversity, and Asian-American identity.
- DirectorBarry JenkinsStarsMahershala AliNaomie HarrisTrevante RhodesA young African-American man grapples with his identity and sexuality while experiencing the everyday struggles of childhood, adolescence, and burgeoning adulthood.
- DirectorJay DockendorfStarsKerwin Johnson Jr.Curtiss Cook Jr.Annie GrierTwo closeted Muslim teens hawk goods across Brooklyn and struggle to come clean about their sexuality, as their secretive behavior leads them unknowingly into the cross-hairs of the War on Terror.
- DirectorSudhanshu SariaStarsDhruv GaneshSiddharth MenonShiv PandittA weekend trip between friends takes a sudden turn, making them each question what love is and what it means to them.
- DirectorJosh KimStarsIngkarat DamrongsakkulToni RakkaenThira ChutikulOn the eve of the draught lottery in Thailand, Oat remembers trying to convince his older brother to change his fate.
- DirectorAndrew AhnStarsJoe SeoYoun Ho ChoHaerry KimA closeted Korean-American teenager takes a job at a Korean spa to help his struggling family, only to discover an underground world of gay sex at the spa that both scares and excites him.
- DirectorRay YeungStarsJake ChoiJames ChenJennie PageWhen a gay fashion stylist works with a renowned foreign actor, they both embark on a journey of self-discovery.
- DirectorPapu CurottoStarsIgnacio RogersEsteban MasturiniJoaquín ParadaTwo boyhood chums, separated soon after sexually awakening together, re-meet as young men with unspoken sexual tensions lying between them.
- DirectorPaddy BreathnachStarsHéctor MedinaJorge PerugorríaLuis Alberto GarcíaWhen his estranged father returns, a hairdresser is forced to quit performing at the local drag club.
- DirectorLorenzo VigasStarsAlfredo CastroLuis SilvaJericó MontillaArmando, a 50 year man, seeks young men in Caracas and pays them just for company. One day he meets Elder, a 17 years boy that is the leader of a criminal gang, and that meeting changes their lives forever.
- DirectorJulián HernándezStarsMiguel Ángel HoppeFernando ArroyoAlejandro RojoTwo students, Gerardo and Jonas, are in love. However, Jonas becomes obsessed with another boy, which leads to Gerardo moving into arms of Sergio.
- DirectorMarco BergerStarsCarlos EchevarríaJavier De PietroAntonella CostaMartin, a young Argentine student, is exploring the reactions of his sports coach, Sebastian, while vying for his love and affection. He has an opportunity - one night to push the envelope and be as close as ever to reaching what he so desperately wants. With his teacher keeping him off at a distance, but at the same time being so kind and nurturing, Martin continues to inch further and further towards crossing the line. But, with all the twists and turns of love, life, and personas, Martin finds himself on the wrong side of the line, and Sebastian finds himself with more regret than Martin could have ever imagined.
- DirectorJohn TrengoveStarsNakhaneBongile MantsaiNiza JayXolani, a lonely factory worker, travels to the rural mountains with the men of his community to initiate a group of teenage boys into manhood.
- DirectorNick OceanoStarsDaniel MarinDina DuranPaola OchoaA sheltered, sensitive teenager visits his tough, older cousin in Laredo, Texas and learns a hard lesson about what it means to be a man.
- DirectorJules NurrishStarsRaúl CastilloJavier LezamaHansford PrinceKid Vargas is forced to face up to some devastating truths after he kills his opponent in the boxing ring.
- DirectorLuis Fernando MidenceStarsJuan Pablo AsturiasAndrea CastilloPablo CastilloSin Ruta tells the story of a gay musician from Guatemala, who is brutally attacked as he tries to flee his country and an American doctor, who is hiding from US authorities in Guatemala after accidentally killing one of his patients.
- DirectorRodney EvansStarsBrandon DelagraentissIgnaro PetroniliaA short narrative drama that explores the personal and professional dilemmas faced by the openly gay jazz composer, Billy Strayhorn, in the early 1940's.
- DirectorSridhar RangayanStarsMona AmbegaonkarAnant MahadevanDevansh DoshiSet in South India and Mumbai, 'Evening Shadows' is a tender heartwarming story about a mother-son bond that has to withstand the ravages of time, distance and truths.
- DirectorMaria GovanStarsPetrice JonesGareth JenkinsAkil NickolasSet against the backdrop of Trinidad and Tobago's mystical Carnival, a gifted and struggling young man becomes the object of intrigue for an older, well-meaning businessman until their worlds collide.
- DirectorMike MosallamStarsHaaz SleimanMichael CassidyAmin El GamalMo, a practicing Muslim living in West Hollywood, is learning to navigate life post heartbreak. Enter Kal, an All-American guy who surprises Mo by offering to break fast with him during the holy month of Ramadan.
- DirectorJon GarciaStarsErnesto ReyesJesse TayehJimmy GarciaWhat began as a friendship turns into a fierce romance in this heart-wrenching drama. LUZ is a story of survival, not only for the lives of both men, but for their relationship as it transitions to the world outside their cell.
- DirectorShariff NasrStarsFahd LarhzaouiLubna AzabalSlimane DaziMoroccan-Dutch Karim returns to his family home and opens up to his parents about being into men. Their reaction inspires a journey of discovery through Karim's isolation as he attempts to break an ingrained culture of silence.
- DirectorGeorge C. WolfeStarsColman DomingoChris RockGlynn TurmanActivist Bayard Rustin faces racism and homophobia as he helps change the course of Civil Rights history by orchestrating the 1963 March on Washington.
- DirectorSam H. FreemanNg Choon PingStarsGeorge MacKayNathan Stewart-JarrettJohn McCreaFollows Jules, who is targeted in a horrific homophobic attack, destroying his life and career. Some time after that event he encounters Preston, one of his attackers, in a gay sauna. He wants revenge.