Abandoned by his father and raised by a single mother, Nate Merritt joins the Marines to support his soon-to-be fiancé. While on leave in Palm Springs, Nate meets a seemingly free spirited young gay man, who leads him on a path of discovery–and to the surprising identity of the father he never knew.
A closeted male travels and hires male prostitutes while away. Upon arrival, the hustler is nervous, uncomfortable and takes Valium to cope. Host suddenly gets a call and must leave. Gives the hustler money and tells him to stay. After leaving, the adjoining room door opens, his son walks in. The prostitute and son identify a commonality…the cycle finally ends.
Best friends, Alex and Bryan, have a bitter fight entirely via text message when one of them sleeps with the other’s crush. But, just as things seem to settle, an unexpected development may lead to yet another rift.
Director: Jay Russell
Twin 18-year-olds hitchhike to their mother’s funeral in Spain. The journey changes their lives forever.
Director: Pascal-Alex Vincent
Writers: Pascal-Alex Vincent , Pascal-Alex Vincent
Stars: Alexandre Carril, Victor Carril, Anais Demoustier
In the ’80s, a mother/son relationship takes a wild left turn after she discovers adult, all-male material under her son’s bed the morning of his 16th birthday!
Director: Jay J. Levy
Stars: Suzan Brittan, Josh Hahn, Frances Manzo
What does Michael (Michael Vega) do when his lover of fourteen, years, Chad, dies from brain cancer? Michael does not have much time to grieve when Chad as an angel immediately comes back to him. Chad has seen Michael’s future and now takes it upon himself to guide and nudge Michael along his path.
Stars: Joe Higachi, Norm Munoz, Marianne Shine
In the early 1960s aspiring stage actor Harry H. Corbett jumps at the chance to play junk-dealer Harold Steptoe in a television comedy show ‘Steptoe and Son’. However, the show’s success proves to be a poisoned chalice for him, type-casting him and thwarting his stage ambitions. Wilfrid Brambell, the actor playing his father, is marginalized in a different way. He is a gay man in an England where homosexuality is still illegal. The show runs for several years, incorporating film spin-offs but both, in their own way, feel that they have invoked the curse of Steptoe.
The untold awkwardness of three gentlemen in a bathroom who can’t relax enough to just let the good times flow. With a little help of a bathroom security guard there will be another entry into “The Bathroom Diaries”.
Written and Directed by: Jared Hoyman
Based on a real life story, Burnt is a monochromatic portrait, a recount of the events told by the lover’s voice. A story of courage and despair triggered by a father’s actions and by the traditional ways in which the boys’ family was conformed.
Director: Alejandro Valbuena
Choreographed by Juan Carlos Claudio
On Wednesdays, the soldier leaves the barracks and visits the apartment of the Buddhist man in the city. While making love, they talk about their beliefs and dreams.
Director : Deniz Buga
In 1994 Pedro Zamora was the first HIV-positive gay man to appear in a reality show on MTV. The audience of ‘The Real World: San Francisco’ identified easily with this intelligent, good-looking Latino. His presence on the show also meant that audiences in the United States and abroad had to engage with the topic of AIDS. A screen adaptation of Pedro Zamora’s life: his childhood in Havana as the youngest of eight children, his immigration to the United States, his hard work as an AIDS activist, his appearance on ‘The Real World’ as well as the short time that was left to him subsequently.
Director: Nick Oceano
Daybreak (Filipino: Bukang-liwayway, English: dawn or twilight) is a 2008 Philippine gay indie film written by Charliebebs Gohetia and directed by the Manila-based Filipino director Adolfo Borinaga Alix, Jr.
One Day in a Life (Italian: Un altro pianeta) is a 2008 Italian drama film directed by Stefano Tummolini. It entered the “Venice Days” section at the 65th Venice International Film Festival
Caught – gay short film by director David C. Jones
Set in 1948, Caught is the musical memory story of a shy teenager who gets tempted to give into his desires by a handsome new student.
Come Clean (2008) – Gay short film by Ty Sanga
Jeremy, a man who lost his lover to a hate crime a year ago finds himself alone in a Laundromat where his is confronted by Mark covered in blood who runs from those who initiated a brutal attack. Jeremy jumps to his aid and protects and hides Mark. However, through the night Jeremy discovers Mark initiated the attack. Shocked by this new truth, Jeremy takes all his bottled up anger and turns the tables on mark and must convince Mark to turn himself in to the police and stop the ongoing violence.
Director: Todd Verow
Small-town cutie Joe (Tim Swain) arrives at the esteemed Rhode Island School of Design and befriends the free-spirited Jennifer (Julia Frey). The cash-strapped pair finds a lucrative opportunity when hustler Ramon (Gil Bar-Sela) inspires Joe to work as a prostitute. Meanwhile, he and Jennifer work to expand their creative horizons in the drug, sex and money-fueled world of the art school elite.
RAW is a fast-paced drama set in the kitchen and floor of a successful and thriving Dublin restaurant. It is an exhilarating and anarchic relationship drama that follows, to the beat of a pulsating soundtrack, the lives, loves and tribulations of the young staff, their friends and families and the intense friendships, relationships and rivalries that blossom and thrive. RAW is a microcosm that mirrors the daily swings and roundabouts of life in a busy, Dublin business trading in today’s Ireland.
A man falls in love with both a man and a woman at the same time. What will happen when they find him out?
Director: Justine Stokes
Writer: Luis Fernando Midence
Stars: Luis Fernando Midence, Courtney Maistros, Chris Hodge
Director: Waide Aaron Riddle
Writers: Waide Aaron Riddle
Genre: Short Movie
Based on the award-winning 1995 poem, this film adaptation explores the moment of a single passionate kiss between two men.
