Gay Themed Movies from Germany
Cinematic journeys of love, identity, and freedom.
A straight teacher, married with two kids, falls head over heels for a new male colleague. They begin the titular unusual affair.
Director: Maris Pfeiffer
To be in love is a great feeling. But if you are gay and you can’t show you love as you might like. What would your parents say? How will other people react? The short film “Then you can be free” empowers young gays to be proud of what they are.
Written, directed and edited by HARRY SEMMLER
The Secret ( 2016) Gay short film by Kim Anderson
Julian is in a dilemma. He loves the person, he is in a relation ship with, less than his best friend.
Actors: Björn Helge Jochum , Jan-Nicklas LeRoi, Thea Valder
At Christmas eve, Noel is anything but happy. He needs to hide a secret from his familiy.
Director: Andreas Köstler, Irina Stuhlsatz
“Truth, Dare or Lemon is a game played by stupid boarding school kids who don’t know what to do with themselves.” Before Tim died he was the number one of a close-knit boarding school gang. When the friends engage in a ritual one year after his death a familiar game turns into a sadistic night…
Director: Jonas Marowski
Timo is gay. Because a boy in his class came out publicly, he gathers the courage to tell his friends but they don’t react the way he had hoped for. On top of that, his homophobic parents also find out. As he then also starts receiving anonymous threats, he doesn’t see any way out of this mess.
Director/Writer: Pascal Mörchens
Stani grows up in the wastelands. Far away from the next city and a gay youth group he discoveres his identity. During nights he meets other men at hidden places, who seek the same as him – until he gets to know a boy named Johannes.
Director: Sven Hensel
The series deals with Leopold (Age 17) who does not want to identify himself through his sexuality, with Noah (Age 24) who’s BDSM fetish challenges his boyfriend, Jan (Age 20), a nurse, who’s biggest dream is to study medicine
Heile Gänsje- gay short film by Matt Lambert
A landmark portrait of Berlin youth, sexuality and identity from Dazed and Channel 4
Director: Raphael Niederhauser
Jonas is bullied at school. But he tries to ignore it – telling himself that it is not that bad. What should happen at the end? But when the relation to he boyfriend starts to be affected, he has to decide between standing up for love and staying a victim.
The Way to You (2016)
Director: Og Reis
Genre: Short Movie
Country: Germany
Year: 2016
He just turned 18, his mother is an alcoholic and she is short on money. When Jan nearly has spend his last money, a older gay man offers him cash for sex.
Director: David Lange
Every day Paul crosses a canal that separates the Amsterdam city center from the north side, where his lover Christiaan lives and waits for him. A dear routine for both – until one day Paul meets Claire, who starts seducing him into her very own universe, the Hotel Paradijs. Claire makes Paul the audience of her own play: a play where the roles are reversed and into which Paul is undeniably drawn.
Four filmmakers from Germany have put a sign for the victims of Orlando. In a touching short film they remember the 49 innocent lesbian, gay, bisexuals and trans* people who have been killed.
“Confessions” is silent film about the magic of falling in love – no matter who this person is.
Director: Christopher Grigat
[vimeo id=”60945356″] Director: Steve Bache Writter: Steve Bache Genre: Short film Country: Germany Language: German Year: 2013 Duration: 5 min Stars: Jens Reuter, Arko Graf The story
AT THE TOP tells the story of two best friends that go for climbing in the alps. Between the peaks of the mountains they discover that there are also quite some nice guys.
Reminiscent of Sunset Boulevard, the action is transposed from the silver screen’s old backlots to contemporary male prostitution and the pornographic industry.
A Short film by Michele Thorsten Kevin Produced during a summer camp of queerblick e.V. in Bielefeld (Germany) This film was supported by “Hannchen-Mehrzweck-Stiftung” (www.hms-stiftung.de)
