Gay Themed Movies from USA
Cinematic journeys of love, identity, and freedom.
A young gay hustler impulsively holds his family hostage in Quentin Lee’s third and least accomplished film, “Ethan Mao,” which, like its anti-hero, never quite knows which way to go once things get started. A sure item at gay and Asian-American fests, “Mao” will require ultra-careful handling to take residence in theatrical homes.
Director: Quentin Lee
Four couples traverse the modern dating scene in Los Angeles utilizing popular dating apps.
Director: Aaron Fradkin
Matt, Jay and Bobby struggle to process the news brought by their best friend Denny, who is now out of the closet.
Director: Noan Ribeiro
Two straight actors must rehearse for an impending gay love scene. How will they make out?
Director: Reid Waterer
Stars: Danny Lopes, Anthem Moss, Lawrence Nicols
An LGBT short film. David comes home from college to his family’s farm to find that his parents have hired a young man named Brent, who is also sharing his room. David is still in the closet and wants to come out to his high school friend, but he finds himself drawn to his new roommate and tries to determine if he is also gay.
Young mid-western farmer Jack Gudmanson unburies a family secret and is forced to come to terms with his sexuality .
Alkali, Iowa (1996) Writer/Director: Mark Christopher
Home for the Christmas holiday, a gay man starts falling for his ex-boyfriend’s lover, not knowing that the relationship is a mere pretense.
Director: Scott Gabriel
In The Woods We Can Be Together”, is a gay short film written and directed by Ryan Schneider and shot entirely on an iPhone 8 Plus.
Director: Ryan Schneider
Shot remotely between New York and Los Angeles during the Covid-19 pandemic.
Film directed by Bell Soto
A hybrid documentary about two estranged trans men who used to date in middle school reconnecting over a long weekend to develop a film about their past.
Directors: Brit Fryer, Noah Schamus
When a young man suffering from an eating disorder is pressured to eat breakfast by his boyfriend, the couple are thrust into an otherworld where their anxieties and frustrations are made horrifyingly real.
Director: Tyler Byrnes
Nobody’s Boy” is about a hustler named Oscar who encounters both the light and dark of humanity in an alcohol fueled odyssey of sex, love, and death.
Director: Harrison J. Bahe
A lonely Brooklyn photographer gets the courage to come out from behind his camera to capture his crush, but there is more to the picture than meets the eye.
Director: Dave Solomon
An erotic poem set in the fantasies of a young male prostitute.
Director: James Bidgood
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Director: Isaac Ravishankara
Jeff is taking care of everything Mark left behind when he died in an accident. Mark was about to have a visitor, Andrea, an Italian guy he met online. Jeff and Andrea have the chance to share memories of the Mark they knew while getting to know each other.
Director: Yen Tan
Stars: Adam Neal Smith, Alessandro Calza, Chuck Blaum, Ethel Lung
A peculiar man goes to great lengths to get closure.
Director: Tom E. Brown
A wild and heartfelt ride through New York Pride Weekend full of sex, secrets, and self-discovery. Patrik-Ian Polk serves humor, chaos, and emotion in equal measure.
New Year’s Eve 1999 finds college-bound Clark and Trevor concerned about the future of their friendship, and a request for Clark to be Trevor’s wingman ensures things will never be the same again.
Director: Leandro Tadashi
At a summer sleepover, two best friends realize they may be connected by more than just friendship.
Director: Eyal Resh
