Behind the Trees (2023) – A Wild Romp in the Woods
19/11/2024
Explore Behind the Trees (2023), a compelling LGBTQ+ film about love, self-discovery, and breaking societal norms in a hidden forest.
Director: Thiago Cazado
Drama Movies
Gay Themed Drama Films curated by Orvel.me
Discover the best gay Drama movies full of love, courage, and emotion.
District (2018): The Brotherhood’s “Help” Comes With a Price
18/11/2024
Miller wants out of the Commons. The Brotherhood offers a job, new clothes, and fast money, but nothing is free. In District, survival comes with strings attached
Director: Anthony Bawn
Hey You (2019): A Haunting Look at the Hidden Dangers of LGBTQ+ Hookup Culture
17/11/2024
When two men arrange a hook-up, is who’s top or bottom all they should be worried about?
Director: Jared Watmuff
The Night it Rained (2021) by Lamont Lamar
06/11/2024
Running from the past, a queer college student is now faced to make a life-altering decision after losing his scholarship.
Director: Lamont Lamar
Undertow (2009) : Contracorriente – Love and Tradition in a Remote Fishing Village
05/11/2024
An unusual ghost story set on the Peruvian seaside; a married fisherman struggles to reconcile his devotion to his male lover within his town’s rigid traditions.
Director: Javier Fuentes-León
Stars: Cristian Mercado, Tatiana Astengo, Manolo Cardona
Golpe de Sol (2018): Sunburn – A Glimpse into Vicente Alves do Ó’s Sunlit Ode to Desire and Friendship
04/11/2024
Four friends. One swimming pool. One house. One phone call. One question – What if the love of our life came back 10 years after everything was over?
Director: Vicente Alves do Ó
The 4 Corners (2022) a film by Lee Basquin
02/11/2024
An intimate group of family and friends face life changing decisions over the course of one important weekend.
Director: Lee Basquin
Small Arms (2017): A Haunting Look at Masculinity, Identity, and the Perils of Self-Defense
29/10/2024
A college student in Northern Michigan, harassed with anonymous homophobic threats, seeks out shooting lessons with a reclusive survivalist in an effort to prove his manhood.
Director: Arman Cole
The Sex of the Angels (2012): A Bold Exploration of Love, Bisexuality, and Polyamory in Modern Spanish Cinema
28/10/2024
Struggling martial artist and dancer Bruno loves his girlfriend Carla, but when he meets fellow dancer Rai, serious sparks begin to fly, opening the couple up to new possibilities. A new generation navigates sexual fluidity, torn affections, and open relationships in this steamy love triangle. But once Bruno’s clandestine encounters with Rai are revealed, a confused and hurt Carla kicks him out. But she simply doesn’t want to give up on her love. Eventually she agrees that Bruno can date them both as long as he keeps his life with Rai relatively separate
Test (2013): A Dance Through Love, Fear, and Resilience in 1980s San Francisco
27/10/2024
In 1985, a gay dance understudy hopes for his on-stage chance while fearing the growing AIDS epidemic.
Director: Chris Mason Johnson
Hedon (2019): The darker sides of desire and control
14/10/2024
On the hunt for an emotion long lost Fynn loses himself in the encounters of the night. As day is dawning and he stumbles across young Tom he’s got to ask himself if he still owns his body.
Director/Writer: Julian Dieterich
Mab Hudel (2022) – A Powerful Cornish Tale of Rugby and Gay Love
13/10/2024
Mab Hudel follows Enys Penrose, a young farmer and rugby player grappling with his late father’s legacy and his hidden sexuality.
Director:/Writer: Edward Rowe
My Thoughts Exactly (2022) a short film by Mike Archibald
13/10/2024
A film about the choices we make and the chances we take. From grief and abjection to bliss and communion, it takes us through one day in the lives of two gay men.
Director/Writer : Mike Archibald
Silver Lining: A Compulsive Love Story (2023) – Young Love, Fear, and Destruction
12/10/2024
A gripping short film set in 2003, exploring a closeted gay couple’s journey through love, internalized homophobia, and a toxic drug-fueled relationship.
Written, Directed, and Produced by Nate Ross & Daniel Walker
Lonely Country (2023): Unveiling Rural Queerness by James Perry
12/10/2024
In 1950’s rural Ontario a closeted gay man encounters a hitchhiker at a gas station. When he offers the hitchhiker a bed for the night, he is forced to confront his own suppressed desires.
Dorector: James Perry
Safe Word (2023) : a short film about dominant-submissive relationship
10/10/2024
Safe Word delves into the complexities of a Dominant-submissive relationship, examining the emotional and psychological dynamics at play beneath the surface of physical power exchange.
Director: Christopher Cunetto
With You, in Our Town (2024): A Homecoming Tale of Friendship, Love, and Unspoken Truths
07/10/2024
Discover With You, in Our Town, a touching short film by Harry Jenkins that explores friendship, identity, and the challenges of growing up gay in a straight society.
Winning Dad (2015) a film by Arthur Allen
24/09/2024
A young man tricks his homophobic father into a camping trip with his secret boyfriend.
Director: Arthur Allen
Amphetamine (2010): A Visually Stunning, Emotionally Charged Story of Love and Pain
21/09/2024
Openly gay banker Daniel debates whether to return to Australia or stay in Hong Kong when he meets Kafka, a straight swimming instructor. The young men fall in love, believing that their love can bridge anything, despite their difference in sexuality and Kafka’s increasing drug use. Daniel does not regret his love for Kafka, who tries to love him back against his nature. But a flashback memory from Kafka’s past makes it difficult for their relationship to work.
Director: Scud
Harvest (S1ngular) (2022): A Retro-Psycho Thriller Set in a 1960s Alternate Universe
08/09/2024
Two men raise somebody else’s baby in deep isolation until one of them decides to escape with “it”. Harvest is a retro-psycho thriller taking place in a 1960s alternate universe where today’s cutting edge technology is a thing of the past.
Director: Ramón J. Goñi