Beau is a gay boy of 18years old and is not out yet. He gets in love with his best friend Liam. Because of this his life changes and he wants to come out. But he gets also bullied, witch makes everything even more complex.
Short Calf Muscle is an absurdist black comedy about Anders. And Anders is different. But he doesn’t know that. Yes, he’s also gay, but that’s not the point here. There is also this thing that others see but he doesn’t.
Director: Victoria Warmerdam
Trage Liefde is a powerful drama about love, identity, and family secrets, set in Amsterdam, exploring forbidden connections and emotional struggles.
Director: Boudewijn Koole
A heartwarming Dutch romantic comedy about Joris and Yad, two young men of mixed origins who fall in love and have to sort out their complicated family relationships.
The unexpected arrival of a Nigerian migrant in the Belgian countryside shakes up the fragile daily life of two men living a secret relationship.
A defiant shorts exploring passion, persecution, and revolt from past, present, and future eras, ranging from tales of an anxious young drag queen in mid-’90s Chile to a lively American summer camp that flips the script on gay panic
“El Houb” tells the story of Karim, a Moroccan-Dutch man who comes out to his family as gay, and his journey to break the silence and cultural taboos surrounding the LGBTQ+ community in MENA households. The film is a poignant examination of family relationships, love, and acceptance.
Directed by Shariff Nasr
Set in The Netherlands at the end of WW II, this touching story, told in flashbacks, explores the complex and romantic relationship between an adult soldier and a displaced, lonely adolescent boy.
Directed by Roeland Kerbosch
A schoolboy who is teased mercilessly explores his sexual interest in boys with a classmate.
Director: Frank Krom
During the national commemoration of Remembrance Day in 1970, two men try to make a statement against gay discrimination. In the moments before and after the incident, their doubt, fear and firm belief becomes clear.
Hoping for a better chance at asylum, two Iranian refugees pretend to be homosexual.
Director: Remy van Heugten
A man takes himself to a woodland cottage to escape the pain and confusion of an impending divorce. Whilst enlisting the owner to fix the broken water he begins to uncover and embrace his hidden desires – a journey of self-discovery and healing.
Director: Claire Zhou
This movie is about a young boy Ruben in search of his homosexuality and experience harassment & violence from where the problems of acceptance begins. He found out his love for boys when he has a date with Mike. His parents and little sister don’t know about his struggle and harassment at school. This film is going to be used in education for acceptance of homosexuality and against violence..
A little romantic comedy short about a romantic triangle. Girl asks shy boy to come to the beach. But she brings an older, hunkier boy along too. How will this romance play out?
Director: Margien Rogaar
Arthur is a single dad, struggling with the care for his seven-year-old son Max and the combination of his secret life as a drag queen.
Director: Anthony Schatteman
Stars: Delfine Bafort, Tobias Giët, Wim Opbrouck, Arend Pinoy
In the comedy-drama Cas, Pepijn and Sjors’ steady, seven-year relationship is shaken up after they allow a young student named Cas to sleep on their couch until he finds a place of his own. Gradually, both men fall head over heels for Cas’ laconic charm and it forces them to reconsider their many long-term plans. Is Cas’ presence endangering their relationship or is he actually a blessing in disguise?
Director: Joris van den Berg
When the fifteen year old Bram meets Florian at a house party, he immediately falls for him. There’s only one problem: nobody knows Bram is gay.
Director: Niels Bourgonje
Writer: Paul Bontenbal
Stars: Valentijn Avé, Tonko Bossen, Timo Dries
A family reaches boiling point during a pit stop on their way home from what might be their last holiday together. But the volatile cocktail of sweltering heat, restless hormones and suppressed frustration fails to explode, leading instead to reconciliation.
Directors: Aaron Rookus, Robbie van Brussel
Writer: Saskia Diesing
Stars: Koen de Graeve, Rifka Lodeizen, Fabian Jansen, Marie Louise Stheins, Bas van Prooijen, Yentl Meijer
A young man agrees to support his ex lover during an HIV test. What starts out as an awkward reunion, soon becomes something more tender. Is there still hope for reconciliation?
Director: Niels Bourgonje
Stars: Daniel Cornelissen, Tobias Nierop, Mark Ram, Lulu Veen
Jasper (20), on the edge of adulthood , wanders around lost in the Port of Ghent. Fragments of a phone call betray a loss.
Director: Anthony Schatteman
Stars: Ezra Fieremans, Maarten Ketels, Lien Maes
