A father takes justice into his own hands when he thinks his son has been sexually assaulted. A suspected paedophile lies dead outside a block of high-rise council flats. Did he jump or was he pushed, roles are reversed as the hunter becomes the hunted.
Directors: David Leon, Marcus McSweeney Writers: David Leon, Rashid Razaq
The Consul of Sodom (2009) “El cónsul de Sodoma” (original title) Director: Sigfrid Monleón Writers: Miguel Dalmau (collaboration), Miguel Dalmau (novel), Miguel Ángel
A deaf high school runner finds a connection with a teammate after being defended from locker-room teasing. Running Without Sound is a silent and atmospheric look at a friendship that turns into something more.
The Itch (2011) Director: Nora Tennessen Writer: Nora Tennessen Genre: Short movie Country: USA Language: English Stars: Vanessa Hardy, Aaron Harris, Brandon Collins Ovaj simpatični
Jesse has reached a crisis point: his deepest, darkest secret has been revealed as he faces life-altering consequences. He is left alone, drinks, and contemplates suicide. It is in this moment that he reaches out to his best friend, Ryan, for help. In a high stakes situation of life or death, two worlds collide as Ryan must learn how to lay his life down for a friend and just listen.
The story of two lads from Belfast as they stumble their way through the London gay underworld in search of ‘gainful employment’. This being the offering of sexual favors to older gay men in order to subsidize their respective giros. However, when one of the lads accidentally shags a punter to death, they are forced to look for ‘work’ elsewhere. It is then that they discover the myth of ‘The Bread in the Bed’ – a huge bed full of money. ‘Nine Dead Gay Guys’ is the result of the ensuing caper as the lads begin the search for the elusive bed.
A late night infomercial promoting homosexuality allows a young man to see his sleeping buddy in a different light.
Directed and produced by Mark Ure and Adam Jones, and written by Boaz Stark, The Horizon is Australia’s first gay soap opera.
A gay couple from Tbilisi, Georgia (former USSR) escapes homophobia in their home country by immigrating to Australia. One has his application for permanent residency in Australia approved but their future together hangs in the balance awaiting the arrival of the second letter from immigration.
When an Indian mother finds out her son is the victim of a vicious bully, she delivers her own brand of vigilante justice. Part electric action thriller, part exhilarating comedy, KALI MA finds the secrets that divide mothers and sons and the love that brings them together.
“No Route” is a short film that tells the story Guatemalan Teo, a gay musician of Guatemala, who is brutally attacked in his attempt to flee their country and Ray, an American doctor, who is hiding from U.S. authorities in Guatemala, after accidentally killing one of his patients…
A fourteen year old boy who is gay is struggling with self-acceptance, reconciling who he is with his belief in God, and grappling with the decision of whether or not he should come out to his family.
A drama about Gavin, a recovering alcoholic, who dies and ends up in a strangely familiar bar where the mysterious Bartender lets him live out favorite moments form his life before entering heaven.
A first person narrative of the exploits of a gay serial killer in deeply disturbing, controversial drama about violence, sexuality, and the imagination. Dennis, the main character, whose lead we follow on this path between what is real and what we can only hope is surreal. His friends attempt to determine if he’s truly a psychopath. The story, is told in the form of a succession of ritual-like murders, comes to life through the letters he writes to his sometime lover and best friend Julian and the object of his desire, Julian’s younger brother, Kevin. The film is set in an erotic world of sado-masochism and portrays the sexual appetites of a young man for whom killing and engorging the victim become the ultimate thrill.
In a remote part of Southern China, a mysterious Westerner (Pierre-Matthieu Vital) appears on a riverbank, completely naked. Taken to the police station and afterwards to the hospital, he refuses to speak. While the doctors soon resign, the hospital’s orderly, Jiang (Gao Qilun), befriends the stranger. When Jiang learns that the Westerner is about to be transferred to a mental asylum, he decides to rescue him and takes him to his uncle’s village. There, he accidentally discovers a secret past that provides a key to the mysterious stranger’s past…
A young man meets a stranger for an experience that will change his life forever.
Director: Hong Khaou
Stars: Jonathan Keane, Chris O’Donnell
New York-based filmmaker Adam Goldman recently unveiled the first installment of The Outs, a six-part web series about a gay man and his friends trying to find work, happiness and, yes, sex here in the Big Apple.
Director: Adam Goldman
A man sits at his computer and logs onto the interactive game “Caught Looking.” He watches as he guides his virtual self through passages, in black and white. He considers but passes on opportunities with rough trade, a teen boy, a threesome, sex in a public toilet, and the kitsch of retro 50’s muscle mystic in the Grotto of Tiberius. He sends his virtual self back to a pair of sailors, whom he films in 8mm. Then he meets a young man, a Tunisian named Karim. The man at the computer screen is interested. His ironic and self-mocking commentary ends; his tone changes. What will happen with Karim? Has our virtual voyeur been caught looking?
A gay porn star’s mysterious disappearance becomes an obsession for both a writer and another adult film star, leading them into dark supernatural corners that were never meant to be explored.
“All Over The Guy” is a contemporary romantic comedy about the quest to find the “one” when “the one” doesn’t know he’s the “one.” It explores the unlikely pairing of two 20-somethings thrown together by their respective best friends in hopes of igniting their own romance. They do everything they can to NOT fall in love, but finally they overcome the dysfunction of their parents and surrender to their hearts.
