Two brothers of Arab descent, born in France, face the challenges of fitting into society while battling personal demons, in this moving drama based on Jack-Alain Léger’s novel.
A sun-soaked gay drama set in the South of France, “Departure” follows Beatrice and her teenage son Elliot as they prepare to sell their family holiday home. When Elliot meets the magnetic Clément, emotions tangle into a quiet triangle of desire, grief, and family tension, leading to painful but cathartic truths
Louis, who oscillates between childhood and adulthood, goes in the south of France to his best friend Roxane. Summer will take him on a mysterious fascination with a young man met at a party.
Director: Louis Thines
Is Love Different Today? This short film tells the story of a young homosexual man, lost in his love life, who will find himself confronted with “Love”
Director: Dylan El Kara
Invited to present his first feature film “My life with James Dean” in Normandy, the young director Géraud Champreux has no idea this film tour is about to change his life. From wild stampedes to woeful screenings, from trawler trips to drunken evenings, Géraud ends up finding inspiration in this unlikely town at the end of the earth.
Director: Dominique Choisy
Théo is attracted to boys, and has only confided in his brother. Théo’s difference from others forces him to live a secret life. One evening, spurred on by his need for affection he decides to meet up with an older man at a local hotel.
Stars: Pierre Prieur, Maxime Taffanel, Théo Pittaluga
Directors: Fabien Cavacas, Camille Melvil
When a young man belatedly reveals to his lover an omission, their romance wavers.
Director: Sasha Alcoloumbre
In a small village, Leo, 17 years-old, has a strong taste for make-up. His big brother, Jules, who fears to be laughed at, stands against this passion. On the night of the open stage, Leo shows up in full drag.
Director: Florent Gouelou
Anthony, a 19-year-old rugby player, likes to challenge his friends, but one night they challenge him to kiss the new waiter.
Director: Thomas RAOUL
L’ESCORTE is a comedy of manners where cynicism and false naiveté mingle in a bittersweet study of love, lies and friendship in the age of AIDS. Amid the laughter and the tears, the hustle and bustle of life goes on.
Thomas, a 17-year-old boy, is attracted to Esteban, another boy from highschool. A rumor about Thomas’s homosexuality is quickly spread around the school, and he begins to face discrimination.
A Film By Olivier Lallart
A young French Canadian, one of five boys in a conservative family in the 1960s and 1970s, struggles to reconcile his emerging identity with his father’s values.
Director: Jean-Marc Vallée
Gilbert, a quirky young man, is out for a Sunday jog in the forest. When a muscular, athletic man passes him at tremendous speeds, Gilbert is left confused, curious and ultimately aroused by his secret.
Director: Jean-Marie Villeneuve
Two teenage boys being best friends realize they are sexually attracted to each other, and tries to hide their relationship.
Directors: Raphaêl Gressier, Sully Ledermann
Something Like Summer traces the tumultuous relationship of Ben and Tim, secret high school sweethearts who grow over the years into both adulthood enemies and complicated friends.
Director: David Berry
A businessman makes a regular arrangement with a Ukrainian prostitute, despite the youngster’s involvement in a controlling street gang.
Director: Robin Campillo
Valentin, a 19-year-old boy, entered his dorm room for the first time. In a box he finds old pictures that remind him of his childhood.
Directors: Paul Marques Duarte, Violette Gitton
Alex is a young addict who sells his body in Montreal (Canada). He’s flanked by Bruno, Simon, Jeanne, Eric and Velma, all of them caught in the same spiral of compulsion. Hostage to society’s market logic, they are the fallen angels of a dark and violent time.
Director: Rodrigue Jean
Sebastien is a small town boy who moves to Paris and begins to explore the gay night life there. When a friend from back home calls to announce he’s coming to Paris, Sebastien confronts some unrequited feelings.
Lucas & Eliott from Skam France (3rd season)
