Let's just cut right to it, this show was painfully boring. There, I said it. A story built around partial amnesia has real potential, but between the choppy scene structure and random flashbacks thrown in constantly, the whole plot ends up feeling more tangled than it needed to be. The romance doesn't fare much better either, it's written so poorly that I never really found myself invested in this couple. Both leads come across stiff on screen and deliver their lines in a really awkward way. The show runs 8 episodes, each somewhere around 30 to 35 minutes. Hanuel, a 29 year old language teacher, wakes up after an accident only to realize his memory stops at age 19. It turns out he'd been in another accident back then too, which is why his memories cut off at that point. He has zero recollection of the fact that he's currently living with his childhood friend Saebyeok, who's now a huge celebrity. That makes the whole situation even harder for Hanuel to wrap his ...
This is the story of a day in the life of Mani, a 12 year old boy, who is in love with his family's personal driver, whom he finds out is having a secret affair with his mother. The little boy is brilliant.
Leatherboy (USA)
Max, a young gay midwestern teen, has struggled for a long time with a budding attraction to leather. Finding a vintage leather jacket at a neighborhood garage sale may change things soon for him.
A young gay man is hiding an embarrassing secret about his body. When a long-term crush begins seducing him at a party, he is forced to confront his shame and expose the truth, to the boy of his dreams.
Bender (Australia)
On the eve before the results of the Australian Marriage Equality Postal Vote are announced, two men hook up after meeting online but their car breaks down in the middle of nowhere.
A comedic short film about two guys refusing to confess their sexual attraction towards each other.
The Checkup (USA)
An honest yet brutal relationship that develops between a doctor and her patient on HIV drugs during the 3 monthly checkup to prevent HIV/AIDS, deadliest epidemic in human history. The duo form a unique bond as they work through some really personal questions.
Thomas, a 17-year-old high school student, finds himself attracted to Esteban, another boy from his school. The rumor of Thomas's homosexuality is spreading fast, and he begins to suffer the gaze of others. But Esteban continues to pursue Thomas and uses him for his physical pleasure and threatens him to not tell anyone. Eventually, courage and determination make Thomas convince Esteban to come out of closet and accept their love for each other in public in school.
Life can be frustrating for a 14-year-old boy in Denmark, where the age of consent is 15. He checks out guys and eventually makes friendship with a 35 year old man. Thankfully he realizes that the boy is just young and offers friendship on his birthday instead.
Kdo jsi (Czech Republic) [Who Are You?]
A film about the anonymity of the gay dating culture and its dangers involved in meeting for anonymous sex.
A lonely Prince destined to solitude invites a sculptor to his court to make a piece of art for him. As days pass, Prince and sculptor grow closer and finally unveil the reason for the Prince's abandonment. Beautiful!
Good Loser 1& 2 (Thailand)
Two short film depicting the meeting of two boys and them eventually falling for each other. Disappointment leads to love and allergies causing crush to love.
A girl and two boys watch a movie together in an apartment. The sexual tension between them is obvious, with the girl and the boy fighting for attention. Decent humor of situation with sexual tension.
Dawn of a New Gay (UK)
Comedian Jack Rooke goes back to uni to tell a tale of sexual enlightenment in the pre Brexit, London-Olympic bliss of 2012. Just an average short!
A closeted County Music Star on the verge of being outed is forced to make an impossible choice when both his career and love hang in the balance. A film like this in 2019 doesn't make much sense honestly.
The Night Cleaner (Canada)
A beautiful animation short as told by Travis who works the night shift as a housekeeper in a gay bathhouse. Love, is a messy business.
Two friends, one gay and one straight, discuss their feelings after drinking and smoking together. Is there more than it meets the eye? Are any of them confused or are they denying something else?
Boy Saint (Ireland)
When two adolescent boys become aware of their budding sexuality they uncover the pain and longing of the human heart. Illustration of a poem by Peter LaBerge.
Sog (“Suction”) is a force that draws something to another body. It is an attraction that is difficult to escape. And this is exactly what one boy is feeling towards his friend on a camping trip.
Kiss (Japan)
A gay couple are kissing and deepening love in a movie scenario. As the two main actors are also a couple in real life, you can literally see “Love” in its exact form.
Love is equal regardless of gender. A short story, which in a very light way shows the progression of how a mother accepts her only son to be gay.
Sparrow (New Zealand)
A small boy is teased because he thinks he can fly. When a family myth about his war veteran grandfather is exploded, he discovers the strength to stand up to the bullies in a very unusual way.
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