This one's a beautiful, tender, quiet romantic drama with a moody atmosphere, set in a tight knit Welsh fishing community. It's a touching story about a man waking up sexually in the middle of his life, and how he, his family, and everyone around him deal with it, which makes it emotional and sentimental without ever getting over the top. The slow burn plays out against a landscape that's as bleak as it is gorgeous, where quiet, closed off men are stuck inside rigid ideas of what masculinity should be. Some people might be reminded of "God's Own Country," but I think both films are lovely in their own way. Jack is a middle aged guy who co-owns a mussel farm with his rough around the edges brother Dyfan, and the tension between the two of them is simmering under the surface right from the start. Dyfan's three sons all help out with the work, while Jack's sulky teenage son Tom keeps skipping out. Jack's been with his wife since they were both 16, and...
A Daddy, a Twink, a Bear and a Hunk are cruising outdoor in a suburban neighborhood of Montreal.
Just Ask Him (USA)
This LGBT short tells the story of a sweet, but shy and insecure newly out high school student gathering the courage to ask a new transfer student who is his soccer jock crush to a dance, without knowing whether his crush is gay or straight or even homophobic.
Andreas and Marc have been together for 3 months, but when Marc finally tells him about his HIV status, the romance waivers. When is it too soon or too late to have this conversation. Will Andreas understand Marc's pov?
Pete Can't Play Basketball (USA)
In this short comedy, in a corporate environment where all that matters is a certain ball game, Pete, an out and proud gay man is unable to play. Its a really funny film.
Ki-hyeok, moves to a new place to overcome his broken heart. One day, he meets Sangwoo, who caught a cold and they connect. He fears that Sangwoo will leave him.
Nowhere To Go (South Korea)
Two runaway are being helped with a foster family. Both the guys have strong feelings for one another and want to be together. But one of them denies his feelings and leaves him to head for the home of runaway family by himself.
A young boy lives with his gay uncle in a village. The innocent boy cannot ignore the heartless gossips about his uncle's life. He blames himself and decides to find a solution that he believes will bring his uncle a better life. Yet his decision only leads them to a tragic ending.
Garçons en quête (France)
Two young men meet one evening in an apartment. Their primary motive is to fulfill the desire for the other boy.
Jean lives with his mother.. He dreams of becoming a model. Over the course of a day, he endures a series of abusive encounters that will change him. He goes from innocence to experience as he and his dreams are destroyed by those around him.
Kysset som fikk snøen til å smelte (Norway) [A Kiss in the Snow]
When a new boy moves into the area, Cecilie and Peter's friendship is changed. Girl likes boy who likes the boy.
Glauco Mattoso, a blind Brazilian sadomasochistic poet, agrees to participate in a documentary about his own life, but the conditions he imposes raise difficulties to the work of the young director. Weird!
Tomorrow Everything Will Be Alright (Lebanon)
Two men separated ten years before express their desire to meet again. A story of longing and reunion, hoping for a sign of fortune and love.
Mouse's Birthday
Animation fairytale with masks, puppets, hand drawn sets, and special effects, come together in this whimsical visual poem that explores "drag" of all kinds.
20-something Bobby returns to the gay bar where he got his heart broken. He meets Jonathan and they sleep together. Bobby dreams about what a lifetime relationship with him could be like taking him on a thirty year journey in life and love.
Merida Proscrita (Mexico)
A moving account of two lovers and the relationship difficulties caused by machismo and fixed roles.
A website Gaysharktank.com that allows people to meet other online strangers via web cam, became an internet sensation. A film about the first gay site told through the interactions of 25 strangers looking for love, lust, and other things you might look for on a random gay video chat.
Milind Soman Made Me Gay (India)
A conceptual documentary about desire and notions of home & belonging among gay South Asian in diaspora.
It's another date night for Jerry and Vince. But Vince discovers that Jerry's past problems with a former addiction of having his ex die in a bombing have resurfaced. Will Vince's love be never be enough for Jerry.
El Abuelo (USA)
Famous poet Joe Jimenez, with his body in gang tattoos, talks through a poem about his love for another man while methodically ironing his clothes.
A Taiwanese art student seeks to understand his sexuality while coping with the imminent departure of a man who is his both his teacher and close friend.
Adults Only (USA)
Visions of a past relationship leave Matthew broken and isolated until an intimate encounter at a porn arcade opens a peephole to unexpected possibilities.
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