This is basically a high school BL where two guys who have nothing going on in common somehow end up getting really close to each other, and that's kind of the whole point of the title too. There's barely any drama or fluff packed in here, it stays pretty straightforward the whole way through. A little bit of friction pops up here and there, but it's nothing compared to what you'd normally get in this kind of show. Runtime wise you're looking at 8 episodes, each one sitting around 25-30 minutes. The two guys carrying the story are Akira and Kanata, and funny enough they knew each other's faces way before they ever knew each other's names. Kanata's the type everyone likes, always got people around him, popular guy, but there's this distance to him that people can't quite place. Turns out he had an injury that ended his football days, and that's what pushed him into being more withdrawn, and it only got worse once his younger brother got picked...
Flight attendants, Chris and Wes, instigate twisted mile-high games with passengers, leading to the unimaginable - maneuvering an emergency landing after someone poisoned the pilot. It is one of those stupid comedy episodes that may work better in the plethora of reels that get shared.
A young gay man lives alone with his pet in the Amazon. He makes tea and plays music and lives a quiet, solitary life. Of course, sex is an indispensable part of his life, so what will he do when his desire strikes? This film had absolutely nothing new. It's literally video about a man hooking up with another with no dialogues.
An introverted teenager faces a dilemma after capturing a charming backpacker naked in a caravan shower block. He must decide whether to safeguard his prized secret or preserve his cherished friendship. He finally tells the guy and runaway crying only to find the camera outside his door the next morning.
A.I.D.S has become a convenient excuse to desexualize gay culture and to terminate the gay liberation movement. This film confronts the viewer to these facts using very sexual imagery. It's interesting that film came back in 1988, it almost takes on all the government lies that they did to use that time to instill fear amongst people for gays.
Twenty-nine transvestites were murdered over four years in Chiapas State, Mexico, yet no investigation has been made in connection with these crimes. This documentary chronicles the efforts of the gay and transvestite community there to bring these killings to the attention of the public. The dangerous street life they lead is in stark contrast to the glitzy cabaret acts they perform. Interviews with key figures in Chiapas paint a portrait of a transvestite culture that thrives in the midst of, and despite, brutal murders and omnipresent corruption.
A trio of nominally heterosexual boys test the boundaries of their sexuality while on location for a brazenly homoerotic photo and video shoot. While two are ok, one chickens out at the last minute despite more money being offered. This film is a direct stare into masculine interaction, built on an edge: the ambiguity of human relationships. Boys will always be boys.
Hwi-young and Kyung-jun are the closest of friends, always at each other's side. However, just before their planned trip to celebrate Hwi-young's birthday, a misunderstanding causes Kyung-jun to start giving Hwi-young the cold shoulder on purpose. Will Hwi-young's long-awaited trip be smooth sailing despite his friend's sudden distance? Just ordinary IMO.
tells the story of how the Isle of Man came to decriminalize homosexual acts in 1992. The film follows the parliamentary debates around changing the law, the febrile atmosphere on the island as activists protested, the 1991 general election campaign where gay sex seemed to be on the ballot, and the police raids of public toilets where gay men would meet. The film specially explores ideas around social shame and the media as an extra-judicial mechanism for social control in small communities.
A narrator's voice tells stories, primarily about meeting or being with boys who are almost men. As he talks, we see various boys, usually isolated on a beach, in vacant cityscapes, in rooms or in bed. They take off their jackets, shirts, shoes, and trousers; they wear white Jockey briefs. These portraits are sometimes interrupted by two or three performers who move, speak, dance, and cavort, making sport of male interactions. This film and the next two films came together in a collection of stories called 'Black Sheep Boys'
This pre-AIDS film from 1975 offers an explicit exploration of gay male sexuality. Dealing with sexual love and sexual hunger this film shows how tenderness can enter into the male sexual act. The narrator, using clips from 60's and 70's gay porno films, and still images from porn magazines of the same era, establishes his premise that sexual obsession is an internalized phenomenon in which his sexual encounters are merely living out fantasies, projecting his obsessions onto anonymous partners. Weird!
Archival footage of people from the 1930s and 1940s mixes with odd stories told by a narrator's voice: the stories take us into the Mohave Desert, into the locker room of frolicking boys (with a pitch for the salubrious effects of goosing), and into storms with a man who drives with his dog into the center of whatever bad weather is within miles. What is understood? What is decoded? Weird again
The scene opens with Piro reclining on his bed in front of a mountain landscape. A beautiful setting, indeed, but it’s only a wallpaper panel. Guzman says he’s only going away for a year. Is he telling the truth or is he just saying it to convince himself? The farewell turns into Piro and Guzman making love as if it was the first time, just in case it’s the last time. This is porn when you have 80% of the film show full on se with protagonists. Let's call spade a spade.
4 part series of 10 min each. Horrible! 2 guys are in gay relationship but one of them in unhappy and wants to get out. He sees a boy Pablo and starts liking him, only to soon find that Pablo is very poor. He needs to take care of his sick sister and blind brother. Our man Strats helping Pablo by buying vegetables from him and even helps with sister's medication. Maybe there is a love story here. One of those horrible series with extremely low production and bad acting/direction.
A small village is haunted by strange and awful murders. The scared villagers turn to two officials in search for help to solve the crimes. The investigations point to a very perfidious kind of murders: All victims were nibbled off shortly before or after their death. Could an animal be the cause of the strange bite tracks in face and arms of the dead bodies? Despite a lot of eye candy male body and M2M sex, this short film felt like a confusing mess.
A man meets a group of young men while bathing in a lake at the end of summer, and he immediately falls for one of them, who seems to shine with his own light. He follows them into the woods, where he watches them as he finds them in different groups and sex scenes, until he arrives to the one he fell for. An almost silent film that explores desire, erotism and flesh, Although to me it felt like an extended advertisement for an underwear brand.
Kevin goes to Leo's house after meeting on a dating network. Kevin's shyness contrasts with Leo's experience in these types of encounters, but Leo takes the relationship more intensely. Once they are done, Kevin goes crazy wanting them to be together freaking Leo out. Soon enough Kevin strangles Leo. Another story showing us the horrors that these gay dating apps can sometimes bring with them.
A gay Palestinian in the closet goes out to a blind date with a guy that cat-fished him. When he tries to escape the guy threatens to expose his sexual identity. Trying not to get in trouble, he decides to come-out by himself to his own family. Story of a young Palestinian gay man who tries to manipulate between his freedom and his family, getting in the middle of a great dilemma. Extremely relatable.
A very unique story and super fun film. Fred, Timo and Jona finally want to move in together. And to live together, you need a bed. But no one expected what happens when three people want to sleep in one. This leads to a relationship crisis for the throuple and suddenly everything is upside down. A small, queer comedy about bedroom furniture and the question of when we actually became bougie.
A film exploring the complicated relationship between British espionage and male homosexuality. A fictionalized essay read by Ben Wishaw depicting the life of a gay British spy. Really beautifully written. Sensitive, funny and erotic at times. Based on the accounts of several gay agents. All set to gorgeous images of London and the south of England. I thought it was just ok.
A short documentary covering stories from a few different countries of the world, sharing their experience about growing queer in their community, how they coped up, family and religious repercussions. They also share what it meant for them in terms of finding love, and what is it really that keeps them going. How is it to be an LGBT person in your day-to-day life? Do you feel comfortable holding hands with your partner in the street? If you were born in a less tolerant country, how do you feel about your homeland?
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