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- DirectorDuncan RoyStarsMatthew LeitchDiana QuickGeorge AspreyAKA is the story of a disaffected youth's search for love, status, and identity in late 1970s Britain. 18-year old Dean is handsome and bright, but feels hampered by his working-class background and by his family, which includes a sexually abusive father. In order to make something of himself, Dean assumes another identity and manages to enter high society. As he navigates this decadent new world, he meets a host of characters, including David, an older gay man who desires him, and Benjamin, a young hustler from Texas who has also managed to find a place among the aristocracy. Can Dean find love while living a lie? How much is he willing to sacrifice in order to pull off his charade? Presented through three simultaneous frames rather than one.
- DirectorAnahí BerneriStarsJuan MinujínMimí ArdúCarlos EchevarríaA writer dying of AIDS searches for a cure and human interaction in the hospitals and sex clubs of Buenos Aires.
- DirectorJohn GreysonStarsIan D. ClarkMarcel SabourinAubert PallascioWhen a bishop comes to a prison to hear the confession of an old friend he is forced to watch a play, performed by the inmates, about their youth together, love and betrayal.
- DirectorJohn GreysonJack LewisStarsRouxnet BrownShaun SmythNeil SandilandsAn interracial gay love story set in early 18th century South Africa about two men -- a black prisoner living in a Cape Town penal colony and a Dutch sailor -- who weather injustices as a result of their affair.
- DirectorCraig JohnsonStarsMichael AbelaDaniel DohenyBrendan ArcherAlex, high school class president, nerd and a straight A student, has been dating Claire a long time. They decide to sleep together but then he meets a gay guy and he's confused.
- DirectorLucas Santa AnaStarsJavier De PietroAgustín PardellaMarcos RibasA forest by the sea. Three friends. A girl. Friendship, love. Can they overcome prejudices and go back to being friends again?
- DirectorWolfgang PetersenStarsJürgen ProchnowErnst HannawaldWerner SchwuchowThomas, the son of a prison warden, falls for and seduces inmate Martin. When Martin is released from jail, they try to build a relationship and a life together but no one will let them alone.
- DirectorLaurie LyndStarsTom CavanaghBen ShenkmanNoah BernettEric, a sports announcer and former hockey player, doesn't know how to deal with the flamboyant young boy to whom he and his partner suddenly become guardians.
- DirectorMiles Joris-PeyrafitteStarsOwen CampbellCharlie HeatonAmandla StenbergSet in the early 1990s, the telling and retelling of a friendship between three teenagers, as a police investigation prompts disparate memories.
- DirectorChristopher LarkinStarsRobert McLaneCurt GarethBo WhiteA poignant romantic drama examines the life of gay 26 year old, ex-monk, school teacher living in Manhattan. When he meets a man at a gay bar, they connect and are soon living together. Unfortunately their views on monogamy don't match.
- DirectorGreg BerlantiStarsNick RobinsonJennifer GarnerJosh DuhamelSimon Spier keeps a huge secret from his family, his friends and all of his classmates: he's gay. When that secret is threatened, Simon must face everyone and come to terms with his identity.
- DirectorAna KokkinosStarsAlex DimitriadesElle MandalisDamien FotiouA 19 year old Greek Australian youth struggles with his sexual identity and has one clumsy heterosexual and several homosexual encounters.
- DirectorHeiner CarowStarsMatthias FreihofDagmar ManzelDirk KummerA young teacher in East Berlin struggles with accepting his homosexuality.
- DirectorJoshua SanchezStarsE.J. BonillaEmory CohenAja Naomi KingOn a hot 4th of July night, sparks fly between four people as they test the limits and possibilities of their own freedom.
- DirectorDavid Clay DiazStarsSamuel SchneiderAlexander SrtschinAlexandra SchmidtOn the 29th of November, a young man murders and dismembers his girlfriend. The head, torso and limbs are found in various dumpsters in Vienna. The motive for the crime is still unclear.
- DirectorJohn G. YoungStarsAnthony RappDe'Adre AzizaJimmy BrooksFollowing the death of his young son, Brad O'Connor becomes obsessed with a young Jamaican man online, eventually leading to a confrontation he and his wife can no longer avoid.
- DirectorNils-Erik EkblomStarsMikko KauppilaValtteri LehtinenSanna MajuriScrewed (orig. Pihalla) is a Finnish drama film about two 17-year-olds, Miku and Elias, who find themselves, and each other, during a summer in the Finnish countryside and discover that love is not as easy as it seems.
- DirectorKarim AïnouzStarsWagner MouraClemens SchickFred LimaShortly after failing to rescue a drowning man, Donato meets Konrad, a friend of the victim. They soon begin a relationship which seems doomed from the start, while Donato's past catches up with him.
- DirectorDavid LambertStarsMatila MalliarakisGuillaume GouixDavid SallesPaulo, a young pianist, meets Ilir, a bartender and bass guitar player originally from Albania. They become lovers. Confronted by his girlfriend Anka, Paulo finds himself out on the street. Despite Ilir's misgivings, Paulo moves in with him. One day, when Paulo promises that he will love Ilir for the rest of his life, Ilir leaves the city and doesn't return. A few days later, Paulo finds out that Ilir is in jail, and their relationship faces unexpected challenges.
- DirectorPatrice ChéreauStarsBruno TodeschiniÉric CaravacaNathalie BoutefeuTwo brothers with a problematic relationship in the past, find together again when the elder one gets a dangerous disease and asks his brother to accompany him to several doctors.
- DirectorPatrick WangStarsSebastian BanesPatrick WangTrevor St. JohnWhen his partner Cody dies in a car accident, Joey learns that their son, Chip, has been willed to Cody's sister. In his now solitary home life, Joey searches for a solution. The law is not on his side, but friends are.
- DirectorYan EnglandStarsAntoine Olivier PilonSophie NélisseLou-Pascal TremblayTim, a shy 16 years old athlete, is both brilliant and talented. But the pressure he undergoes pushes him to the edge, where human limits reach the point of no return.
- DirectorJames BoltonStarsStephan BenderThomas Jay RyanDiana ScarwidBased on the novel "Dream Boy" by Jim Grimsley, this film chronicles the relationship between two gay teenagers in the rural south in the late 70's.
- DirectorRashaad Ernesto GreenStarsEsai MoralesRobert SalzmanTy JonesAn ex-con returns home to the Bronx after three years in prison to discover his wife estranged and his child exploring a gender transformation that will test the fragile bonds of their family.
- DirectorSam ZalutskyStarsDaniel SauliJulien LucasHeather Alicia SimmsWhen Jeffrey, a young New York architect, moves into a new apartment, he becomes the object of obsession for his eccentric landlady.
- DirectorJennifer GerberStarsDavid RysdahlZachary BoothRaymond McAnallyA secret love affair between a southern Baptist preacher and a young drifter challenges the equilibrium of a growing church.
- DirectorFergus O'BrienStarsDaniel MaysRichard GaddCharlie Creed-MilesPeter Wildeblood's affair with a handsome serviceman he met in Piccadilly during the time homosexuality was a crime and the devastating consequences of their relationship.
- DirectorRobin CampilloStarsNahuel Pérez BiscayartArnaud ValoisAdèle HaenelMembers of the advocacy group ACT UP Paris demand action by the government and pharmaceutical companies to combat the AIDS epidemic in the early 1990s.
- DirectorXavier DolanStarsGaspard UllielMarion CotillardLéa SeydouxLouis (Gaspard Ulliel), a terminally ill writer, returns home after a long absence to tell his family that he is dying.
- DirectorJohn TrengoveStarsNakhaneBongile MantsaiNiza JayXolani, a lonely factory worker, travels to the rural mountains with the men of his community to initiate a group of teenage boys into manhood.
- DirectorFrancis LeeStarsJosh O'ConnorAlec SecareanuGemma JonesSpring. Yorkshire. Young farmer Johnny Saxby numbs his daily frustrations with binge drinking and casual sex, until the arrival of a Romanian migrant worker for lambing season ignites an intense relationship that sets Johnny on a new path.
- DirectorGuðmundur Arnar GuðmundssonStarsBaldur EinarssonBlær HinrikssonDiljá ValsdóttirIn a fishing village in Iceland, a boy develops feelings for his best friend as his best friend pursues his affections for a girl.
- DirectorJoe AhearneStarsTom BatemanSean TealePaul McGannGay Londoners Marc and Fred plan for a weekend of mischief, baiting the Christian owner of a remote Christian B&B. Events take a deadly turn when another guest arrives, who they think might have something more sinister in mind.
- DirectorDome KarukoskiStarsPekka StrangSeumas F. SargentChris MylandAward-winning filmmaker Dome Karukoski brings to screen the life and work of artist Touko Valio Laaksonen (aka Tom of Finland), one of the most influential and celebrated figures of 20th-century gay culture.
- DirectorRussell P. MarleauStarsTad HilgenbrinkBrett ChukermanAldevina Da SilvaA confident, out-of-the-closet gay teenager has the support of an eclectic range of friends while dealing with a homophobic bully during his first year at an international high school.
- DirectorTodd VerowStarsYann de MonternoFlorence d'AzémarKevin MirandaGay older Parisian takes home a drunken American found in the street. A romantic connection forms despite the younger man's secret - he's famous.
- DirectorErlingur ThoroddsenStarsBjörn StefánssonSigurður Þór ÓskarssonGuðmundur ÓlafssonTwo men's broken relationship is tested as they are haunted by a supernatural entity awakened by their grief.
- DirectorLuca GuadagninoStarsTimothée ChalametArmie HammerMichael StuhlbargIn 1980s Italy, romance blossoms between a seventeen-year-old student and the older man hired as his father's research assistant.
- DirectorMarc MoodyStarsJ. Andrew KeitchJoan LaucknerTim HammerA gay man approaching a mid-life crisis is tired of being different because he is gay. He wants to be normal. Suddenly he is yanked back in time to when he was in high school. But this time, the world is gay and to be straight is considered deviant behavior. Then something else happens. He meets a girl. And suddenly normal becomes ...well almost normal.
- DirectorJulie DavisStarsDan BucatinskyRichard RuccoloSasha AlexanderWhile the flame of Jackie and Brett's attraction intensifies, Eli and Tom, the unlikely pair they attempt to bring together, appear destined to spiral out of love rather than make any sort of progress toward becoming a genuine couple.
- DirectorGeorge BamberStarsDaniel LetterleDiego SerranoMeredith BaxterA young gay man tries to balance his career as a personal assistant while searching for love.
- DirectorTom KalinStarsDaniel SchlachetCraig ChesterRon VawterThe true story of gay lovers, Richard Loeb and Nathan Leopold Jr. Who kidnapped and murdered a child in the early 1920s for kicks. The plot covers the months before the crime, the investigation, trial and final fate of the two men.
- DirectorEliza HittmanStarsHarris DickinsonMadeline WeinsteinKate HodgeA Brooklyn teenager spends his days experimenting with drugs and looking online for older men to meet.
- DirectorJeffrey SchwarzStarsTab HunterClint EastwoodPaul NewmanThe story of matinee idol Tab Hunter from teenage stable boy to closeted Hollywood star of the 1950s.
- DirectorHaim TabakmanStarsZohar StraussRan Khalil DankerTinkerbellA married, Orthodox, Jerusalem butcher and Jewish father of four falls in love with his handsome, 22-year-old male apprentice, triggering the suspicions of his wife and the disapproval of his Orthodox community.
- DirectorSimon ShoreStarsBen SilverstoneBrad GortonCharlotte BrittainA tenderly romantic coming-of-age story as two boys in a British school fall in love.
- DirectorMehdi Ben AttiaStarsClaudia CardinaleAntonin Stahly ViswanadhanSalim KechioucheMalik has a lot on his plate when he returns home to Tunisia after living in France. He's processing his father's death, he can't come out to his mother, and his childhood anxieties have resurfaced. But all of Malik's problems seem to fade away when he falls for Bilal, the dreamy houseboy at his mother's bourgeois estate.
- DirectorBenjamin CantuStarsLukas SteltnerKai Michael MüllerSteven BaadeA drama that tracks the relationship between two young apprentices working on an agricultural complex south of Berlin.
- DirectorChristian MartinStarsWayne VirgoTom PayneEmily CorcoranCal returns home to a city torn apart by rioting and rising youth unemployment and a mother dying in hospital.
- DirectorDouglas LangwayStarsAlex Di DioKevin E. SmithJoe ContiSet in New York's gay "bear" scene and taking a cue from the popular HBO franchise "Sex and the City," BearCity follows a tight-knit pack of friends experiencing comical mishaps, emotionally sweet yet lusty romantic encounters and a cast of colorful, diverse characters as they gear up for a big party weekend.
- DirectorDouglas LangwayStarsJoe ContiGerald McCullouchStephen LambethKathy Najimy plays den mother to the returning cast of bears, boys and cubs, for a Bear Week bachelor party in Provincetown! Take a trip down the aisle with Roger and Tyler to one of the most magical beach towns on earth in this romantic comedy for all. Kevin Smith, Lt. Dan Choi, Frank DiCaro, Mike Ruiz and Varla Jean Merman, lend their support to our lovable gang as they navigate through a foam party, ex-boyfriends and 6,000 sexy men. Meanwhile, Richard Riehle (Bridesmaids) as father of the groom, learns a whole new meaning to the word "Daddy!" BearCity 2: The Proposal, is a romp full of fur, fun and family as the bears realize that marriage is much more than just the freedom to say "I do."
- DirectorEytan FoxStarsOhad KnollerShlomo SadanOz ZehaviThis sequel to "Yossi and Jagger" finds Dr. Yossi Gutmann reminiscing about his love ten years after his death. When he encounters a group of young soldiers, one of them, Tom, reignites his romantic feelings.
- DirectorEytan FoxStarsOhad KnollerYehuda LeviAssi CohenRomance blooms between two soldiers (Knoller, Levi) stationed in an Israeli outpost on the Lebanese border.
- DirectorHettie MacdonaldStarsGlen BerryLinda HenryScott NealJamie is a shy teenager, often bullied at school. His neighbour Ste has a rough time at home, being beaten by his father and brother. This issues bring them together and they find that what they feel for each other is more than friendship.
- DirectorSimon PearceChristian MartinStarsWayne VirgoMarc LaurentTom BottA closeted teenage street punk takes up with the latest roughed-up gay victim of his bullying gang, which does not set well with the gang's drugged-up, brotherly leader.
- DirectorChristian FaureStarsJérémie RenierLouise MonotBruno TodeschiniA young Jewish girl looking to escape the clutches of the Third Reich after seeing her parents and sister brutally slain while attempting to make their way to England is sheltered by an old friend whose status as a member of the "third" sex soon leads the Gestapo pounding on his door as well. Betrayed by a smuggler who sat idly by as her family was casually slaughtered by the SS, terrified Sara flees into the comforting care of childhood summer-vacation chum Jean and his faithful lover Philippe. Though safe for the moment thanks to Jean's quick-thinking plan to pass her off as a Gallic employee of his family's laundry business, Sara watches in horror as her homosexual protector is forced into a Nazi labor camp as a tragic result of a bad decision made by Jean's troublesome brother Jacques.
- DirectorTravis FineStarsAlan CummingGarret DillahuntIsaac LeyvaIn the 1970s, a gay couple fights a biased legal system to keep custody of the abandoned mentally handicapped teenager that comes to live under their roof.
- DirectorRobert CaryStarsJeremy GlazerChad AllenDavid PetruzziA sex and drug-addicted young man who is forced into a Christian-run ministry in an attempt to cure him of his "gay affliction," where instead he is faced with the truth in his heart and spirit.
- DirectorJoseph GrahamStarsBenjamin BonenfantNick FrangioneArtem MishinA handsome young prostitute learns about life and love during a sex-filled odyssey in an apartment building filled with strange inhabitants.
- DirectorDavid MoretonStarsChris StaffordTina HolmesAndersen GabrychA teenager copes with his sexuality on the last day of school in 1984. It shows him coping with being gay and being with friends.
- DirectorArthur DongStarsBrian BennettKathleen BremnerPaul BremnerWhat happens when religiously conservative Christian parents have children who "become homosexual?" FAMILY FUNDAMENTALS is filmmaker Arthur Dong's personal attempt to answer that explosive question.
- DirectorGerald McCullouchStarsGerald McCullouchDan ViaJaime CeperoColin is a stud. Stew, not so much. They've been virtually inseparable since college. But now Colin has fallen for a much younger man.
- DirectorDrew StoneStarsMichael AlagoPhil AnselmoMina Caputo'Who The Fuck Is That Guy'? The Fabulous Journey Of Michael Alago tells the astonishing story of a gay Puerto Rican kid growing up in a Hasidic Brooklyn neighborhood, who got on the subway one day and began a musical odyssey that helped shape the musical landscape across N.Y.C. and around the world. Directed by Drew Stone and produced by Michael Alex the film tells the incredible story of a cherished New York City icon. From rubbing elbows with N. Y. scene makers as an teenager at Max's Kansas City and CBGB, to being the architect of a rock 'n' roll renaissance as the 19 year-old talent booker at the legendary Ritz, to making history as a 24 year-old A&R exec, signing the biggest metal band in a generation in Metallica, Michael Alago was on fire. Working with artists ranging from White Zombie and Johnny Rotten to Cyndi Lauper and jazz legend Nina Simone, Alago was driven by a love for great music...ANY great music..Passion and excess would bring Alago crashing into the twin reapers of substance abuse and AIDS, but surviving them both he reinvented himself as an art photographer...healthy, sober, and as passionate as ever. Told by Alago and the artists whose careers he helped build, illustrated with an exquisite collection of personal photographs, 'Who The Fuck Is That Guy'? The Fabulous Journey Of Michael Alago tells the tender, loving, self-destructive, and insane story of a man who loved new music so much he had to bring it to the world, and lived to talk about it. Barely.
- DirectorMaya NewellStarsEbonyGrahamGusGAYBY BABY follows the lives of four kids - Gus, Ebony, Matt and Graham - whose parents all happen to be gay. As they each wrestle with personal change, the outside world wrestles with the issue of marriage equality, and whether or not kids of same-sex families are at risk.
- DirectorNorman RenéStarsStephen CaffreyPatrick CassidyBrian CousinsThe emergence and devastation of the AIDS epidemic is chronicled in the lives of several gay men living during the 1980s.
- DirectorNigel FinchStarsGuillermo DiazFrederick WellerBrendan CorbalisA group of homosexual people try to live with dignity and self-respect while events build to the opening battle in the major gay rights movement.
- DirectorDouglas LangwayStarsBrian KeaneStephen GuarinoGerald McCullouchThe final film in the multiple award-winning BearCity Trilogy takes the gang 'Bear Camping' at the Woods Campground as they deal with new loves, old flames, and the joys of fatherhood.
- DirectorAnna MuylaertStarsNaomi NeroDaniel BotelhoDani NefussiAfter discovering the truth about being stolen by the woman he thought was his mother as a child, Pierre (AKA Felipe) must deal with the consequences of his mother's actions and must try to cope with his biological family.
- DirectorJonathan CaouetteStarsJonathan CaouetteRenee LeblancAdolph DavisFilmmaker Jonathan Caouette's documentary on growing up with his schizophrenic mother -- a mixture of snapshots, Super-8 film, answering machine messages, video diaries, early short films, and more - culled from nineteen years of his life.
- DirectorJohn Cameron MitchellStarsJohn Cameron MitchellMiriam ShorStephen TraskA gender-queer punk-rock singer from East Berlin tours the U.S. with her band as she tells her life story and follows the former lover/band-mate who stole her songs.
- DirectorNgoc Dang VuStarsManh Hai LuongVinh Khoa HoLinh Son NguyenKhoi, a naive twenty-year-old, travels to Ho Chi Minh City from the countryside to begin a new life. It's his first time in the big city and he's looking for a place to live. He befriends Dong, a handsome extrovert who offers to share his apartment. When Khoi goes to check the place out, he meets Lam, who also appears to be living there. Khoi decides to stay, but while he showers, Dong and Lam - who turn out to be boyfriends - run off with all his cash and belongings. It's not long before Lam is himself abandoned by Dong, and winds up back on the street as a prostitute. Meanwhile the penniless and disillusioned Khoi takes on menial jobs to survive. Lam and Khoi are eventually reunited, and despite Lam's past actions, the two become closer and closer - even though Khoi becomes more and more troubled by Lam's dangerous source of income. At the same time, Cuoi, a mentally handicapped man abandoned by his family, attempts to befriend a female prostitute. Her pimps do not take kindly to his hanging around and scaring away customers, but she takes pity on him and ultimately becomes his protector.
- DirectorBernard AlapetiteCyril LegannStarsBenoît DelièreJohnny AmaroThibault BoucauxSebastien 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.
- DirectorDiederik EbbingeStarsTon KasRené van 't HofPorgy FranssenA lonely widower finds himself facing both his own regrets and his devout Calvinist community when he takes a deranged vagrant into his home.
- DirectorGrant SciclunaStarsReef IrelandKerry FoxRobert TaylorAlthough a young man is accused of drowning a little boy and is placed in juvenile detention, he has little memory of the event. Now, out on parole, he searches for answers that may give a grieving mother closure.
- DirectorJennie LivingstonStarsBrooke XtravaganzaAndré ChristianDorian CoreyA chronicle of New York's drag scene in the 1980s, focusing on balls, voguing and the ambitions and dreams of those who gave the era its warmth and vitality.
- DirectorLisa AdesLesli KlainbergStarsRandy BarbatoDan BucatinskyJonathan CaouetteA chronological look at films by, for, or about (or 'by, for, and about') gays and lesbians in the United States, from 1947 to 2005, from Kenneth Anger's "Fireworks" to Ang Lee's "Brokeback Mountain." Talking heads, anchored by critic and scholar B. Ruby Rich, are interspersed with an advancing timeline and with clips from two dozen films. The narrative groups the pictures around various firsts, movements, and triumphs: experimental films, indie films, sex on screen, outlaw culture and bad guys, lesbian lovers, films about AIDS and dying, emergence of romantic comedy, transsexual films, films about diversity and various cultures, and then mainstream Hollywood drama. What might come next?
- DirectorRichard LeMayStarsBen WeaverKarmine AlersS. Lue McWilliamsLove, loss and hope are tumultuously explored amidst a tranquil backdrop and asks us all the question: What is your dream?
- DirectorKerstin KarlhuberStarsMichael GrantTom WopatGregory HarrisonA young man returns to his family farm, after a long stay in ex-gay conversion therapy, and is torn between the expectations of his emotionally distant father, and the memories of a past, loving relationship he has tried to bury.
- DirectorNanouk LeopoldStarsJeroen WillemsHenri GarcinWim OpbrouckA middle aged farmer, living with his old and bedridden father, tries to find truth in life.
- DirectorIlo OrleansStarsEric PresnallRory CosgroveShane KeoughTake two ambitious men, one top LA advertising firm, add a competition for the same high ranking job.
- DirectorKirby DickStarsBarney FrankJames McGreeveyKevin NaffAn indictment of closeted politicians who lobby for anti-gay legislation in the U.S.
- DirectorKyle Patrick AlvarezStarsJonathan GroffDenis O'HareCorey StollA cocky young man travels to Oregon to work on an apple farm. Out of his element, he finds his lifestyle and notions being picked apart by everyone who crosses his path.
- DirectorLinda Bloodworth-ThomasonStarsCindy BitneyDavid CroneJessica MitchellShane Bitney Crone's plans to marry Tom Bridegroom in California after the same-sex marriage law is passed takes a tragic turn when his partner of six years accidentally dies and Tom's family refuses Shane from attending the funeral.
- DirectorChris KellyStarsJesse PlemonsMolly ShannonBradley WhitfordA struggling comedy writer, fresh off a breakup and in the midst of the worst year of his life, returns to Sacramento to care for his dying mother.
- DirectorBob ChristieStarsKen CoolenBefore the 30th anniversary, Vancouver's Gay Pride Parade director examines relevance of Pride celebrations internationally. He travels to places where Pride is steeped in protest to experience the powerful oppression that still exists. Pride is more than a parade, it's a giant step on the road to equality.
- DirectorStefan HauptStarsMatthias HungerbühlerPeter JecklinMarie LeuenbergerA young teacher in Zurich in the 1950s falls in love with a transvestite star but is torn between his bourgeois existence and his commitment to homosexuality.
- DirectorMarc de GuerreStarsPeter StaleyHow We Got Gay tells the incredible story of how gay men and women went from being the ultimate outsiders to occupying the halls of power, with a profound influence on our cultural, political and social lives.
- DirectorMichael LucasYariv MozerStarsMickey GitzenNitzan HorowitzTzipi LivniWhen many people think of Israel, it is often in terms of modern war or ancient religion. But there is much more to the Jewish state than missiles and prayers. In his debut as a documentary filmmaker, adult-film entrepreneur and political columnist Michael Lucas examines a side of Israel that is too often overlooked: its thriving gay community. Undressing Israel features interviews with a diverse range of local men, including a gay member of Israel's parliament, a trainer who served openly in the army, a young Arab-Israeli journalist, and a pair of dads raising their kids. Lucas also visits Tel Aviv's vibrant nightlife scene and a same-sex wedding in this guided tour to a country that emerged as a pioneer for gay integration and equality.
- DirectorBill SherwoodStarsJohn BolgerRichard GanoungSteve BuscemiAs Michael and Robert, a gay couple in New York, prepare for Robert's departure for a two-year work assignment in Africa, Michael must face Robert's true motives for leaving while dealing with their circle of eccentric friends, including Nick, who is living with AIDS.
- DirectorFrank PiersonStarsTroy GarityLee PaceAndre BraugherThe true story of the price a young soldier paid for falling in love with a transsexual night-club performer.
- DirectorStanley KwanStarsYe LiuJun HuHe DuA young, gay student has a relationship with an older, successful businessman. The handsome playboy-businessman must choose between his comfortable, yet closeted straight life, or an honest, yet subversive life with the student.
- DirectorIlppo PohjolaStarsTom of FinlandRobert Henry MizerNayland BlakeTom of Finland is one of the gay world's few authentic icons. His drawings have had an enormous influence on gay identity. Tom's ultimate leather men are known and seen everywhere. They are symbols of gay pride and friendship. The documentary includes some titillating 'enactments' inspired by Tom's art work.
- DirectorMarco BergerMartín FarinaStarsGabriel EpsteinLucas PapaNicolás BarsoffA man invites another guy he trains with to spend some time in his country house among other male friends.
- DirectorKatie WolfeStarsCalvin TuteaoNathalie BolttGeorge HenareAn apparently happy family man must reveal a lifelong secret - that he is gay.
- DirectorSean MathiasStarsLothaire BluteauClive OwenMick JaggerIn 1930s Berlin, a gay Jew is sent to a concentration camp under the Nazi regime.
- DirectorJon GarciaStarsNick FerrucciBenjamin FarmerCurtis Edward JacksonThis third and final film of the Falls trilogy revisits former Mormon missionaries Chris and RJ, six years after they first fell in love and were disciplined for it, as they formulate a plan to be together at long last.
- DirectorSilvio NacucchiStarsViviana AltieriWilliam AngiuliNicola CamurriAn Italian lesbian couple wants a child. A gay couple tries to help them. Four friends, hundreds of problems. One solution.
- DirectorBruce La BruceStarsPier-Gabriel LajoieWalter BordenKatie BolandA young man begins exploring his attraction to much much older men while working in a nursing home.
- DirectorMarcel GislerStarsFrédéric AndrauVincent BranchetUrs Peter HalterFifteen-year-old Beni falls in love with Fögi, a singer in a Rock band. As Fögi seduces him, Beni is willing to follow him where ever he takes him. But Fögi is a drug addict and pulls Beni deeper and deeper into his addiction.
- DirectorGregg ArakiStarsJames DuvalRoko BelicSusan BehshidSix queer teenagers struggle to get along with each other and with life in the face of varying obstacles.