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1) I Am Michael
Publisher
Brainstorm Media
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
A gay-rights advocate (James Franco) shocks his boyfriend (Zachary Quinto), friends and family when he publicly renounces his homosexuality and marries a woman (Emma Roberts) in this controversial true story.
2) Dream Boat
Publisher
Strand Releasing
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
Once a year the DREAM BOAT sets sail for a cruise only for gay men. Far from their families and political restrictions, we follow five men from five countries on the quest for their dreams. The cruise promises seven days of sunshine, love, and freedom – but on board are also their personal stories, their doubts and uncertainties…
3) Coming Out
Publisher
Wolfe Video
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
COMING OUT follows young filmmaker Alden Peters on his journey coming out gay, capturing everything on camera as it happens. This groundbreaking coming of age film places viewers directly inside the raw, intimate moments when Alden reveals his true identity to his family and friends, ranging from the painfully awkward to the hilariously honest. A story bridging generations and societal divides, this award-winning documentary makes us rethink what...
4) Rialto
Publisher
Breaking Glass Pictures
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
Colm has a comfortable family life. When his father dies, Colm begins drinking and confides in Jay, a young prostitute. Putting his family life at risk.
5) Just Charlie
Publisher
Wolfe Video
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
Football star Charlie has the world at his feet. With a top club desperate to sign him, his future is seemingly mapped out. But the teenager only sees a nightmare. Trapped in the body of a boy, Charlie is torn between wanting to live up to her father's expectations and shedding this ill fitting skin. Charlie's next move will tear the family apart and threaten everything they hold dear.
Publisher
Wolfe Video
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
Armed with a magical love potion and empowered by dazzling musical fantasies, struggling with his identity and acceptance, adorable teen, Timothy (dreamy Tanner Cohen) turns his narrow-minded town gay while capturing the heart of Jonathon (buff Nathaniel David Becker), the rugby jock of his dreams. Also starring Wendy Robie (Twin Peaks), Broadway star Judy McLane (Mamma Mia), Zelda Williams (House of D), and Jill Larson (Opal on All My Children),...
7) Nevrland
Publisher
Wolfe Video
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
Deutsch
Description
In this dark, sexy, psychological coming-of-age drama, 17-year-old Jakob struggles with crippling anxiety and takes refuge in the Internet. While on a cam-chat site, he meets 26-year-old artist Kristjan. Caught between reality and fantasy, youth and adulthood, Jakob’s blurry process of sexual awakening is a psychedelic trip of hot, strange hallucinatory sequences of desire and madness that will bring you to the edge of your seat. With vivid imagery...
8) Fire Song
Publisher
Wolfe Video
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
Andrew Martin gives a stellar performance as Shane, a gay Anishnaabe teenager in Northern Ontario, struggling to support his family in the aftermath of his sister’s suicide. Shane was supposed to move to the city for University in the fall, and he has been trying to convince his secret boyfriend to come with him, but now everything is uncertain. Shane is torn between his responsibilities at home and the promise of freedom calling to him from the...
9) ANNE+: S1
Publisher
SND Films
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
Nederlands
Description
The weekend Anne (24) moves into her own place she unexpectedly runs into her ex-girlfriend Lily. Lily was her first girlfriend and a lot has happened since they broke up four years ago. Over the weekend, Anne reflects on the relationships she has had throughout her student years in Amsterdam. In six episodes, we learn about Anne’s turbulent love life and how these diverse girls and various relationships have contributed to who she is today.
10) Gossamer Folds
Publisher
Magnolia Pictures
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
Sometimes our biological families aren’t the ones who teach us to be open-hearted, kind and the best versions of ourselves.
11) See You Then
Publisher
Breaking Glass Pictures
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
A decade after abruptly breaking up with Naomi, Kris invites her to dinner to catch-up on their complicated lives, relationships, and Kris' transition.
12) Sal
Publisher
Giant Pictures
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
Director James Franco chronicles the final hours in the life of actor Sal Mineo, one-time teen heartthrob, gay icon, and the Academy Award-nominated star of Rebel Without A Cause and Exodus.
Publisher
Gravitas Ventures
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
Marriage equality comes to small town Texas. A serial killer, drag queens and a dysfunctional family collide driving toward an explosive night. Meanwhile, a memorial service at a bar and an Anti-Equality rally at a church both go off the rails.
15) Freeheld
Publisher
Lionsgate
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
Julianne Moore and Elliot Page star in this stirring real-life inspirational story of a detective and her domestic partner who battled the legal system for equal rights.
16) 3 Generations
Publisher
Lionsgate
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
Naomi Watts, Elle Fanning, and Susan Sarandon star in this inspirational, witty, and courageous look at a family learning to accept a transgender teen for who he is.
17) Adam
Publisher
Wolfe Video
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
Awkward, self-conscious ADAM Freeman (Nicholas Alexander) has just finished his junior year of high school in 2006. When his cool older sister Casey (Margaret Qualley) suggests he visit her in New York for the Summer, ADAM has visions of meeting a girl and finally gaining some actual life experience. The fantasy doesn’t materialize exactly as expected. Casey has enthusiastically embraced life amidst Brooklyn’s young LGBTQ community and invites...
18) Rent
Publisher
Revolution Studios
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
Based on Puccini’s classic opera La Boheme, Jonathan Larson’s revolutionary rock opera RENT tells the story of a group of bohemians struggling to live and pay their rent in the gritty background of New York’s East Village. “Measuring their lives in love,” these starving artists strive for success and acceptance while enduring the obstacles of poverty, illness and the AIDS epidemic. One of the longest running shows on Broadway, RENT was the...
19) Frida
Publisher
Paramount Pictures
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
Salma Hayek is triumphant in this biographical movie of an exceptional woman who lived an unforgettable life—Frida Kahlo. A product of humble beginnings, Frida earns fame as a talented artist with a unique vision. From her enduring relationship with her mentor and husband Diego Rivera, to her scandalous affairs, Frida's uncompromising personality would inspire her greatest creations.
Publisher
Altered Innocence
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
14 year-old Logan is in the middle of middle school, crushing on a boy, daydreaming of another self, and waiting to see a mountain lion. An Official Selection of the Sundance Film Festival and Executive Produced by Gus Van Sant, Altered Innocence proudly presents a brand new version of Cam Archer’s angst-fueled experimental classic Coming-of-Age film WILD TIGERS I HAVE KNOWN.
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