Fest Selects: Best Gay Shorts, Vol. 1
Best Gay Shorts
Genres
Overview
Eight gay shorts culled from top film festivals - A cross-section of some of the best recent gay shorts culled from top film festivals including Slamdance, Outfest, Frameline and more. Included are the award-winners BEDFELLOWS, CURIOUS THING, MY NAME IS LOVE, and STEAM. Whether inspired by a poem about teenage longing or a melange of interviews with gay men in New York, the shorts collected here share one thing in common: they were among the crowd favorites at film festivals across the country.
Details
Budget
$0
Revenue
$0
Runtime
104 min
Release Date
2011-05-17
Status
Released
Original Language
English
Vote Count
1
Vote Average
6
5.5
Unseen
Unseen explores racial fetishisation and micro-aggressions through the eyes of Lien, a young woman who hopes for more than society is willing to offer her.
2018-10-31 | en
4.2
The Art of Being Straight
Twenty-three-year-old John has just moved to L.A. from New York, ostensibly "taking a break" from his longtime girlfriend. He moves in with college bro Andy, whose pals incessantly do that kind of "That is so gay" banter that's essentially harmless - unless you're the only gay guy in the room.
2009-06-05 | en
6.0
A Kid Like Jake
On the eve of the admissions cycle for New York City kindergartens, Alex and Greg Wheeler have high hopes for four-year-old Jake. The director of Jake's preschool encourages them to accentuate Jake's gender expansive behavior to help him stand out. As Alex and Greg navigate their roles as parents, a rift grows between them, one that forces them to confront their own concerns about what's best for Jake, and each other.
2018-06-01 | en
0.0
Martha Must Fly
Martha is a foreign worker employed as a caretaker of sick old woman who refuses to die. Martha's only moments of freedom come when she delves into her imaginary world.
2012-10-26 | he
6.2
The Catcher Was a Spy
Former major league baseball player Moe Berg lives a double life working for the Office of Strategic Services in World War II Europe.
2018-06-22 | en
7.5
I Killed My Mother
Hubert, a brash 17-year-old, is confused and torn by a love-hate relationship with his mother that consumes him more and more each day. After distressing ordeals and tragic episodes, Hubert will find his mother on the banks of Saint Lawrence river, where he grew up, and where a murder will be committed: the murder of childhood.
2009-06-05 | fr
6.0
The Ugly Ducklings
Passing through Paris, Roman, a young archaeologist, gets back to Adam, his unruly younger brother.
2021-01-29 | fr
0.0
Thus Began Antoine's Down-Going
Antoine - a grieving loner - spends his days in a cafe on Place Clichy watching people. Every day, he sees a woman he calls Albertine get out of the subway and go to the movies. Today, he takes it upon himself to talk to her. Thus began Antoine's down-going.
2021-10-26 | fr
6.4
Secuestro Express
Young couple Carla and Martin are abducted by three men and spend a terrifying night in Caracas as they wait for Carla's father to hand over the ransom
2004-06-01 | es
5.0
The First Murder
Based on the novel "Šta bi učinio Zobec?" (What Would Zobec Do?) by Svetozar Vlajković. It's a short movie about a young man who is afraid of being turned down by a girl.
1972-01-01 | sh
0.0
Bed Rock
A Canadian returns to find his fiancée is married and schemes revenge.
1930-06-01 | en
0.0
Bura
In the thick of the 1998 political tension in East Java, Indonesia, a guard leaves his post despite rumours of ninjas terrorising the town at night, to meet with his lover.
2019-11-29 | jv
0.0
Opération Commando
Two young brothers are separated at camp and forced to compete in rival tribes.
2016-06-21 | en
7.0
Brotherhood
Former Danish servicemen Lars and Jimmy are thrown together while training in a neo-Nazi group. Moving from hostility through grudging admiration to friendship and finally passion, events take a darker turn when their illicit relationship is uncovered.
2009-10-21 | da
0.0
Fotofinish
A man in financial debt is asked by his little son if the photographer of the famous picture which shows the Hindenburg zeppelin going up in flames early this century has become rich by that. The father quickly concludes that he only has to take the right picture in order to be able to pay his debts. After contacting a underground explosives engineer he takes off to the Munich Olympic Tower with his camera...
1986-10-22 | de
5.4
The Big Dam
A 10-year-old boy sets off on a long-promised adventure with his father to discover Europe's biggest dam. But as they progress, harbored feelings surface and their relationship is put to a test. The dam they eventually face is not the one initially dreamed of.
2015-01-01 | en
10.0
The Queen of England Stole My Parents
6 years old Milda's parents have emigrated. One day, a strange woman convinces the girl that her parents have been kidnapped by the very Queen of England. The girl decides to head for the biggest rescue mission of her life.
2014-03-23 | lt
7.6
Maurice
After his lover rejects him, Maurice attempts to come to terms with his sexuality within the restrictiveness of Edwardian society.
1987-09-18 | en
3.0
Abrase
The fading love of two men, remembered. A relationship once vivid, now dissipating into a fog of partial remembrance; the memories of heartbreak and loss that bend and change as the years go by.
2015-04-08 | en
4.2
The Bridge
A gay Australian man reflects on the immigration problems of his young Russian boyfriend.
2006-02-16 | en