1. Venus in the Garden
Mid-summer heatwave. Nikos and Alain, two male prostitutes and a female pimp, Monica, get tangled in a peculiar relationship after meeting in a dark street called POUTANA. They fall in love, play with guns and talk about card games, money and theatre castings. Is this a game of role playing the three of them have invented to pass their time in a remote, empty summer house? Have they been reading Jean Genet? Whether a mirror image of the characters’ reality or an elliptic depiction of their distorted, dream-like perception of it, I Afroditi Stin Avli, by juxtaposing disparate literary and art references, leads its isolated characters towards dissolution. And yet, in its strange language, it presents this dissolution as a triumph.
It has an average vote of 4.7 on TMDB.
2. The Abandon (L'abandon)
A young man, having just finished making love, casually tells his lover that it was his first time having sex to which his lover reveals a tendency that not only ruins his after-sex glow but may change his life forever.
It has an average vote of 1 on TMDB.
3. The Last Promise (最後の約束)
"Saigo no Yakusoku" is described as a human suspense story involving the hijack of a major building. The members of Arashi play five young men who happen to be inside, and the story depicts their attempt to escape and their interactions with the other people caught up in the incident.
It has an average vote of 8 on TMDB.
4. A Wake
The children in a religious family clash with their parents as they prepare for the wake of their brother, Mitchel. Teenage Mason desperately tries to reach his lost identical twin through spiritual means. Precocious preteen Molly meticulously organizes the event expecting everything to go exactly as planned. Megan, their older sister, returns home after a long absence, no longer interested in repressing the truth. Their Baptist grandmother and parents attempt to maintain normalcy when an unexpected stranger, Jameson, arrives -- forcing the family to face secrets and lies around Mitchel's death.
It has an average vote of 6 on TMDB.
5. The Package (O Pacote)
At a new school Leandro and Jefferson form an instant attachment and soon realize that theirs is no ordinary friendship. But young Jeff has something to tell. If they want to be together there's one irreversible thing Leandro must deal with. Something that is a part of the package.
It has an average vote of 2.8 on TMDB.
6. On Cloud Nine (Devintam danguj)
A recently broken up couple spends their last evening together: for one of the girls this is the last chance to revive their relationship, for the other – to show the true meaning of it and why it should have ended.
7. I Am Jonas (Jonas)
When Jonas was 14 he met the charismatic but mysterious Nathan. In addition to guiding him in his sexuality, Jonas soon confronts something dark and even dangerous about his new friend. Now an attractive, sexually assured adult, memories still haunt him. Trying frantically to put the missing pieces together, Jonas becomes determined to break the shackles of the past and finally set himself free.
It has an average vote of 6.751 on TMDB.
8. Somebody I Used to Know
On a trip to her hometown, workaholic Ally reminisces with her first love Sean, and starts to question everything about the person she's become. Things only get more confusing when she meets Sean's fiancé, Cassidy, who reminds her of the person she used to be.
It has an average vote of 5.778 on TMDB.
9. Esto no es Rusia (Esto no es Rusia)
(Esto no es Rusia)
10. Nichts mehr wie vorher (Nichts mehr wie vorher)
The life of gay 16-year-old Daniel goes completely off track as he is being held responsible for the killer of a small boy who was abused and killed.
It has an average vote of 7.1 on TMDB.
11. Junk
A gay teenager desperately attempts to hold on to the only companion he has left. A rough, dirty, and realistic take on the breaking point of a relationship between two boys living on the streets.
It has an average vote of 4 on TMDB.
12. Aleksandr's Price
The life of an illegal Russian boy who, after losing his family, is pushed into becoming an escort - ultimately trying to come to terms with who he thinks he is.
It has an average vote of 4.477 on TMDB.
13. King Cobra
It's 2006, YouTube is in its infancy, and internet porn is still behind a paywall. Taking the stage name Brent Corrigan, a fresh-faced, wannabe adult video performer is molded into a star by Stephen, a closeted gay porn mogul who runs the skin flick empire Cobra Video from his seemingly ordinary suburban home. But as Brent's rise and demands for more money put him at odds with his boss, he also attracts the attention of a rival producer and his unstable lover who will stop at nothing to squash Cobra Video and steal its number one star.
It has an average vote of 5.894 on TMDB.
14. Cleo Is Coming Over Tonight (Cleo vendrá esta noche)
Aitana organizes a big Halloween party in her huge apartment in Madrid in the hope that her friend Cleo will come.
It has an average vote of 3 on TMDB.
15. Melissa (Melissa)
In "Melissa", Luis helps his friend Martín wounded by a gunshot, confronting him about his actions. As they fight to survive, Luis begins to question Martín's true identity, revealing hidden layers of his friend and their relationship. A discovery that reveals that despite all barriers, friendship always prevails,
16. Dishonored Bodies: Juanma Carrillo Shorts (Dishonored Bodies: Juanma Carrillo Shorts)
Nine sexy, shocking, and always intriguing films from Spain’s most exciting queer filmmaker. Take an explicit trip through a cruising ground in the body of a curious guy, peek in to the bedroom of a couple as they discover themselves and each other, take your place on the dance floor in a sexually charged club, or watch the aftermath of a casual hook up in the back of a car. These stories and more feature in this stirring collection- including Scaffolding, Fuckbuddies, Consequence/Consequences, Wall, Une Sensation de vide, 1941, Dishonored Bodies, Perfect Day and Cannibals, Juanma Carrillo’s shorts have been shown at galleries and festivals around the world, including London’s own Barbican.
17. The O'Briens
Two years after the death of his beloved wife, Pat O'Brien summons his children back to their homestead in the west of Ireland. Fionn travels from New York, Gareth from London, and daughter Una returns from Dublin, fearing the worst. Pat is not the only family member bearing the burden of a secret. The O’Briens is a modern comedy about a dysfunctional Irish family and the town they grew up in.
It has an average vote of 5.5 on TMDB.
18. LUG
A narrative short fiction film about a queer couple on a roadtrip shot on location during a cross country road trip in the summer of 2013.
It has an average vote of 5 on TMDB.
19. Walk on Water (LaLehet Al HaMayim)
Eyal, an Israeli Mossad agent, is given the mission to track down and kill the very old Alfred Himmelman, an ex-Nazi officer, who might still be alive. Pretending to be a tourist guide, he befriends his grandson Axel, in Israel to visit his sister Pia. The two men set out on a tour of the country, during which Axel challenges Eyal's values.
It has an average vote of 6.929 on TMDB.
20. Paradise Now
Two childhood friends are recruited for a suicide bombing in Tel Aviv.
It has an average vote of 6.939 on TMDB.
