Gay Short Films & Web Series

Glances is the sort of movie you’ll either find sweet and charming of a little terrifying. If you’re a born romantic you’ll love it, but if you run a mile from guys who seems to be planning the decor of your home together before they’ve actually spoken to them, you may find it a tad creepy.

That said, most of us will be able to relate to checking out a hot guy and not knowing what to do next – should you speak to them? Are they even gay? What are all the possibilities of making real contact?

It’s less than four-minutes long, and well worth a look. So take a look above. [Read more…]

After screening at nearly two dozen queer film festivals, the LGBTQ short film Sam has popped up online, and you can watch it in its entirety above.

Along with the online debut, director Sal Bardo has been chatting to Queerty, saying “I didn’t want to make a public service announcement, but instead try to draw the audience into this child’s world and see life from her perspective,” he says of the contemplative film. “I’m also really interested in exploring topics that I’m not all that familiar with, so I chose to make the character a girl confronting her gender identity, which is another issue that I think deserves more attention.”

He was inspired to make the movie after hearing about a spate of LGBT teen suicides, and wanted to add something to the conversation. The result was Sam.

The film follows a young girl who is bullied and beaten for looking like a boy, which results in her trying to make difficult decisions. [Read more…]

One of the unintended side effects of medication that’s allowed HIV to become a manageable condition has been that many people in the gay community are less likely to heed safe sex messages or check their HIV status.

Simultaneously there’s still a huge amount of misinformation about the disease, not least who you’re most likely to catch it from. For example, you’re less likely to become infected from taking sensible precautions with someone who is HIV+ and has a undectable load, than from unsafe hook-ups with someone whose status you don’t know (and they may not know either).

To help increase ‘knowledge, communication and compassion’, The Impulse Group has come up with a very sexy and well-made short film, called Knowing, which ‘highlights the journey from a break-up to knowing one’s HIV status to communicating that status. And of course, love and compassion prevail.’

HIV PSAs have a tendency to be rather clinical and have a lingering sense of doom hanging over them, which is both unhelpful and doesn’t really reflect the modern sense of living with the disease. Knowing takes a more realistic and positive attitude, while not minimising the importance of knowing your status and being sensible. Plus it manages to be incredibly sexy while doing it!

Take a look below. [Read more…]

Russia has come under a lot of international pressure recently for new laws that make it illegal to ‘promote’ non-traditional relationships to minors. While lawmakers insist it isn’t homophobic, it essentially outlaws any public support of anything LGBT, and some of the laws more virulent supporters want to extend that to it banning any visible signs of anything gay.

This has inevitably caused some to question how the laws will effect gay athletes and supporters at the upcoming Winter Olympics. All Out has decided to take that on with a well-made and rather moving two-minute short called Love Always Wins, looking at the reaction of a Lesbian ice skater after winning.

Take a look above and head over to All Out to find out more. [Read more…]

A new gay web series has launched online with its first two episodes now available. And you can watch them above and below. The show is called Love Bytes, and it centres around three housemates and their disastrous dating lives.

Here’s the synopsis: ‘Housemates Jade, Michael and Stacey are the Neapolitan ice cream of sexuality. Young, sexy and single, they search for love and happiness in Sydney’s modern hetero-flexible dating scene, but instead they often find humiliation and hilarious misadventure. But no matter what happens, they always have each other.’

Take a look at the first two episodes, and if you like what you see, make sure you subscribe for the other episodes over on Youtube when they’re released.

[Read more…]

‘Silver Creek tells the tale of a young band of outsiders, isolated and teased in their community, who one day discover the magic of their own creativity and imagination. The kids find solace and support in their celebration, though the moment is short-lived, and others try to break them apart.

‘If viewers are moved by this short film’s message, they are encouraged to click the “TIP THIS VIDEO” button right below this text. The funds raised from this are not only a “tip” – they are the necessary resources that make the work done by the beneficiary charities, the Trevor Project and Rainbow Resource Centre possible. Both organizations do exceptional work with LGBTQ youth in crisis and offer supportive services that make a vital difference in young people’s lives.

‘In 2012 Salazar set out across Canada driving over 2600 Kilometers from Vancouver, British Columbia to the village of Angusville, Manitoba to create Silver Creek. Over the course of 2 weeks the people of Angusville embraced our little band and our project, letting us shut down main street for days on end, invade their backyards, and throw confetti literally everywhere.

‘We cast local actors and kids from around the region and many residents came out to be background actors. Every night our crew and the community broke bread together in the town hall. It was a profoundly unique experience for all involved. For two weeks a band of 50 odd people came together as a family, we lived together, and got to play together at making a film. This tight knit togetherness fit with the spirit of what our film was trying to convey. [Read more…]