Gay Short Films & Web Series

The first five episodes of the new gay-themed web series, Flying High With Charlie, have now debuted, which follows the like of a young flight attendant.

Here’s the synopsis: ‘Flight attendant Charlie just can’t seem to get away from work, even on a stroll through Central Park… Charlie is a gay flight attendant for Royal Skies airlines who is trying to make it in love and life in the big city. Starring Brandon Salerno as Charlie. Written and created by Brian Pelletier. Featuring many UCB trained improv artists.’

You can watch all of the entertaining first season below, which includes Charlie having a go at a threesome! (And thanks to Towleroad for the tip).

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All-female new media start-up The Front has debuted a new web series this week, which aims to take a look at the lives of young queer people living in the American deep south.

Here’s the synopsis: ‘Instababy is a story of two people trying to create a family, improvising with the best resource at their disposal: Instagram.

‘In time for National #‎Adoption Month and the Mississippi Same-Sex Adoption Ban hearing this November 6.

‘Our first episode follows a couple in Jackson, Mississippi trying to start a family online in a state where same-sex adoption is still illegal. But overall, for queer couples living in areas remote from major gay urban centers, the question is less “Can we?” than “How do we?” In the absence of local family planning resources and without the means or connections to professional adoption agencies, Toni and Keeta improvise.

‘This series explores the vibrant and multifaceted queer culture that is emerging in the American South. Our first stop is Jackson, Mississippi and the Delta area. Playing against old stereotypes of Mississippi as a state of social conservatism and stagnation, we follow the lives of queer youth to explore the tangled and complex nature of sexual identity in the New Deep South.’

Take a look at the first episode of New Deep South below. [Read more…]

In the first five episodes, straight guys Tyler and Skyler (played by models Christian Plauche & Matthew Egan) haven’t exactly had a huge amount of luck with their plan to convince women to sleep with them by pretending to be gay.

Things don’t go a huge amount better in eps. 5, 7 and 8, but they’re ready to give up quite yet.

Although from the outside it might sound like the show is making fun of being gay, the makers are keen to point out that, ‘By reversing the roles of fitting into heteronormative society, the show is a parody of the stereotypes that plague the LGBT community and boasts a strong message, we are more successful when we are ourselves.’

You can the earlier episodes here, here, and here, and then catch up with the series in the videos below. [Read more…]

The second season of Those Damn Canadians (also known as Canooks) has just debuted, so it’s a great opportunity to catch up with all the episodes so far of the gay-themed web series.

The show, co created, directed and produced by Sara Botsford and CB Brown, and written by Sara Botsford, has had great success at festivals, including winning Best New Media Web Series at the Burbank International Film Festival.

The show is about Dick Reddick, along with a group of other Canadian actors who’ve ended up in Tinsel Town. Dick is gay but semi-closeted and he’s also now getting a bit older, which is causing a change in his career.

You can take a look as both seasons of the show below, and if you want to find out more, check out the Those Damn Canadians website. [Read more…]

Director Silas Howard’s documentary Sticks and Stones: Bambi Lake has found great success at festivals, screening at the likes of Outfest, Frameline, MIX NYC, London BFI Flare and Outsider. Now the 15-minute film has been released online.

Here’s the synopsis: ‘“Every street has a story.” Sticks & Stones is an intimate documentary about a song, a street, and a diva. Bambi Lake, a notorious San Francisco transgender performer and entertainer, takes us on a stroll down Polk Street, sharing anecdotes and the history behind her song Golden Age of Hustlers, which was written about her time as a street hustler in the mid-70’s. She landed on Polk Street after a stint with the Cockettes and prior to regular gigs at renowned 80s/90spunk venue, the Mabuhey Gardens.’

Take a look at the doc below.

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StoryCorps is a great idea. It’s ‘an independent nonprofit whose mission is to provide Americans of all backgrounds and beliefs with the opportunity to record, share, and preserve the stories of our lives’.

That involves going round the country and record people’s tales and then making them into animated shorts. One of those is the wonderful The Saint Of Dry Creek, where Patrick Haggerty remembers a time back in 1959 when his father gave him some unexpected advice concerning his sexuality. You can take a look at the animated short it inspired below.

Here’s the synopsis: ‘Patrick Haggerty grew up the son of a dairy farmer in rural Dry Creek, Washington, during the 1950s. As a teenager, Pat began to understand he was gay—something he thought he was hiding well. But one day, after performing at a school assembly, Pat learned that his father could see him much more clearly than he realized.’

If you know a short film we ought to be posting, tell us by getting in touch via our contact page. And check out more gay short films and web series here. [Read more…]

Normally web series barely manage to scrape together 10-minutes per episode, but Boy Toys jumps right in with a 30-minute opening instalment, with the promise of five more to come over the next few weeks.

The show is about LA go-go boy Ivan (played by Boy Toy co-creator Brian Jordan Alvarez), who just broekn up with his boyfriend and has a new roommate – an old high school friend called Frankie (co-creator Brad Wergley). It’s a completely new life for Frankie, not just because he knows nothing about big city LA life, but also because he’s only recently accepted that he’s gay.

Jimmy Fowlie – who’s probably best known for his own web series, Go-Go Boy Interrupted – also shows up, playing Ivan’s best friend.

It’s a tongue in cheek look at gay Los Angeles life, which could turn into quite a fun show.

Take a look at the first episode below. [Read more…]

A few years ago Thirteen Or So Minutes won numerous awards at film festivals, including Best Short Film at the Honolulu Rainbow Film Festival and Best Alternative Short at the New York International Independent Film and Video Festival.

Now it’s online for all of us to see, and you can see it below.

Here’s the synopsis (via IMDB): ‘Lawrence Jefferies is a guy who’s found the flow in his life; he knows how to trust his gut and follow his instincts. Driven by a loving curiosity and strong sense of adventure, he lives his life with a freedom and confidence most men envy. Hugh Greerey, by contrast, lives under the influence of his self-consciousness, struggling to connect to a deeper sense of who he really is. There is a power and intensity to Hugh’s spirit which he fights to hold in check until the two meet by happenstance and a defining moment between them opens one into his humanity and propels the other into his soul.’

If you know a short film we ought to be posting, tell us by getting in touch via our contact page. And check out more gay short films and web series here. [Read more…]