Documentary of a young man coming out to his loved ones at their old summer home in the north of France.
Luka is a 23 year old Portuguese-British art student. With just hours to go before his family join him for his graduation show, he feels it’s the perfect time to share something very personal with his grandmother, who helped raise him and with whom he has a very strong bond. During this afternoon, they share feelings and memories, whilst discovering each others acceptances and self-realizations of love.
A young boy waits up on a balcony overlooking the beach, as he nervously practices confessing his feelings to his childhood best friend.
Charles has a secret that he finally decides to share with his wife Camille.
A young woman meets with her pastor to discuss intersections between identity and faith.
A set of seven portraits consisting of personal accounts from the lives of gays and lesbians. The narration includes stories about coming out, bashing, cross-dressing and AIDS.
Although Jay and his boyfriend Henry have been together for years, Jay has yet to tell his friends and family about his relationship.
In Stavanger, Norway, teenager Sondre decides it's time to come out to his friends, as well as face the abandonment issues which have resurfaced following big news from his boyfriend.
A short animation based on the directors own experience of coming out.
24-year-old Kjell feels trapped in his little village. One day he meets a mysterious young man named Flurin and is immediately fascinated by him. Soon they start spending time together and show one other what it is they each long for.
Ever since Pedro confessed to his parents his sexual status, unable to remove it from the head, even he imagined his parents in the most embarrassing situations.
Lewis is a devout Christian who strives to lead a righteous life. Skeet is a militant queer hell-bent on pushing people's buttons. Puff is an eighteen-year old Peter Pan on pot. When their friend Paul tries to end his life, they travel to visit him, embarking on a volatile journey that could bring them together or tear them apart.
Follows Supernova, a young Christian, and the backlash they face after coming out to their church as LGBTQ+. Loosely based on director Tatiana Navarrette’s own experiences.
A teenage boy comes out to his family about his sexual orientation, which proves disastrous.
LEATHER is a comedy about the life of Josemi (César Rosado), a submissive, insecure and timid thirty-year-old executive, trapped between an overbearing mother (Charo Badajoz) and a competitive work environment where there is only room for the "leaders", who one night enters a gay leather fetish club and changes the course of his life.
BOYS ON FILM is proud to present the complete short film collection of Bavo Defurne (North Sea Texas [Noordzee, Texas] (2011)), a beautiful imaginative series that reflects on different aspects of youth and sexuality. Defurne’s short films have wowed festival audiences all over the world and won numerous awards. His fluid directing style playfully takes reference from works of art and legendary filmmakers and creates something unique and original. The short films collected in Boys on Film Presents: Campfire showcase the foundation of an unusual directing talent with astonishing visual flare. Includes: Campfire [Kampvuur] (2000), Particularly Now, in Spring (1996), Sailor [Matroos] (1998), Saint (1996).
A short film written by the AIDES teams in Bobigny on the occasion of the International Day against LGBT Phobias, the film features Lucas, a young man who announces his homosexuality to his mother.
Tells the story of two best friends, Lukas and Chris. They have trouble expressing their feelings about each other. Due to their insecurities, they both seek advice online anonymous chat room. In this chat room, they get advice from the person they’d least expect.
In this experimental, self-ethnographic documentary, Tom Joslin blends breathtaking, moving snapshots from the natural world, filmic cultural touchstones, and cutting (pseudo) cinéma vérité to dissect and reassemble his gay identity despite constant warnings to stay in the closet. Blackstar sees Joslin and partner Mark Massi fleshing out their enduring commitment and obvious love for one another amidst the insecurity that a self-conscious documentary lens instills. As interviews with Joslin’s mother, father, and brothers attempt to break down the legitimacy of Joslin and Massi’s romance, the pair use everything at their disposal, including inspiration from gay revolutionaries and painfully honest conversations, to hold up their “abnormality” as a point of pride rather than shame. – Shayna Warner
Xavier decides to shoot with his cell phone his weekend with his best friend Miguel to tell the world and his father, Nicolas, that he might be in love with him. Xavier and Miguel is the sequel of the short film Xavier (2015).