Documentary, History
“The first rockstar”, “Crazy, evil and dangerous”. This is how Rupert Everett introduces us to the British romantic poet Lord Byron. Between 1809 and 1810, his daring and eccentric personality led him on a journey from Portugal to Istanbul, through high society gatherings, Turkish baths and brothels. He leaps from one adventure to another, passing from one lover to another, causing scandal with his wild behavior. Ironic and entertaining narrator Rupert Everett accurately recounts Byron’s feats in this episodic, on-the-road period piece produced by Channel 4.
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Thomas and Marco
Big Sur Gay Porn
An Evening with Quentin Crisp
David LaChapelle: Evening in Space
Uncle Howard
I Am My Own Woman
The Diary of Heong Yeong-dang
Silence Is a Falling Body
McKellen: Playing the Part
Open Secrets
Alexander
Legendary
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Steelers: The World's First Gay Rugby Club
IMDB 6 | Mar , 2020
Told through the eyes of an Australian news reporter, Eammon Ashton-Atkinson, who moved to the UK to escape depression, the documentary, follows 3 characters on their journey to overcome their struggles as the club competes against 60 other gay clubs in the Bingham Cup in Amsterdam – the World Cup of gay rugby.Only Andy
IMDB 8 | Apr , 2024
Many of us experience sexual desires in many different shapes and forms, yet there continues to be a certain stigma about expressing them openly. Adult worker, Andy Lee, and his co-workers share their own insightful and interesting perspectives on the adult industry in a bid to inspire people to open up to each other, and to further shed some light on the frequently misunderstood adult industry.A Morte de Narciso
IMDB 2 | Jan , 2003
Documentary about the work of photographer Alair Gomes, one of the first artists to introduce male nudity in Brazilian photography.The Homosexuals
IMDB 1 | Mar , 1967
On March 7, 1967, 40 million Americans tuned in to watch CBS Reports: The Homosexuals, network television’s first documentary on homosexuality. Near the top of the program, host and interviewer Mike Wallace calls homosexuals “the most despised minority in the United States.” The hour that follows is filled with salacious location footage, sermonizing therapists, and shadowed interviews with distraught homosexuals.Louis Theroux: America's Most Hated Family in Crisis
IMDB 7.3 | Aug , 2011
Following up on his 2007 documentary, The Most Hated Family in America, Louis Theroux returns to Topeka, Kansas, for a week-long visit with the Westboro Baptist Church. He again joins the Phelps family on their controversial pickets where they try to antagonise communities with offensive slogans and anti-gay placards. But four years on from Louis's last visit, there are signs of disarray in the Phelps clan. A series of defections of family members has shaken up the church.Mapplethorpe: Look at the Pictures
IMDB 7 | Jun , 2016
Nude men in rubber suits, close-ups of erections, objects shoved in the most intimate of places—these are photographs taken by Robert Mapplethorpe, known by many as the most controversial photographer of the twentieth century. Openly gay, Mapplethorpe took images of male sex, nudity, and fetish to extremes that resulted in his work still being labelled by some as pornography masquerading as art. But less talked about are the more serene, yet striking portraits of flowers, sculptures, and perfectly framed human forms that are equally pioneering and powerful.Frantz
IMDB 7.4 | Sep , 2016
In the aftermath of WWI, a young German who grieves the death of her fiancé in France meets a mysterious French man who visits the fiance’s grave to lay flowers.Thomas and Marco
IMDB 10 | Jan , 2024
The actors Thomas Goersch and Marco Klammer talk about films, filmmakers, the events during the filming of "The Desire of Maria D." as well as about themselves.Big Sur Gay Porn
IMDB 9.2 | Jun , 2023
Cult filmmaker Tom DeSimone (Reform School Girls; Erotikus: A History of the Gay Movie) revisits the production of a lost gay film and resurrects youthful adventures on the California coast. From the creators of Raw! Uncut! Video!.An Evening with Quentin Crisp
IMDB 10 | Jan , 1980
In this witty monologue, Quentin Crisp advises and opines about personal style (with a few digressions).David LaChapelle: Evening in Space
IMDB 0 | Apr , 2014
Starting in seventh grade, artist David La Chapelle was so bullied for being gay that he dropped out of school by ninth grade. He moved to New York City, where being gay was accepted. David La Chapelle is an auteur photographer whose work has exhibited in galleries around the world and graced the pages of Vogue, Vanity Fair and Rolling Stone. In this personal short documentary, we are invited to witness a unique artist at work in his studio, while working with celebrated designer Daphne Guinness.Uncle Howard
IMDB 6.5 | Mar , 2017
When Howard Brookner lost his life to AIDS in 1989, the 35-year-old director had completed two feature documentaries and was in post-production on his narrative debut, Bloodhounds of Broadway. Twenty-five years later, his nephew, Aaron, sets out on a quest to find the lost negative of Burroughs: The Movie, his uncle's critically-acclaimed portrait of legendary author William S. Burroughs. When Aaron uncovers Howard's extensive archive in Burroughs’ bunker, it not only revives the film for a new generation, but also opens a vibrant window on New York City’s creative culture from the 1970s and ‘80s, and inspires a wide-ranging exploration of his beloved uncle's legacy.I Am My Own Woman
IMDB 4.3 | Oct , 1992
The life story of Charlotte von Mahlsdorf, who survived the Nazi reign as a trans woman and helped start the German gay liberation movement. Documentary with some dramatized scenes. Two actors play the young and middle aged Charlotte and she plays herself in the later years.The Diary of Heong Yeong-dang
IMDB 4.7 | Nov , 2014
A historical drama based in the Joseon times about a person who falls in love with his stepsister.Silence Is a Falling Body
IMDB 6 | Nov , 2017
The film follows Agustina as she finds the videotapes that her father Jaime recorded before the accident that took his life. The family secrets surrounding Jaime push Agustina to get involved. Her search will reveal a story marked by sexuality and political activism.McKellen: Playing the Part
IMDB 7.2 | May , 2018
Built upon a 14 hour interview, McKellen: Playing the Part is a unique journey through the key landmarks of McKellen's life, from early childhood into a demanding career that placed him in the public eye for the best part of his lifetime. Using an abundance of photography from McKellen's private albums and cinematically reconstructed scenes, a raw talent shines through in the intensity, variety and devotion to that moment in the light.Open Secrets
IMDB 6.5 | May , 2004
This provocative documentary uncovers a lost chapter in Canadian military history: how the Armed Forces dealt with homosexual behaviour among soldiers, during and after World War II. More than 60 years later, a group of five veterans, barely adults when they enlisted, break the silence to talk about how homosexual behaviour "was even more unmentionable than cancer." Yet amidst the brutality of war, instances of sexual awakening among soldiers and officers were occuring. Initially, the Army overlooked it, but as the war advanced, they began to crack down: military tribunals, threats of imprisonment, discharge and public exposure. After the war, officers accused of homosexuality were discharged. Back home in Canada, reputations and careers were ruined. For the young men who had served their country with valour, this final chapter was often too much to bear. Based on the book Courting Homosexuals in the Military by Paul Jackson.Alexander
IMDB 6 | Nov , 2004
Alexander, the King of Macedonia, leads his legions against the giant Persian Empire. After defeating the Persians, he leads his army across the then known world, venturing farther than any westerner had ever gone, all the way to India.Legendary
IMDB 0 | Aug , 2020
An inside look into the effort to preserve Philadelphia's ballroom scene, a black LGBTQ safe-space that has endured for 30 years.Tickled
IMDB 7.2 | May , 2016
Journalist David Farrier stumbles upon a mysterious tickling competition online. As he delves deeper he comes up against fierce resistance, but that doesn’t stop him getting to the bottom of a story stranger than fiction.