Films Title Director Country Genre Cast Notes Ref Ahead of the Curve Jen Rainin, Rivka Beth Medow United States Documentary Dino-Ray Ramos, "Inside Out LGBT Film Festival To Feature ‘The Boys In The Band’, ‘The Obituary Of Tunde Johnson’, ‘Cowboys’ And More For Virtual Edition". Deadline Hollywood, September 9, 2020. Always Amber Lia Hietala, Hannah Reinikainen Sweden Documentary "Teddy Awards Program 2020". Teddy Awards. Ammonite Francis Lee United KingdomAustralia Drama Kate Winslet, Saoirse Ronan, Gemma Jones, James McArdle, Alec Secăreanu, Fiona Shaw Are We Lost Forever David Färdmar Sweden Drama Björn Elgerd, Jonathan Andersson, Micki Stoltt, Nemanja Stojanovic Automotive Jonas Heldt Germany Documentary Babydyke (Babylebbe) Tone Ottilie Denmark Short drama Ben Platt: Live from Radio City Music Hall Alex TimbersSam Wrench United States Concert film Ben Platt, Crystal Monee Hall, Kojo Littles, Allen René Louis Live recording of Ben Platt's September 29, 2019 concert at Radio City Music Hall, as part of his Sing to Me Instead Tour Berlin Alexanderplatz Burhan Qurbani Germany Drama Welket Bunguê, Jella Haase Adaptation of the 1929 novel by Alfred Döblin Bloodthirsty Amelia Moses Canada Horror Lauren Beatty, Greg Bryk, Katharine King So Rebecca Rubin, "See an Exclusive Clip of Werewolf Thriller ‘Bloodthirsty’". Variety, October 1, 2020. Bloody Nose, Empty Pockets Bill Ross United States Documentary The Boys in the Band Joe Mantello United States Drama Jim Parsons, Zachary Quinto, Matt Bomer, Andrew Rannells, Charlie Carver, Robin de Jesús, Brian Hutchison, Michael Benjamin Washington, Tuc Watkins Screenplay by Mart Crowley, based on his stage play of the same name Breaking Fast Mike Mosallam United States Romantic comedy Haaz Sleiman, Michael Cassidy, Veronica Cartwright Andre Hereford, "Film Review: ‘Breaking Fast’ is an engaging gay rom-com". Metro Weekly, June 26, 2020. Charlatan Agnieszka Holland Czech Republic Drama Ivan Trojan Based on the life of healer Jan Mikolášek The Christmas Setup Pat Mills CanadaUnited States Romantic comedy, Christmas Ben Lewis, Blake Lee, Fran Drescher Hank Stuever, "TV's gay Christmas movies are as benign, charming and cliche as we always hoped they'd be". The Washington Post, December 9, 2020. Cicada Matthew Fifer United States Drama Matthew Fifer, Sheldon D. Brown, Scott Adsit, Cobie Smulders Angela Morrison, "VQFF Review: 'Cicada' Bravely Explores the Messy, Nonlinear Process of Healing and Romance". Exclaim!, August 20, 2020. Cowboys Anna Kerrigan United States Drama Steve Zahn, Jillian Bell, Sasha Knight, Ann Dowd Cured Bennett Singer, Patrick Sammon United States Documentary Dino-Ray Ramos, "‘Cured’ Trailer: Outfest Docu Chronicles Battle To Declassify Homosexuality As Mental Illness". Deadline Hollywood, August 11, 2020. Dance of the 41 (El baile de los 41) David Pablos Mexico Drama Alfonso Herrera, Mabel Cadena, Emiliano Zurita, Fernando Becerril, Paulina Álvarez Muñoz Dating Amber David Freyne Ireland Drama Fionn O'Shea, Lola Petticrew Days Tsai Ming-liang Taiwan Drama Lee Kang-sheng Dear Leo Emma Rappold United States Drama Disclosure: Trans Lives on Screen Sam Feder United States Documentary Divinely Evil (Vil, má) Gustavo Vinagre Brazil Documentary Dry Wind (Vento Seco) Daniel Nolasco Brazil Drama Dustin Naïla Guiguet France Short drama Dustin Muchwitz, Félix Maritaud Paolo Kagaoan, "TIFF 2020: Our Review of ‘Short Cuts 3’". In the Seats, September 11, 2020. Ellie & Abbie (& Ellie's Dead Aunt) Monica Zanetti Australia Romantic comedy Sophie Hawkshaw, Zoe Terakes, Julia Billington êmîcêtôcêt: Many Bloodlines Theola Ross Canada Documentary Rhiannon Johnson, "Documentary by two-spirit Cree filmmaker shares journey through IVF to parenthood". CBC News Indigenous, August 3, 2020. Falling Viggo Mortensen United StatesCanadaUnited Kingdom Drama Viggo Mortensen, Lance Henriksen, Laura Linney, Terry Chen, Sverrir Gudnason, Hannah Gross Mortensen's directorial debut Flowers of the Field Andrew Stanley Canada Drama Alex Crowther, Ryan Hollyman, Kristopher Turner, Sharon McFarlane, Jesse LaVercombe "Flowers of the Field". Vancouver International Film Festival. Friend of the World Brian Patrick Butler United States Sci-fi horror Nick Young, Alexandra Slade, Michael C. Burgess, Kathryn Schott, Kevin Smith, Luke Pensabene, Neil Raymond Ricco Two-character stage play-like drama with a gay protagonist Funny Boy Deepa Mehta Canada Drama Arush Nand, Brandon Ingram, Ali Kazmi, Agam Darshi, Seema Biswas Adaptation of the 1994 novel by Shyam Selvadurai Radheyan Simonpillai, "Deepa Mehta's Funny Boy to premiere on Netflix" . Now, October 15, 2020. Girls Shouldn't Walk Alone at Night (Les filles ne marchent pas seules la nuit) Katerine Martineau Canada Short drama Amaryllis Tremblay, Nahéma Ricci Anna Mayers, "Girls Shouldn't Walk Alone At Night – Short Film Review". Close-Up Culture, March 19, 2021. Good Joe Bell Reinaldo Marcus Green United States Drama Mark Wahlberg, Reid Miller, Connie Britton Based on the suicide of Jadin Bell Kevin Slane, "Mark Wahlberg got ‘as thin as possible’ for new movie". Boston.com, November 22, 2019. Gossamer Folds Lisa Donato United States Drama Alexandra Grey Happiest Season Clea DuVall United States Romantic comedy Kristen Stewart, Mackenzie Davis, Alison Brie, Aubrey Plaza, Dan Levy, Mary Holland, Victor Garber, Mary Steenburgen The House of Love (La Casa Dell'Amore) Luca Ferri Italy Documentary I Am Samuel Peter Murimi Kenya Documentary If It Were Love (Si c'était de l'amour) Patric Chiha France Documentary Jesse Jams Trevor Anderson Canada Documentary Jesse Jams Gabrielle Mulholland, "'Jesse Jams' Is a Life-Affirming Glimpse into the Life of an Edmonton Mumble Punk". Exclaim!, July 15, 2020. Jump, Darling Philip J. Connell Canada Comedy-drama Thomas Duplessie, Cloris Leachman, Tynomi Banks Kajillionaire Miranda July United States Comedy-drama Evan Rachel Wood, Gina Rodriguez, Debra Winger, Richard Jenkins Kokon Leonie Krippendorff Germany Drama The Last City (Die Letzte Stadt) Heinz Emigholz Germany Drama Little Girl (Petite fille) Sébastien Lifshitz France Documentary Luz Jon Garcia United States Drama Ernesto Reyes, Jesse Tayeh Chad Armstrong, "Mardi Gras Film Festival 2021 Review: Luz". The Queer Review, February 13, 2021. Milkwater Morgan Ingari United States Comedy-drama Molly Bernard Minyan Eric Steel United States Drama My Best Part (Garçon chiffon) Nicolas Maury France Comedy-drama Nicolas Maury, Nathalie Baye, Arnaud Valois Melanie Goodfellow, "Les Films du Losange launches Nicolas Maury's solo directorial debut ‘My Best Part’". Screen Daily, February 21, 2020. My Little Sister (Schwesterlein) Véronique Reymond Switzerland Drama Nina Hoss, Lars Eidinger My Name Is Baghdad (Meu nome é Bagda) Caru Alves de Souza Brazil Drama My Tender Matador (Tengo miedo, torero) Rodrigo Sepúlveda Chile Drama Alfredo Castro, Leonardo Ortizgris, Amparo Noguera based on the book The New Mutants Josh Boone United States Superhero / Horror Maisie Williams, Anya Taylor-Joy, Charlie Heaton, Alice Braga, Blu Hunt, Henry Zaga No Hard Feelings (Futur Drei) Faraz Shariat Germany Drama Benjamin Radjaipour, Eidin Jalali No Ordinary Man Aisling Chin-Yee, Chase Joynt Canada Documentary Documentary film about Billy Tipton Pat Mullen, "‘Inconvenient Indian’, ‘New Corporation’, ‘No Ordinary Man’ Rep Canadian Docs in TIFF Line-up". Point of View, July 30, 2020. One in a Thousand (Las mil y una) Clarisa Navas Argentina Drama Out Steven Hunter United States Animated short Panthers (Panteres) Erica Sánchez Spain Short drama Passage Sarah Baril Gaudet Canada Documentary Gabrielle Goupil, Yoan Duchesne François Lévesque, "Sarah Baril Gaudet: l'été où tout peut changer". Le Devoir, March 12, 2021. PlaydurizmGem DegerCzechiasci-fi, fantasy, horror, romance, drama, comedeAustin Chunn, Gem Deger, Issy Stewart The Prom Ryan Murphy United States Musical comedy Meryl Streep, James Corden, Andrew Rannells, Nicole Kidman, Keegan-Michael Key, Ariana DeBose, Tracey Ullman, Kevin Chamberlin, Mary Kay Place, Kerry Washington, Jo Ellen Pellman Based on the stage musical of the same name P.S. Burn This Letter Please Michael Seligman, Jennifer Tiexiera United States Documentary Correspondence among the 1950s New York City drag community Queen of the Andes Jillian Acreman Canada Drama Bhreagh MacNeil, Hailey Chown Barry Hertz, "Ambitious Canadian drama Queen of the Andes goes to Mars on the budget of a bus ride to New Brunswick, give or take". The Globe and Mail, September 17, 2020. Rūrangi Max Currie New Zealand Drama Elz Carrad Saint-Narcisse Bruce LaBruce Canada Drama Félix-Antoine Duval, Tania Kontoyanni, Alexandra Petrachuck, Andreas Apergis Nick Vivarelli, "Venice Days to Premiere Bruce LaBruce's ‘Saint-Narcisse,’ Chile's ‘My Tender Matador,’ Mati Diop Short". Variety, July 23, 2020. A Secret Love Chris Bolan United States Documentary Terry Donahue, Pat Henschel, Diana Bolan A Secret Love Update: What Happened to Pat Henschel After Terry Donahue Passed Away. E!.Sheer QormaFaraz Arif AnsariIndiaDramaShabana Azmi, Divya Dutta, Swara Bhaskar Shiva Baby Emma Seligman United States Comedy Rachel Sennott, Molly Gordon, Polly Draper, Fred Melamed, Dianna Agron Based on Seligman's short film of the same name; the short film was not LGBT-related. Jude Dry, "‘Shiva Baby’ Review: A Sugar Daddy Crashes a Jewish Funeral in This Lively Queer Comedy". IndieWire, March 24, 2020. Shubh Mangal Zyada Saavdhan Hitesh Kewalya India Romantic comedy Ayushmann Khurrana, Jitendra Kumar, Neena Gupta, Gajraj Rao spin-off of the 2017 film Shubh Mangal Saavdhan Sometimes I Wish I Was on a Desert Island (Y’a des fois où j’aimerais me trouver sur une île déserte) Eli Jean Tahchi Canada Short documentary "L'exposition No man's land : Entrevue avec l'artiste Eli-Jean Tahchi". Ici Radio-Canada Première, June 2, 2022. Stage Mother Thom Fitzgerald Canada Comedy Jacki Weaver, Lucy Liu, Adrian Grenier Dennis Harvey, "‘Stage Mother’: Film Review". Variety, July 2, 2020. Summer of 85 (Été 85) François Ozon France Drama Félix Lefebvre, Benjamin Voisin, Philippine Velge, Valeria Bruni Tedeschi, Melvil Poupaud, Isabelle Nanty Adaptation of the 1982 novel Dance on My Grave by Aidan Chambers Peter Debruge, "François Ozon's ‘Summer of 85’: Film Review". Variety, July 14, 2020.Summer of MesaJosh CoxUnited StatesRomanceMolly Miles, Andrea GraneraThe SurrogateJeremy HershUnited StatesDramaJasmine Batchelor, Chris Perfetti, Sullivan Jones The Thing About Harry Peter Paige United States Romantic comedy Jake Borelli, Niko Terho, Karamo Brown, Britt Baron Tove Zaida Bergroth FinlandSweden Drama Alma Pöysti, Krista Kosonen, Shanti Roney, Joanna Haartti Based on the life of Finnish author Tove Jansson Transhood Sharon Liese United States Documentary Uncle Frank Alan Ball United States Drama Paul Bettany, Sophia Lillis, Peter Macdissi, Judy Greer, Steve Zahn, Lois Smith, Margo Martindale, Stephen Root, Colton Ryan Welcome to Chechnya David France United States Documentary Mike Fleming, Jr. "HBO Documentary Films Lands Sundance-Bound ‘Welcome To Chechnya’, About Harsh Plight Of LGBTQ Community In Russian Republic". Deadline Hollywood, December 12, 2019. Wildland (Kød & Blod) Jeanette Nordahl Denmark Drama Your Name Engraved Herein Patrick Kuang-Hui Liu Taiwan Drama Edward Chen, Jing-Hua Tseng, Leon Dai
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