Movies and TvShows featuring "gay-sailor" theme.

Querelle is a sailor who is sent to Brest for a secret mission. While there, he becomes embroiled in a world of sexual intrigue, murder, and betrayal. As he navigates through the seedy underbelly of the city, Querelle grapples with his own desires and the consequences of his actions.

In this drama set in Harlem, a young gay black man named Perry explores the history and life of Bruce Nugent, a gay writer from the Harlem Renaissance. As Perry delves deeper into Nugent's life and works, he confronts his own identity and experiences of love, desire, and discrimination. Through their intergenerational friendship, Perry gains a new understanding of the struggles and triumphs of the gay black community.

A man's life unravels as he navigates through an economic crisis, engaging in explicit and homoerotic encounters while on a road trip.

Proteus is a historical drama that takes place in 18th-century South Africa. It tells the story of a naturalist and a gay sailor who form a relationship amidst a colony and penal colony. The film explores themes of love, sexuality, homophobia, and the struggles faced by the characters. Through their journey, they navigate the complexities of a society entrenched in Calvinism and social norms.

Common Ground is an anthology film that tells the stories of several LGBTQ individuals who serve in the US military during the 1950s and 1970s. It explores themes of love, discrimination, and the struggle for acceptance.

Deep in the lush river jungles of Argentina, Alvaro lives a solitary existence fishing and harvesting reeds. What sets him apart from the rest of his village is that he is gay. There are no other gay men in his world, his only means of expression is with the occasional outsider who passes through. Most of these men come via the river taxi El León, whose captain El Turu is a mean man with a homophobic streak and a secret. When illegal loggers appear in the jungle El Turu accuses Alvaro of aiding them, a dispute which leads both men towards confrontation.

Theo is a young docker languishing in his native port. His life flows at the monotonous rhythm of cargo ships passing by. Through his encounter with Giuseppe, a disillusioned sailor ashore for a while, Theo will gather the courage to face the waves to escape his dull existence by trying to get into Giuseppe's gruff crew.

A lonely and shy Michael succumbs to Zeno, a handsome and younger stranger in a gay bar.

The Dog House is a legendary New York dive bar, owned by an extraordinary family. Three people, from different back grounds, enter at closing time on separate nights, carrying the world on their shoulders; but by the time each of them leaves after "last call", their souls are saved, while two of them realize how connected they are. Last Call at the Dog House is a unique and uplifting gay spiritual film that packs an emotional punch.

Marek starts as a trainee on a container ship. It's 197 meters long, 30 meters wide, and bound for Martinique in the Caribbean. Full of anticipation, he leaves his parents' farm in Western Pomerania in Germany and goes on board his ship at Saint-Nazaire in Brittany. Marek wants to find freedom and falls in love with the enigmatic sailor Jean. Will it just be a fling or will it last forever? Does Jean actually have a lover in every port? On his trip across the Atlantic, Marek may not actually become a sailor, but he does grow up. A romantic coming-of-age trip over the Atlantic and a maritime boy's dream about love under the conditions of modern cargo shipping.

Christopher embarks on a transatlantic voyage as a passenger on a cargo ship. His hopes of finding out what lures so many men to sea sets him on a journey into solitude, fantasy, and obsession.

A teenager adores his sailor friend. He dreams about the exotic countries, marvellous starry skies and the inevitable homesickness that would bring his friend back to him. In a colourful series of mythical referential images, his fragile dreams get so unreal, that the enthusiasm for seeing his friend again turns into anxiousness.

A somewhat unhappy man and wife are touring New York's Prospect Park, when they encounter a pair of sailors on shore leave. The wife and one sailor give in to their desire and tarry a bit. Later, after they all get back together, the wife realizes she is not the only one with unsatisfied desires.

Caught Looking sees a lonely gay man attempt to explore his sexual fantasies with the help of an interactive computer game, guiding his virtual reality persona through a series of potential encounters (naval rough trade, a moustachioed 'clone', a 50s muscle man) while offering wry commentary on the shifting landscape of queer cruising. But is it love he’s really looking for?

One of Werner Schroeter's most important and inventive works, this threadbare evocation of Jean Genet's notorious Querelle depicts the erotic adventures of two sailors through the world's seaports in the manner of a cut-rate silent movie.

A Navy recruiter (Nathaniel Grant) recalls the enlistment of sailors during the Navy Sex Scandal in Newport, RI, during 1919.

March On is a film project dedicated to documenting the National Equality March in Washington D.C. on October 11, 2009. As we capture this moment in time, we will tell the stories of individuals whose lives are affected by the lack of simple human rights. Their stories are the reason we march.