List of LGBT-related films of 2021 explained

Films

TitleDirectorCountryGenreCastNotesRef
Acts of Love France, United States Documentary [1]
After America United States Drama Yvonne Freese, Theresa McConnon, Daniel Nies, Ahmed Yusuf, Dan Fox, Eli Anthony, Robert Dante[2]
Ahead of the Curve Jen Rainin, Rivkah Beth Medow United States Documentary [3]
Ailey United States Documentary [4]
All Eyes Off Me (Mishehu Yohav Mishehu) Hadas Ben Aroya Israel Drama [5]
Alone (Seuls) Canada Documentary [6]
Anaïs in Love (Les Amours d'Anaïs) France [7]
Ayuda Babes Joven TanPhilippines Comedy
Benedetta France, Netherlands Drama Virginie Efira, Lambert Wilson, Daphne Patakia, Olivier Rabourdin, Clotilde Courau, Charlotte Rampling, Hervé Pierre [8]
Between Them (Toutes les deux) Canada Romantic comedy [9]
Billy Boy Sacha Amaral Argentina
Bliss (Glück) Henrika Kull Germany Drama
Bruno Reidal, Confessions of a Murderer France
Brutalia, Days of Labour Manolis Lavris Greece, Belgium
Canada Documentary [10]
Celts (Kelti) Milica Tomovic Serbia Drama [11]
Cicada Yoon Daewoen South Korea
Cinderella United States Romantic comedy
Compartment No. 6 (Hytti nro 6) Russia, Finland
Cruella United States, United Kingdom Crime, comedy
Dawn, Her Dad and the Tractor Canada Drama Maya Henry, Robb Wells, Amy Groening, Reid Price [12]
The Divide (La Fracture) France Drama
Down in Paris France Drama Antony Hickling, Jean-Christophe Bouvet, Manuel Blanc, Dominique Frot [13]
Esquí Manque La Banca Argentina, Brazil Documentary
Eternals United States Superhero
Everybody's Talking About Jamie United Kingdom Musical Drama Max Harwood, Richard E. Grant, Sarah Lancashire, Sharon Horgan, Lauren Patel, Ralph Ineson, Samuel Bottomley, Shobna Gulati, Adeel Akhtar[14]
Everything Went Fine (Tout s'est bien passé) France
The Fall of the Swift (La Caída del vencejo) Gonzalo Quincoces Spain
Canada Documentary [15]
Leigh JaniakUnited StatesSlasherKiana Madeira, Olivia Scott Welch, Benjamin Flores Jr., Julia Rehwald, Fred Hechinger, Ashley Zukerman[16]
Supernatural horror
Firebird United Kingdom, Estonia Drama, romance, war Tom Prior, Oleg Zagorodnii, Diana Pozharskaya [17]
Flee United States, United Kingdom, France, Sweden, Norway, Denmark Documentary
Fresh Water Canada Documentary Antonio Lennert [18]
Frida Aleksandra Odić Germany
Genderation Germany Documentary
Ghost Song France
The Girl and the Spider (Das Mädchen und die Spinne) Ramon Zürcher, Silvan Zürcher Switzerland Drama Henriette Confurius, Liliane Amuat
Great Freedom (Große Freiheit) Germany
The Hill Where Lionesses Roar (Luaneshat e kodrës) France, Kosovo
How to Fix Radios Emily Russell, Casper Leonard Canada Drama James Rudden, Dimitri Watson, Willa Crowder, Hector Jenkins [19]
Human Factors (Der menschliche Faktor) Germany Drama
If from Every Tongue It Drips Sharlene Bamboat Canada, United Kingdom, Sri Lanka Documentary [20]
Instructions for Survival Yana Ugrekhelidze Georgia Documentary
International Dawn Chorus Day Canada Documentary [21]
Jungle Cruise Jaume Collet-Serra United States Adventure
King Max Adèle Vincenti-Crasson France
Language Lessons United States Drama
The Last Chapter (La dernière séance) Gianluca Matarrese France, Italy Documentary Bernard Guyonnet [22]
The Laureate United Kingdom Drama
Leo by Night (Léo la nuit) France Short drama Nans-Laborde-Jourdàa, Cyusa Ruzindana Rukundo Marcou, Marie-Sohna Condé [23]
Leynilöggan Iceland Action, comedy
Ma Belle, My Beauty Marion Hill France Drama, romance [24]
Madalena Madiano Marcheti Brazil Drama Natalia Mazarim, Rafael de Bona, Pamella Yule [25]
Mayor Pete United States Documentary [26]
La Mif Fred Baillif Switzerland Drama
Miguel's War Lebanon, Germany, Spain Documentary [27]
The Mitchells vs. the MachinesMike RiandaUnited StatesScience fiction, comedyAbbi Jacobson, Danny McBride, Maya Rudolph, Mike Rianda, Eric André, Olivia Colman[28]
Moneyboys C. B. Yi Austria, Belgium, France, Taiwan Kai Ko, Chloe Maayan, J.C. Lin, Bai Yufan, Sun Qiheng
Moon, 66 Questions (Selini, 66 erotiseis) Jacqueline Lentzou Greece, France Drama [29]
Mouth Congress Canada Documentary [30]
My Girlfriend Is the RevolutionMarcelino Islas HernándezMexicoComing-of-age, RomanceSofía Islas, Ana Valeria Becerril, Flor Edwarda[31]
My Name Is Pauli Murray Betsy West, Julie Cohen United States Documentary
Neptune Frost Rwanda, United States Elvis Ngabo, Cheryl Isheja, Kaya Free
No Fags (Tunten zwecklos) Mirek Balonis, Jutta Riedel Germany Documentary
North by Current United States Documentary
On Solid Ground (Über Wasser) Jela Hasler Switzerland
Operation Hyacinth (film)Piotr Domalewski Poland Drama, Crime [32] [33]
Paris, 13th District (Les Olympiades) France
Pat Rocco Dared Canada Documentary [34]
The Power of the Dog Australia, New Zealand, United Kingdom, Canada Drama
The Retreat CanadaHorror [35]
Returning to Reims (Fragments) France
Ride or Die Japan Thriller Kiko Mizuhara, Honami Sato, Yoko Maki, Shunsuke Tanaka, Anne Suzuki, Shinya Niiro, Tetsushi Tanaka, Setsuko Karasuma[36]
The Right Words (Haut les cœurs) Adrian Moyse Dullin France
Scarborough Canada Drama Liam Diaz, Essence Fox, Anna Claire Beitel [37]
The Scary of Sixty-First Dasha Nekrasova United States Horror, thriller Betsey Brown, Madeline Quinn, Dasha Nekrasova
Simone Is Gone (Simone est partie) Mathilde Chavanne France
Softie (Petite Nature) France
Some Women Quen Wong Singapore Documentary [38] [39]
Someone Like Me Canada Documentary [40]
Stillwater United States Drama
Stop-Zemlia Kateryna GornostaiUkraine Drama Maria Fedorchenko, Arsenii Markov, Yana Isaienko, Oleksandr Ivanov, Andrii Abalmazov
The Syed Family Xmas Eve Game Night Canada, United States Short comedy Kausar Mohammed, Vico Ortiz [41]
Titane Belgium, France Vincent Lindon, Agathe Rousselle, Garance Marillier, Laïs Salameh
Venus by Water Lin Wang China
We're All Going to the World's Fair Jane Schoenbrun United States Horror
Wheel of Fortune and Fantasy Japan Drama Kotone Furukawa, Ayumu Nakajima, Hyunri, Kiyohiko Shibukawa, Katsuki Mori, Shouma Kai, Fusako Urabe, Aoba Kawai
Wildhood Canada Drama [42]
Women Do Cry (Zhenite plachat) Bulgaria Drama

Notes and References

  1. Web site: A Year too Real—and a Festival for its Hot Docs . April 30, 2021 . Point of View. Marc Glassman.
  2. Bradley Gibson, "After America". Film Threat, February 14, 2021.
  3. Web site: Ahead of the Curve. 2021-10-28. www.frameline.org. 2021-10-28. https://web.archive.org/web/20211028174920/https://www.frameline.org/festival-archive/festival2020/film-guide/ahead-of-the-curve. dead.
  4. [Peter Knegt]
  5. Guy Lodge, "Berlinale: Teddy Awards Lineup Offers a Surprising Cross-Section of New Queer Cinema". Variety, March 5, 2021.
  6. Megan Durnford, "Paul Tom Animates the Stories of Child Refugees in Alone". Point of View, November 14, 2021.
  7. Yves Lafontaine, "Les films du Festival de Cannes en lice pour la Queer Palm". Fugues, June 29, 2021.
  8. Ella Kemp, "Catholic activists start petition to ban film about lesbian nun 'Benedetta'". NME, April 13, 2022.
  9. Charles-Henri Ramond, "Toutes les deux primé en Angleterre". Films du Québec, February 10, 2022.
  10. Brent Furdyk, "'Catching A Serial Killer: Bruce McArthur': New True-Crime Documentary Investigates Notorious Toronto Serial Killer". Entertainment Tonight Canada, March 19, 2021.
  11. Guy Lodge, "'Celts' Review: Grownups Misbehave at a Child's Birthday Party in This Enjoyably Chaotic Serbian Comedy". Variety, August 22, 2021.
  12. https://pictouadvocate.com/2020/09/04/feature-film-dawn-her-dad-the-tractor-wraps-in-antigonish/ "Feature film Dawn, Her Dad & the Tractor wraps in Antigonish"
  13. Web site: TLA Releasing UK | Down in Paris .
  14. https://deadline.com/2021/05/everybodys-talking-about-jamie-feature-musical-skips-theaters-heads-to-amazon-prime-1234760839/ 'Everybody's Talking About Jamie' Feature Skips Theatrical For Amazon – Deadline
  15. Madeline Lines, "Finding Fanny: Bobbi Jo Hart's newest documentary is poetic justice for the first women of rock and roll". Point of View, May 26, 2021.
  16. Web site: Erbland. Kate. 2021-07-02. 'Fear Street': Why Netflix's Horror Trilogy Is Built Around an 'Underrepresented' Queer Love Story. 2021-07-18. IndieWire. en.
  17. Web site: 'Firebird' Is A Melodramatic True Story Of Forbidden Gay Love In The Cold War. Harvey. Amelia. March 23, 2021. Screen Queens. August 6, 2021.
  18. Mackenzie Patterson, "Fresh Water documentary spotlights Brazilian native finding refuge in Great Lakes surfing community". Streets of Toronto
  19. Sarah Taher, "4 queer and trans happenings to wind you up or down beginning Mar. 4". Xtra!, March 4, 2021.
  20. Andrew Jeffrey, "Open City Documentary Festival unveils full program". RealScreen, July 28, 2021.
  21. Sarah Jae Leiber, "International Dawn Chorus Day Premieres April 29". Broadway World, March 29, 2021.
  22. Camillo De Marco, "Review: The Last Chapter". Cineuropa, 10 September 2021.
  23. Quentin Grosset, "Nans Laborde-Jourdàa : « On travaille sur la crête entre le vrai et le faux, le noble et le mauvais goût. »". Trois couleurs, 13 December 2022.
  24. Web site: Lang . Brett . February 19, 2021 . Queer Polyamorous Love Story 'Ma Belle, My Beauty' Sells to Good Deed . . https://web.archive.org/web/20210218150136/https://variety.com/2021/film/markets-festivals/queer-polyamorous-love-story-ma-belle-my-beauty-sundance-good-deed-exclusive-1234910303/ . February 18, 2021 . February 19, 2021 . live .
  25. Web site: 'Madalena': Rotterdam Review . Wendy . Ide . February 3, 2021 . . September 11, 2023.
  26. https://www.nbcnews.com/nbc-out/out-pop-culture/pete-buttigieg-documentary-mayor-pete-open-lgbtq-film-festival-newfest-rcna2047 "Pete Buttigieg documentary 'Mayor Pete' to open LGBTQ Film Festival NewFest"
  27. Jay Weissberg, "'Miguel's War' Film Review: A Gay Lebanese Man Strives to Make Peace With His Past". Variety, March 12, 2021.
  28. Web site: April 30, 2021 . The Mitchells vs. The Machines Breaks New Ground for LGBTQ Representation in Animation . March 14, 2022 . CBR . en-US.
  29. Nick Chen, "Jacqueline Lentzou is the new romantic of Greek Weird cinema". Dazed, June 23, 2022.
  30. Norman Wilner, "Scott Thompson and Paul Bellini resurrect a gay punk band you've never heard of". Now, March 2, 2021.
  31. Web site: Ges . Lucía . 2021-10-17 . "Mi novia es la revolución", de Marcelino Islas Hernández: una visión sobre la feminidad . 2023-04-23 . Vagabunda Mx . es.
  32. Daniel Tilles, "Netflix thriller set amid anti-gay operation in communist Poland'". "Notes From Poland". September 13, 2021.
  33. Will Tizard, "Cinematographer Piotr Sobocinski Creates Trapped Characters in Murder Story ‘Hyacinth’ – Camerimage'". Variety, November 13, 2021.
  34. Katherine Brodsky, "Whistler Film Fest Kicks Back into High Gear with Hybrid Model and Contenders 'Lost Daughter' and 'Power of the Dog'". Variety, November 30, 2021.
  35. Chris Knight, "Sufficiently scary; Canadian horror film gives old premise a refreshing, satisfying LGBTQ twist". Calgary Herald, May 21, 2021.
  36. Web site: Hodgkins. Crystalyn. Ching Nakamura's Gunjō Manga Gets Netflix Film. Anime News Network. October 28, 2020.
  37. Amber Dowling, "'Scarborough' Gives Ground-Breaking Voice to Ignored Toronto Community". Variety, September 10, 2021.
  38. Web site: Frater . Patrick . SGIFF Premiere: 'Some Women' Focuses on Singapore's Unseen Transgender History . Variety . Variety Media, LLC. . 11 June 2024 . English . 2021-11-30.
  39. Web site: Khanna . Tanisha . Film of the Month: Some Women, A Journey Through Self-Acceptance and a Look Into the Lives of Transgender Women in Singapore . City Nomads . 11 June 2024 . 2024-04-08.
  40. Rebecca Dyok, "Former Fort St. James resident to release first feature-length documentary film". Vanderhoof Omineca Express, April 19, 2021.
  41. Tracy E. Gilchrist, "Queer Muslims Centered in Holiday Flick The Syed Family Xmas Game Night". The Advocate, September 22, 2021.
  42. https://www.saltwire.com/halifax/lifestyles/local-lifestyles/hannams-wildhood-a-two-spirit-teenage-road-trip-now-filming-in-windsor-486939/ "Hannam's Wildhood, a two-spirit teenage road trip, now filming in Windsor"