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Dekkoo Exclusive: Some Nights I Feel Like Walking

A long night of chance, camaraderie, and cruising plays out in Some Nights I Feel Like Walking, a sexually-charged coming-of-age drama from Filipino director Petersen Vargas.

Set in a bustling corner of Manila where the nights are sleepless and desire hangs in the thick, humid air, the film follows Uno (Jomari Angeles), a twinky street hustler, and Zion (Miguel Odron), a rich teen looking for a new home. The two share a brief encounter in a bus terminal, but end up going their separate ways.

Two years later, the young men meet again as hustlers booked by the same client. Captivated by the allure of Uno and his ragtag band of brothers, who look out for each other and make a quick buck when they can, Zion thinks he may have finally found his new chosen family, until the night takes a tragic turn that will change the course of their lives forever.

With kinetic camera work that glides across grimy, intimate spaces, Some Nights I Feel Like Walking draws viewers into a hypnotic cinematic experience, telling a tender story about queer belonging while never shying away from the gritty realities of life on the streets.

Watch the trailer for Some Nights I Feel Like Walking below. The film is now streaming exclusively on Dekkoo.

Short Film Spotlight: Johnny

A provocative 19-minute short from director Micah Stuart and screenwriter/lead actor Brandon Crowder, Johnny follows a lonely and conflicted older man named Sam who hires a young male sex worker named Johnny to spend the night with him in a motel room and provide his first gay sexual experience.

A devoted husband and father, he has has spent his entire life trying to outrun his sexual attraction to other men, carefully constructing a heteronormative life he hoped would make him happy. But the harder Sam tries to force himself to be the man he believes he should be, the harder it is for him to resist becoming the man he’s secretly always been.

As it turns out, Sam is not the only one with a secret – and the intimate night the two men share forces Johnny to come face-to-face with a haunting moment from his past that he thought he’d left behind.

Tense, well-acted and thought-provoking, Johnny is a story about finding the strength and courage it takes to accept responsibility for the choices you have made… and the person you have become.

Watch a short teaser clip from Johnny below. The film is now streaming on Dekkoo.

Dekkoo Exclusive: A Night Like This

A Night Like This, the charming feature debut from director Liam Calvert, follows two seemingly mismatched men who cross paths on a chilly Christmas eve in London.

Lead actors Alexander Lincoln (star of In From The Side) and Jack Brett Anderson share a palpable chemistry as Oliver, a brash British entrepreneur, and Lukas, a struggling German actor.

Both out alone at the pub, drowning their respective sorrows, the two men decide to spend the night out together after an initially awkward meeting. What follows is a revelatory evening of bar-hopping, deep discussions and uncomfortable truths as these potential young lovers not only get to know each other but come to a better understanding of themselves in the process.

Evoking the endearing, chatty charm of Before Sunrise and Weekend, A Night Like This explores the ways opposites attract – and how human connection can provide much needed warmth on an otherwise cold winter night.

Watch the trailer for A Night Like This below. This brand-new Dekkoo Exclusive is now available!

A tragic incident alters the life of a young dancer in the powerful gay drama ‘Why Not You’

Thomas Prenn stars in the stirring drama Why Not You as Mario, a sensitive young dancer who finds difficulty in the day-to-day life of his small Italian village. At a local festival, he reunites with Lenz (Noah Saavedra), a former childhood friend who left town long ago.

Mario quickly becomes fixated on Lenz, who is now living out his dreams as an actor in Rome. Inspired, Mario decides to follow his friend to the Italian capital. When they meet in a gay bar, the night takes a tragic turn. Escaping unharmed, Mario’s life will be forever altered by the incident and the loss that follows.

The debut feature of writer-director Evi Romen, Why Not You is a challenging character drama, following a disoriented young man who senses that he must find a place for himself in an often violent and unforgiving world.

Watch the trailer for Why Not You below. The film is now streaming on Dekkoo.

Short Film Spotlight: Tomorrow

Set in a Southern California suburb, the 13-minute short Tomorrow focuses on a small crowd of high schoolers as they celebrate the final sunset of the old millennium.

It’s New Year’s Eve, 1999, but all is not well within their small circle of friends. Along with this once-in-a-lifetime milestone comes the pressure to redefine oneself, a pressure that will test and transform the bonds of friendship.

Trevor (Zachary Roozen) wants to use the occasion as an opportunity to win a midnight kiss from his crush, the vivacious Sarah (Katie Baker). He enlists Clark (Daniel Rashid), his sensitive and introverted best friend, as a wingman in the effort. Clark, however, is secretly considering whether or not he should finally express his long-concealed love for Trevor.

Screenwriter Joshua Paul Johnson and director Leandro Tadashi craft a gorgeous and all-too relatable coming-of-age drama wherein the silences between the dialog are louder than words.

Watch the teaser for Tomorrow below. The short film is now available exclusively on Dekkoo.

Short Film Spotlight: Utopia

Thomas and Julien, two boys from different social backgrounds, decide to meet in person after first connecting over the internet. Together, the pair embark on a dreamy adventure through the Parisian suburbs.

Lost among architectural projects, they begin an on-going conversation about the concept of utopia, and begin to nourish ideas about what their own personal utopia might look like.

Lead actors Pierre Elliott and Romain Poli deliver tender performances as two romantic young men who form a much-needed connection in this 22-minute short film from director Manfred Rott, originally released in 2012 to great acclaim at queer film festivals around the globe.

Gorgeously shot on 16 millimeter black and white film, Utopia is quietly moving and feels timeless in both vision and theme.

Watch a teaser trailer for Utopia below. The short film is now available on Dekkoo.

A mother and her gay son seek out a better life in the comedy ‘Potato Dreams of America’

Obsessed with old Hollywood movies and concerned for her son’s future in 1980s USSR, Lena becomes a mail-order bride and moves to the United States.

Though she hopes to give her son, Potato, a better life, things veer off course when his burgeoning sexuality and love of New Queer Cinema clash with his new father’s political and religious points of view.

Stylized and deliriously campy, Potato Dreams of America conjures a portrayal of the American dream that is as hopeful and hilarious as it is dizzying.

Featuring a star-studded LGBTQ+ cast – including Lea DeLaria and Jonathan Bennett – this autobiographical crowd-pleaser from writer/director Wes Hurley, a major hit with audiences at film festivals all around the world, is designed to make you laugh and spark some whimsical wonder along the way.

Watch the trailer for Potato Dreams of America below. The film is now available on Dekkoo.

‘Block Pass’ is a sensitive, deeply felt and quietly profound queer motocross drama

A breathtaking drama that was shown during the Critics Week at the 2024 Cannes Film Festival and was nominated for the Queer Palm award, Block Pass, director Antoine Chevrollier’s first feature-length film, explores masculinity and sexuality in rural France.

Sayyid El Alami and Amaury Foucher star as Willy and Jojo, best friends who share a joint passion for motorcycles. Jojo is a skillful young driver who is well on his way to becoming famous in the local racing scene while Willy is there primarily for moral support, helping his closest friend to live his dream.

When Jojo’s secret desires are revealed, his fast track to fame begins to crumble. The two friends soon find themselves embarking on a rocky journey that neither of them wanted while navigating grief, toxic masculinity and unspoken desires along the way.

Sensitive, deeply felt, quietly profound and featuring impressively authentic performances from the young ensemble cast, Block Pass is a queer coming-of-age sports drama that establishes Antoine Chevrollier as a notable up-and-coming filmmaker.

Watch the trailer for Block Pass below. The film is now available on Dekkoo.

Two ex-boyfriends end up in quarantine together in the acclaimed romantic comedy ‘F.L.Y.’

Up-and-coming actors and filmmakers Trent Kendrick and Rafael Albarrán wrote, directed and star in the winning romantic comedy/drama F.L.Y. as Max and Rafael, two exes who have not seen each other in five years.

The pair are unexpectedly reunited when the COVID-19 pandemic forces them into quarantine together. Max, now a freelance writer in Los Angeles, has built a new life with his fitness instructor boyfriend, Hunter. Meanwhile, Rafael has embraced their non-binary identity and is pursuing a passion for performing, aspiring to become the next drag superstar.

As the two men navigate the challenges of lockdown, Max and Rafael rediscover their connection and learn to celebrate living their truth while embracing the unpredictable journey of self-discovery and love.

Kendrick and Albarrán pack their debut feature with humor, music and heart, offering up a charming and sexy look at queer love, relationships and what it means to be a gay man in this current decade.

Watch the trailer for F.L.Y. below. The film is now streaming on Dekkoo.

Short Film Spotlight: One Day This Kid

As told by filmmaker Alexander Farah through a deftly composed array of small yet pivotal moments, the 17-minute short One Day This Kid follows a first-generation Afghan-Canadian man as he struggles to come to terms with being gay against the disapproval of his immigrant parents and takes steps toward establishing an identity of his own under his father’s shadow.

Inspired by the work of renowned artist David Wojnarowicz, the film uses gorgeous cinematography and emotional precision to tell the story of one gay boy growing up in a society that rejects him at all costs.

Delicate and poised, yet deeply powerful, this is the kind of heart-wrenching storytelling that should not be missed. Marking Farah as a filmmaker to watch, the film won the Narrative Short Competition at the 2025 South by Southwest Film Festival and has earned great acclaim at some of the world’s most prestigious cinema forums, including TIFF, the AFI Fest, Slamdance, Festival du Nouveau Cinema and many more.

Watch a teaser trailer for One Day This Kid below. The short film is now streaming on Dekkoo.