Category: Dating

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!

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.

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.

Alan Cumming is exceptional in the thought-provoking generational drama ‘After Louie’

An award-winning gay drama featuring a knockout lead performance by Alan Cumming, After Louie explores the contradictions of modern gay life and history through Sam, a man desperate to understand how he and his community got to where they are today.

As an AIDS activist and member of ACT UP in the ’80s and ’90s, Sam witnessed the deaths of far too many close friends and lovers. Battle-wounded and struggling with survivor’s guilt, Sam now resents the complacency of his former comrades and derides what he sees as the younger generation’s indifference to the politics of sex and death.

When he meets Braeden, a seductive young man played by Zachary Booth, during a late-night outing at the bar, he quickly is able to lower Sam’s guard. As the pair become increasingly intimate, an intergenerational relationship blossoms between them – one capable of reawakening Sam’s artistic soul and reviving his wilted heart.

Through this unconventional romance, Sam is finally forced to deal with the trauma that informs his past, his present and the pair’s unknown future.

Watch the trailer for After Louie below. The film is now streaming on Dekkoo.

Short Film Spotlight: Impulses

Two very different individuals settle into one romantic unit in the sexy new short film Impulses, a visually striking work from Argentine filmmaker Juan Mirarchi.

Playing out like a dark tone poem, the film follows a writer named Joaquin, who, burdened by anxiety and self-doubt, struggles to embrace the romantic and emotional vulnerability that presents itself when he starts living with Gabriel, his seemingly perfect new boyfriend.

What, at first, seems like it may be a case of obsessive interpersonal attachment soon reveals itself as simple post-commitment jitters blown way out of proportion.

The actors bare both body and soul in this tender and thought-provoking short relationship drama.

Watch a short teaser for Impulses below. The film is now streaming on Dekkoo.

A young man looks for new connections in the provocative Dekkoo Exclusive ‘In Ashes’

Spanning the five-year period after an intense break-up, In Ashes is an arresting drama and an unconventional coming-of-age tale.

Christian (Rex Leonard), a twenty-something gay man, is trying to get over the heartbreak of his first love. Looking for meaningful connections through emotionless online dating apps, he goes through a whirlwind of experiences. His passion gives way to obsession as he sets out on an intense journey to find new love… and possibly himself along the way.

A deeply personal, semi-autobiographical film from prolific Danish director Ludvig Christian Næsted Poulsen, In Ashes tells a modern story about the search for love, offering up a raw and unflinchingly honest portrait of one young gay man’s quest to find his way in life.

Watch the trailer for In Ashes below. The film is now streaming exclusively on Dekkoo.

Don’t miss the acclaimed gay romantic comedy ‘Perfect Endings’ – a new Dekkoo Exclusive!

Following up his crowd-pleasing, critically-acclaimed 2014 romance The Way He Looks, Brazilian writer-director Daniel Ribeiro returns with the endearing, sexy and far more grown up sophomore feature Perfect Endings.

Perfect Endings stars Artur Volpi as João, a struggling filmmaker who is fresh off of a 10-year-long relationship and ready to dive back into single dating life.

With the support of his hilarious besties, João rides the oh-so-relatable rollercoaster of emotions as he tries to find himself and his voice as a filmmaker while navigating the ups and downs of hook-up culture and rebound romance.

João begins to take charge of his destiny, intermingling the scenes from his dating life into his screenwriting and swiftly blurring the lines between the two. But can we really write our way to a perfect ending? Or do we have to surrender to serendipity? His earnest search for fulfillment through love and creativity’s battlefield leads us on a heartwarming journey to an unexpected, sweetly satisfying and very erotic ending that lives up to the title.

Watch the trailer for Perfect Endings below. The film is now streaming exclusively on Dekkoo!

Head to the beach with ‘High Tide,’ one of the year’s most acclaimed gay films

Marco Pigossi delivers a brilliantly nuanced performance in High Tide as Lourenço, a Brazilian immigrant whose visa is nearing its expiration.

Heartbroken and adrift after his American boyfriend unexpectedly leaves him, Lourenco finds himself alone in Provincetown. Enveloped by the beauty and magic of the seaside community, he grows distressed by the day as his once hopeful future has dimmed into an emotional and physical state of limbo.

When he meets Maurice (James Bland), a kind, vacationing nurse, they form an unexpected connection. Together, they begin to find acceptance with each other while struggling to reconcile their uncertain futures.

For his feature directorial debut, world-renowned playwright Marco Calvani weaves a colorful tapestry of queer lives intersecting in one of North America’s most iconic gay destinations. Bill Irwin and Marisa Tomei co-star in this acclaimed romantic gay drama.

Watch the trailer for High Tide below. The film is now streaming on Dekkoo.

Former lovers get a second chance at first love in the tender romance ‘Since the Last Time We Met’

Two men get a second chance at first love in Since the Last Time We Met, a stylish and sexy romantic drama from Argentine writer-director Matías De Leis Correa.

Fifteen years after they last saw one another, Victor and David (Patricio Arellano and Esteban Recagno) are reunited by chance – reviving the clandestine love they shared when they were younger.

Victor could never get over the wound that David inflicted by disappearing so suddenly, and his feelings are made even more complicated now that David is married.

As their lives intertwine once again, the two men struggle with their deep longing for one another, knowing that every time they meet might well be the last.

Since the Last Time We Met tells a heartfelt story of modern relationships, rekindled passions and reconnecting with a lost love.

Watch the trailer for Since the Last Time We Met below. The film is now streaming on Dekkoo.