Category: Dating

Front Cover: A Heartfelt LGBTQ+ Love Story

Ryan (Jake Choi) is a handsome fashion stylist living in New York City. He openly rejects his traditional Asian-American upbringing, fearing that it will prevent him from enjoying his life as an openly gay man.

Everything starts to change, however, when Ryan is given an assignment and begins working with Ning (James Chen), a famous and alluring Chinese actor.

Despite a rocky start, an unlikely romance develops between the two, leading Ryan to re-examine his roots and consider an enticing new path for his career, as well as his love life.

With Front Cover, Ray Yeung, the acclaimed director behind Cut Sleeve Boys, All Shall Be Well and Twilight’s Kiss, crafts a tender and entertaining look at clashing cultures and the ultimate triumph of romance, guaranteed to make you swoon.

Watch the trailer for Front Cover below. The film is now streaming on Dekkoo.

Head to the beach with ‘The Best Friend,’ a sexy, vibrant and romantic new gay musical!

Set at a bright and beautiful Brazilian beachside, The Best Friend follows Lucas (Vinicius Teixeira), a handsome young architect who is in a crisis with his boyfriend. On vacation, he spots Felipe (Gabriel Fuentes), an alluring former school crush who is now working as a local tour guide.

Hidden desires are soon re-awakened. In this musical paradise, Lucas surrenders to the pursuit of liberating intimacy while Felipe loses himself in colorful nights and a variety of willing partners.

Will these two men find happiness and love together under the scorching Brazilian sun? As nostalgic pop music of the 1980s and ’90s fuel spontaneous song and dance, the pair explore reconciliation, jealousy, and self-discovery.

From writer-director Allan Deberton, The Best Friend is a vibrant gay musical, blending romance and rhythm within the coastal paradise of Brazil while celebrating gay love with lighthearted charm and infectious energy.

Watch the trailer for The Best Friend below. The film is now available exclusively on Dekkoo!

A young man explores anonymous hookups in the Argentine drama ‘A Few Feet Away’

Up-and-coming Argentine actor Max Suen stars in the new gay drama A Few Feet Away as Santiago, a young 20-something who works in a mindless call center by day.

By night, Santiago obsessively searches gay hookup apps to see what kind of men might be available.

One night, as he runs from sex clubs to potential real-life sexual encounters, he begins to realize that while sex may be plentiful, intimacy is increasingly rare.

The debut feature of Argentine writer-director Tadeo Pestana Caro, A Few Feet Away is an exciting and insightful look at one young gay man as he dives headfirst into the wild, sexually-charged world of gay dating apps and anonymous hookup culture.

Watch the trailer for A Few Feet Away below. The film is now streaming on Dekkoo.

Check out the first season of ‘People Like Us’ – now available on Dekkoo!

Following the lives of four gay men, People Like Us, a short-form series from creator Leon Cheo, offers up a poignant reflection and insightful look at being gay in modern-day Singapore.

Issac (Steven Lim) is a senior private banker exploring new freedoms after living a double life hosting chem-sex parties. Ridzwan (Irfan Kasban) is a discreet accountant who keeps his work and social life separate. Joel (Josh Crowe) is a smart, but woefully impatient public relations yuppie who struggles to maintain long-term relationships. Lastly, Rai (Hermant Ashoka), is a young and idealistic conscripted soldier who is searching for love.

These characters drift into one another’s worlds – and beds – as they navigate love, lust and life in the big city.

In addition to the sexual escapades and relationships that unfold between the characters, People Like Us explores themes of acceptance, community support, the challenges of dating, substance addiction, and HIV awareness in the local LGBTQ+ community.

Check out the first season of People Like Us – now available on Dekkoo! The next two seasons will be available in the coming months.

Short Film Spotlight: Poz

From Danish co-directors Christian Edvard Halberg and Helle Rossing, the short film Poz follows a lost young man who is looking for meaning in all the wrong places.

At the beginning of the film, Oliver (Max Raundalf Laursen), a troubled 20-something, arrives at his sister’s apartment on her birthday with the sole intention of pestering her.

When he asks whether she would be willing to take care for him in the event that he gets ill, the moment goes by mostly unnoticed. But a deeper, murkier truth lies beyond the question.

Oliver has been engaging in deliberately risky sexual behavior with a variety of men. When an HIV test comes back negative, he’s devastated to find himself healthy. Skipping his sister’s birthday party, he ventures out into the night, looking to finally catch hold of the virus he’s been seeking.

Stylishly constructed with haunting sound design, Poz is an intense and confrontational short film, following one young man on a misguided journey.

Poz is now streaming on Dekkoo.

Get hooked up with the ten-episode gay comedy series ‘The Hosts’ – now available on Dekkoo!

The new gay series The Hosts explores the intimate and often complicated interactions that occur before and after sexual encounters with strangers.

After a painful breakup from a long-term, open relationship, Jason (Ben Odom) decides to use a popular hook-up app to reintegrate himself into the gay dating scene.

This ten-episode series documents his ten different hook-up experiences, capturing the vulnerabilities and fraught dynamics that exist in these encounters, told with a larger story through the individual perspectives of the “host” characters – meaning the different strangers whose apartments Jason visits.

Featuring a wide array of New York-based talent both behind and in front of the camera, creator, writer, executive producer and lead actor Ben Odom has fashioned a unique, funny, sexy and often alarmingly relatable look at how we modern gay men present ourselves in the bedroom.

Watch the trailer for The Hosts below. All ten episodes of the first season are available now on Dekkoo!

Watch the trailer for the new season of ‘Danny Will Die Alone’ – premiering February 12th!

Lead actor and creator Jack Tracy will soon be returning, alongside co-star Jordan Bell, for a brand-new season of the Dekkoo-original series Danny Will Die Alone!

Picking up after the cliffhanger ending of Season Two, the new season follows the newly estranged Danny and Matty as they each go about their own separate dating adventures in New York City.

While Danny continues his exhausting search for Mr. Right, Matty begins to realize that he may want something more substantial than what he had previously been looking for. Along the way, this third and final season tackles polyamory, sex work, divorce, therapy, vegans, Gen Z, speed dating, sex parties and so much more.

Lauded by critics for its shock-value comedy and sharp observations on the particulars of modern romance and the gay dating scene, Danny Will Die Alone has built a loving cult following.

The complete Seasons One and Two are available on Dekkoo now. With new episodes dropping weekly, Season Three debuts on February 12th, just in time for Valentines Day, and concludes with the Series Finale on March 19th – only on Dekkoo!

Watch the new trailer for Season Three of Danny Will Die Alone below!

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.