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Now Available: Subways

In Subways, writer-director-star Dane Harrington Joseph tells the story of a disgruntled young man who is coping with the taboo feelings towards his half-brother and the tragic loss of a young friend to whom he made a special promise.

Unable to properly handle his feelings, he lashes out toward anyone in his path. When a violent encounter with a coworker leaves him forever scarred, he plummets into a depression that only humor, truth and fulfilling his promise to his departed friend can lift him out of.

With a cast of over 100 and music by some of the LGBTQ+ hip hop scene’s most luminary indie artists, Subways, subtitled “A Requiem in Five Stages,” is a moving drama which chronicles one young gay man’s journey through tragic twists, taboo longing and the darkness of depression.

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

Short Film Spotlight: A Pipe Dream

Plans for a casual Grindr hook-up go horribly wrong in A Pipe Dream, a unabashedly scatological 8-minute comedy from writer-director-star Ethan Wayne Smith.

The film follows an attractive young student (Smith) living in a cramped New York apartment with a very messy, nightmare roommate.

After making plans to meet up with a charming top from his past, he rushes off to their shared-space bathroom to prepare – not expecting to be thwarted at every turn by unfortunate happenstance.

Not for the squeamish, A Pipe Dream will make you laugh while you squirm in your seat.

Watch the trailer for A Pipe Dream below. The full short film is now streaming on Dekkoo.

Girls Will Be Girls is celebrating its 20th anniversary!

Celebrating its 20-year anniversary, the drag-tastic queer comedy classic Girls Will Be Girls stars Jack Plotnick, Jeffrey Roberson and Clinton Leupp (better known as drag icon Coco Peru) as three actresses at various places on the Hollywood food chain who navigate the minefield of love, aging and irrepressible ambition.

Plotnick stars as Evie Harris, a washed-up, alcoholic, aging C-list actress who lives a Norma Desmond lifestyle in a woefully out-of-date bungalow. Her roommate, Coco, is a lonely doormat of a spinster who carries a torch for the handsome young doctor who performed her abortion years ago.

When the pair take in new roommate Varla Simonds, the voracious, starry-eyed daughter of Evie’s former rival, their lives are turned upside down. Tensions and jealousies among the three women reach a boiling point and treachery soon rears its ugly head.

Paying homage to camp classics like Valley of the Dolls, What Ever Happened to Baby Jane? and Mommie Dearest – not to mention All About Eve – Girls Will Be Girls is a delightfully outrageous comedy that revels in good old-fashioned drag bitchery.

Watch the trailer for Girls Will Be Girls below. The film is now available on Dekkoo.

Jason T. Gaffney’s ‘Out of Body’ is a wildly inventive supernatural gay romance

From writer, director, actor and overall Dekkoo-favorite Jason T. Gaffney and co-writer Suzanne Brockmann comes the new supernatural comedy-drama Out of Body.

Malcolm (Kevin Held) has always had feelings for his best friend Henry (Gaffney), but it’s going to take some extreme measures to bring those feelings out into the open.

When a demon escapes from an orb that’s been imprisoning him, he takes possession of Malcolm’s body, leaving his spirit in limbo. As Henry is the only person who can communicate with Malcolm’s lost soul, the two embark on a valiant quest to get Malcolm’s body back, vanquish evil and maybe even find love along the way.

Out of Body is a wildly inventive and fast-paced film that gleefully upends the traditional gay romance.

Watch the trailer for Out of Body below. The film is now available to stream on Dekkoo. Jason T. Gaffney’s other new project, the Dekkoo-original comedy series Marriage of Inconvenience, is also available now.

Season One of the Dekkoo-original series ‘Peckham Mix’ is now available

In the new UK-based Dekkoo-original series Peckham Mix, we quickly learn that crime doesn’t pay… but maybe revenge does?

Josh’s life has been in freefall. His fiancé, Spencer, recently dumped him for a new guy who drives a fancy car, shattering all of Josh’s hopes and dreams for their future together. Devastated, he made an attempt to take his own life.

Now all patched up, he’s reluctantly looking for a new place to live. He finds a seemingly acceptable situation with Rex and Connor, a mysterious couple who are in search of a new roommate after their last one was caught stealing cars.

As the new trio get to know one another, Josh becomes fascinated by his new roommates’ bizarre 1:00 AM excursions. Encouraged to live a little and enjoy the sweet taste of revenge, Josh joins them on one of their outings, hoping to change his life for the better. The night, however, proves far more exciting – and dangerous – than he ever could have imagined.

Watch the trailer for Peckham Mix below and catch up on all the crazy criminal activity in this brand-new, four-episode Dekkoo-original series.

Short Film Spotlight: The Carer

A touching 15-minute short film from writer-director Christine Parker, The Carer stars veteran British character actor Peter Eyre as Ari, a sophisticated and urbane gay man who moves into an elder care facility and encounters Beau, played by Barney Glover.

Beau, an exceptionally handsome a former thief, is in the process of straightening his life out and has now been put in charge of Ari’s day-to-day care. Their unlikely meeting changes both men in profound ways – forcing Ari, who recently lost his long-term partner, to examine the tenderness of his past while Beau looks toward the possibility of a brighter future.

Examining a uniquely intimate professional relationship, The Carer is equally heartwarming and heartbreaking.

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

The hilarious Bridesman is now available in a new Exclusive Director’s Feature Cut!

Produced by Grindr – yes, THAT Grindr – as part of its ongoing efforts to spotlight queer talent and enhance content and community, the irreverent and fast-paced comedy Bridesman is now available to Dekkoo subscribers in a brand-new Exclusive Director’s Feature Cut!

Jimmy Fowlie stars as Terry, as a ridiculously self-centered single gay man who returns to his hometown to be in his childhood best friend’s wedding party.

The lone “bridesman” among the bridesmaids, he spends the majority of his time undermining the whole affair. Hoping to save his bestie from what he considers an unbearably boring life of marriage and monogamy, he tries stealing away her husband-to-be before the couple can recite their vows.

Shannon DeVido and Sydnee Washington co-star in this wickedly funny dark comedy which features sharp commentary on gay dating, heteronormative standards and even Grindr itself.

Originally released as a series of short 6 to 10-minute episodes, the new cut of Bridesman has been re-edited as a feature-length film. It’s available now on Dekkoo! Check out the trailer below.

Now Available: That’s Not Us

That’s Not Us is a summery relationship drama that feels entirely relatable, which makes the fact that the dialog was entirely improvised by the cast all the more impressive.

Featuring a terrific ensemble, the film follows three twenty-something couples – gay, lesbian and straight – who travel to a beach house to enjoy the last days of summer.

What was meant to be a fun, carefree retreat transforms into an intimate exploration of sex and commitment. Moment-to-moment, relationships are tested as tensions between the couples and friends begin to simmer.

From director William Sullivan, That’s Not Us is a romantic comedy that questions what it takes to sustain a healthy long-term partnership. While gender and sexuality may vary, the struggles to make love last do not.

Watch the trailer for That’s Not Us below. The film is now streaming on Dekkoo.

Dekkoo In Depth: Ross sits down with ‘Peckham Mix’ producer Cedric Andries to discuss the new original series

To celebrate the arrival of the new Dekkoo-original comedy series Peckham Mix, Ross sat down with London-based producer Cedric Andries to discuss the show and learn how it came to be.

George Turner stars in Peckham Mix as Josh, a gay man who finds his life in freefall after being dumped by his fiancé. Now he’s reluctantly looking for a new place to live. He finds a seemingly acceptable situation with Rex and Connor (Kane Surry and Janak Nirmal), a mysterious couple who are in search of a new roommate… after their last one was caught stealing cars.

You can watch Ross’s interview with Cedric below. And get ready to catch up on all the criminal activity in this brand-new, four-episode Dekkoo-original series – launching June 15th!

Pride Month Spotlight: Queer Docs

For Pride Month this year, we wanted to shine a spotlight on some amazing documentaries.

A mix of films both underseen and celebrated, heartbreaking and triumphant, with varied tones and subject matter, this collection of docs take us deep inside true queer stories of life, loss and love.

Bridegroom, Matt Shepard is a Friend of Mine and Gemmel & Tim tell true stories of people taken from us too soon, but whose lives and legacies have left us left us changed for the better.

50 Years of Fabulous, Oriented, A Queer Country and Pride & Protest take us to specific places to celebrate the power of community. Drag Race star Jamal Sims’ doc When the Beat Drops offers up a fun and fast-paced history of bucking in Atlanta.

An Act of Love and This is What Love in Action Looks like capture activism in unlikely places. Finally, Electroboy and Scotty and the Secret History of Hollywood explore two fascinating queer figures from two very different time periods.

The Pride Month Spotlight: Queer Docs collection is available on Dekkoo now – and all throughout the month of June.