Where Are All the Gay Superheroes?

Professional superheroes Sterling and Meridian have just finished saving the day (again) when suddenly, they find themselves in a rare moment alone. The suits come off, but when old tensions - and old enemies - return, our “heroes” learn the dark truth about who they are underneath.

Written, directed and edited by Tom Paul Martin

44 official selections | 22 award wins 🏆

 
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  • "Not only does the film leave us talking, but it also has us wanting more of this world. It’s not a film you should miss out on viewing."

    Scott Gilliland | Upcoming On Screen

  • "What appears overtly as a quarrel between two lovers about their future is packed with layers of meaning that made me want to watch it repeatedly."

    Sarah Smith | Rocks Festivals Blogs

  • "Adams and Fleck-Byrne create a dynamic which convinces us these characters have an existing relationship and we’re only witnessing one moment of it."

    Maria Lattila | Film Stories

  • "The film stands out for its cinematography, visual effects, and art design, which perfectly evoke the superhero universe."

    Film Critical Space

  • "Born out of anger, 'Where Are All the Gay Superheroes?' delivers a remarkable exploration of queer visibility in our universe and beyond."

    Liv Eveleigh | Movie Marker

 


official selection

Hollyshorts London Film Festival
Indianapolis International Film Festival
Iris Prize LGBTQ+ Film Festival - Opening Night
Iris on the Move
Kingston International Film Festival
London Breeze Film Festival
Mansfield Town Film Festival
North East International Film Festival
Norwich Queer International Film Festival
One Fluid Night LGBTQIA+ Film Festival
OUTSOUTH Queer Film Festival
PensaCon Short Film Festival
Romford Film Festival
Roze Filmdagen
Rugby Warwickshire Film Festival
Shorts on Tap
Stratford on Avon Film Festival
Super Shorts Sci-Fi Festival
Umbrella Film Festival
Underground Cinema International Film Festival
Worcester Film Festival
Yellowstone International Film Festival

AfroComicCon International Film Festival
Amazing Fantasy Fest
Another Hole in the Head Film Festival
AtomaCon Film Festival
Austin Indie Fest
B!tchFest Film Festival
Big Fridge International Film Festival
Big Syn International Film Festival
Birmingham Film Festival
Brighton Rocks International Film Festival
Boston Sci-Fi Film Festival
Bradford Queer Film Festival
Bristol Independent Film Festival
Cambridge Short Film Festival
Crystal Palace International Film Festival
Derby Film Festival
Disappear Here Film Festival
The Fantasy Film Festival
Greenwich Film Festival
Harrogate Film Festival
The HB Film Festival
Hastings Rocks International Film Festival

 
 

credits
writer, director, editor | Tom Paul Martin
cast | Imran Adams, Rory Fleck-Byrne
director of photography | Carl Pollard
music by | Daisy Coole and Tom Nettleship as Two Twenty Two
cello | Charlotte Raven
flute | Daisy Coole
associate producer | James Page
first assistant director | Gav Mukerji
production manager | Isabel Stueble-Johnson
production assistant | Ethan Judd
makeup and hair | Hanni Wellian
production designer | Ella Wilbraham
first assistant art director | Marta Stok
first assistant camera | Joe Preston
second assistant camera | Morgan Quashie
gaffer | Tupac Carroll
spark | Jai Chayne
sound recordist | Will Rowe
equipment provided by | Procam
equipment manager | Danielle Wiltshire
costume designer | Robert Allsopp
location provided by | Locality
location manager | Lily Komesu
VFX | Tom Paul Martin
colour | Chris Bell, WASH Studios
sound mixing | Dan Pugsley, Cassini Sound
creative consultants | Natalie Bamunuwatte, Hamza Jeetooa, Colin Waitt