MesmeroWatch list, 0 saved

Movie
Poster for Project Gelb

Project Gelb

2014 · 43 min

Quietly intimate talking-heads that make you sit with uncomfortable truths about desire and belonging.

Directed by
Francis Luta
Tagline
A documentary by an Asian guy about Asian guys
Overview
Director Francis Luta's revealing documentary, 'Project Gelb' goes inside the minds of gay Asian males as they talk openly about the misconceptions and stereotypes they confront with the gay dating community.

Your rating is saved. See your suggestions, or find titles like this one below.

Rate it, and Mesmero finds titles that feel like it. You do not need an account.

Search YouTube for a trailer

In the UKNo streaming, rental or purchase options known.
Directed by
Francis Luta
In your watch list

How it feels

Written by AI. It can be wrong.

Tone
    Pacing
    measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
    Attention
    engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
    Themes
    • identity
    • race
    • sexuality
    • isolation
    • loneliness
    Places
    • big city
    Era
    contemporary
    Audience
    adult
    Form
    • documentary
    • true story
    Content intensity
    • Gore none
    • Language mild
    • Violence none
    • Sex mild
    All scales, 0 to 10
    Scales, 0 to 10
    ScaleValue0 to 10
    Action0
    Horror0
    Humour2
    Realism9
    Romance3
    Tension3
    Darkness4
    Complexity4
    Emotional weight6

    More like this

    Titles like Project Gelb

    Short film

    China Dolls

    1997

    Intimate, candid conversations about identity and belonging, tinged with loneliness and quiet defiance.

    About identity and race · documentary

    Via
    • identity
    • race
    • documentary
    Pacing
    measured
    Attention
    engaged
    Runtime
    30 min
    Details
    China DollsHidden from your suggestions.
    Short film

    Acting Straight

    2019

    A short, thoughtful documentary that turns an uncomfortable mirror on its own community, prompting reflection more than spectacle.

    About identity and sexuality · documentary

    Via
    • identity
    • sexuality
    • documentary
    Pacing
    measured
    Attention
    engaged
    Runtime
    27 min
    Details
    Acting StraightHidden from your suggestions.
    Movie

    Onbekend Onbemind

    2016

    Quiet first-person testimony that asks you to sit with other people's discomfort and resilience.

    About identity and sexuality · documentary

    Via
    • identity
    • sexuality
    • documentary
    Pacing
    measured
    Attention
    engaged
    Runtime
    45 min
    Details
    Onbekend OnbemindHidden from your suggestions.
    Short film

    Sondr

    2014

    A quiet, intimate documentary-style short that lingers on small moments of hope and hurt.

    About identity and sexuality

    Via
    • identity
    • sexuality
    Pacing
    measured
    Attention
    engaged
    Runtime
    18 min
    Details
    SondrHidden from your suggestions.
    Movie

    (A)sexual

    2011

    A quiet, thoughtful documentary that asks you to reconsider what desire means and who gets to define a life.

    About identity and sexuality · documentary

    Via
    • identity
    • sexuality
    • documentary
    Pacing
    measured
    Attention
    engaged
    Runtime
    75 min
    Details
    (A)sexualHidden from your suggestions.
    Short film

    Visibles

    2018

    A quiet, thoughtful short documentary that turns a gentle spotlight on lives usually left out of the picture.

    About identity and sexuality · documentary

    Via
    • identity
    • sexuality
    • documentary
    Pacing
    measured
    Attention
    engaged
    Runtime
    20 min
    Details
    VisiblesHidden from your suggestions.
    Short film

    The Party

    2007

    A quiet, intimate documentary that sits with its subjects and lets candid conversation carry the weight of complicated, hidden lives.

    About identity and race · documentary

    Via
    • identity
    • race
    • documentary
    Pacing
    measured
    Attention
    engaged
    Runtime
    25 min
    Details
    The PartyHidden from your suggestions.
    Short film

    The Homecoming: A Short Film About Ajamu

    1996

    A quiet, reflective portrait that moves between city and hometown, inviting you to sit with questions of belonging and self-presentation.

    About identity and race · documentary

    Via
    • identity
    • race
    • documentary
    Pacing
    measured
    Attention
    engaged
    Runtime
    17 min
    Details
    The Homecoming: A Short Film About AjamuHidden from your suggestions.
    Short film

    Johnny

    2018

    An intimate, quietly moving short in which one man reflects on lifelong exclusion and the slow cost of being yourself.

    About identity and race · documentary

    Via
    • identity
    • race
    • documentary
    Pacing
    measured
    Attention
    engaged
    Runtime
    7 min
    Details
    JohnnyHidden from your suggestions.
    Short film

    Aires 06

    2006

    A quiet, observational drift through empty outdoor spaces, patient and contemplative, asking the viewer to sit with stillness and unspoken longing.

    About identity and sexuality · documentary

    Via
    • identity
    • sexuality
    • documentary
    Pacing
    slow-burn
    Attention
    demanding
    Runtime
    26 min
    Details
    Aires 06Hidden from your suggestions.
    Movie

    Re-Births

    2017

    A quiet, humane documentary that sits with five people as they speak about exile, selfhood and the fragile relief of being accepted.

    About identity and sexuality · documentary

    Via
    • identity
    • sexuality
    • documentary
    Pacing
    measured
    Attention
    engaged
    Runtime
    82 min
    Details
    Re-BirthsHidden from your suggestions.
    Movie

    Madam Phung's Last Journey

    2014

    A warm, wandering road documentary that lets you ride along with a scrappy troupe and quietly feel the sting of the crowds they meet.

    About identity and sexuality · documentary

    Via
    • identity
    • sexuality
    • documentary
    Pacing
    measured
    Attention
    engaged
    Runtime
    87 min
    Details
    Madam Phung's Last JourneyHidden from your suggestions.

    Where to watch in the UK

    No UK streaming, rental or purchase options are known.

    Streaming data from JustWatch.TMDB

    Details

    Directed by
    Francis Luta
    Runtime
    43 min

    TMDBIMDb