Holiday in Handcuffs (2007, 86 min.) : During Christmas dinner, the holiday comes to an abrupt end when aspiring painter Trudie’s (Melissa Joan Hart) parents begin to fight, her brother announces that he is gay, and her sister says that she has quit Law School and bought a Pilates studio with her parents’ tuition money.
Of course, his closeted charade seems to be working fine until his mom and dad try to set him up with an old flame (Hallee Hirsh) - and his current boyfriend (Adamo Ruggiero) shows up unannounced. But going home to spend the holidays with his well-meaning Midwestern parents - who have no idea he’s gay - is a little different. Make the Yuletide Gay (2009, 89 min): Gunn is totally at ease with his sexuality when it comes to everyday life. and Peter Neville attempt to modernize the well-worn holiday tale by putting a gay spin on it. With Scrooge & Marley, debut directors Richard Knight Jr. Scrooge & Marley (2012, 91 min.): Charles Dickens’ A Christmas Carol is an all-too-familiar story that has had its fair share of Hollywood adaptations. The offer of marriage is accepted, and then quickly rejected - all in the days leading up to Christmas. Red Lodge(2013, 78 min): A man proposes to his boyfriend.
