Description from The Advocate magazine's The Top 175 Essential Films of All Time for LGBT Viewers:

Were the World Mine (2008): If only there were a magic potion that lets you make your neighbors gay, then maybe they'd finally understand what it's like to be us. Scoring a hit at Outfest, filmmaker Thomas Gustafson makes that dream happen for a fictional homophobic town as one high school student discovers the power to turn people gay. While playing the mischevious Puck in a production of A Midsummer Night's Dream (naturally), he teaches the town about falling in love, without labels. -L.G.

Scott's Comments

The whole movie is a riff on Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream, with the plot of the movie paralleling the play. Even the lyrics are Shakespeare's. Plus it has a wonderful mother-son story line, with each trying to understand and help the other through a difficult time for both. It was filmed in the Chicago suburbs with top Chicago actors. An absolute delight.

New York Times review