Optimistic Movies

When a family has to relocate due to the war, they are ostracized by their new community.

In his book "1984", George Orwell saw the television of the future as a control instrument in the hands of Big Brother. Right at the start of the...

A strange story from Somerset, England about a filmmaking farmer and the inspiring legacy of his long-lost home movies.

High-school hijinks and song/dance numbers.

"Terry" tells the story of 21-year old amputee Terry Fox who attempted to run across Canada with only one leg. Unfortunately, he only made it to...

Not only has she got pink extensions, painted on eyebrows, glitter stockings and superman hotpants, Starlady’s a youth worker in some of...

In a post-apocalyptic world brought on by the Coronavirus, communism runs rampant, meetings are forbidden and Christianity is illegal. A band of...

A gang of street boys foil a master crook who sends commands for robberies by cunningly altering a comic strip's wording each week, unknown to writer...

In the summer of 2015, former US Marine and world record weightlifter Janae Marie Kroczaleski was publicly outed as being transgender. The reaction...

Three intersex individuals overcame shame, secrecy and unauthorized surgery throughout their childhoods to enjoy successful adulthoods, choosing to...

A short film by Emil Guliev in honor of Victory Day in Azerbaijan.

A Northern Irish businessman gets stuck in the middle of the Portuguese countryside while on a business trip.

Advances in artificial intelligence are accelerating at a breakneck pace. A journalist connects these innovations to the changes they bring to our...

A woman takes drugs in a Los Angeles hotel, and has much to say.

A personal and intimate portrait of disabled, gender fluid cosplayer Paul/Paula. Inviting us into her world, Paula lives life to the full, embracing...

Along her journey to relieve herself of anxiety, Alexia, a mid-twenty year old woman, is encouraged by Dr. Ecorn to revisit a past childhood event....

The film, adapted from French writer Laurent Baffie’s play “Toc Toc,” revolves around the adventures of six individuals with...

Mixing archival footage and interviews with the band and its crew, this film celebrates the 40-year history of legendary rockers Paralamas do Sucesso.

Told by a member's son, this is the story of five kids from L.A.'s Watts neighborhood who formed a little-known funk and soul outfit in the 1970s.