Hopeful Movies

Upon realizing there's not much time left, a teenager stuck in their bedroom, with only a window to the outside world, reflects on their life and...

In this mother-daughter story, a young woman explores her own mortality through art and poetry as her terminal illness holds her back from a normal...

A university student grapples with a new type 1 diabetes diagnosis.

Five short documental scenes by different directors, each showing their different interpretations of "silence."

In auteur Rowan Benda's absurdist family drama, estranged quadruplets reunite as their childhood land is overrun by a group of beavers and family...

Striving to build a successful life in London, Reza places an ad in a peculiar newspaper and discovers the Iranian community hidden in plain sight....

In the weeks and months surrounding the overthrowing of Bulgaria's socialist dictatorship, the public's taste for democratic discussion begs to be...

How does a dying working class town end up betting its future on art? With 80% of its downtown buildings closed, North Adams, Massachusetts united...

A spiritual shockumentary centered on themes of Judaism, femininity and trans identity.

Valerie, a college student in Manhattan, travels to Brooklyn for the afternoon, where she meets Clara, whom she falls for. Yet she struggles to...

Four peoples’ lives are brought together by the opioid crisis in a small Georgia city. A seasoned firefighter saves the life of a young woman...

A documentary on the historic first-ever visit of a Palestinian National team to Europe, following the Palestinian women's team as they arrive in...

A documentary that carefully explores the sensitive topic of mental health among young people, challenging social stigmas and dispelling common...

A colorful portrait of Kent Ohio's local drag scene, following performers as they balance school, identity, and art.

Three aspirational gangsters risk their criminal careers whilst botching a kidnapping job.

"Stages of Me" is a short film following May, a young woman trapped in a mental prison of her own creation. As the past unfolds once more before her...

A socially-anxious college student makes multiple attempts to ask out the bookstore clerk that he has a crush on.

Follows the sad life of two deaf brothers. Shin Kyung-sook’s short story, which published three novels, including...

A look at what the future might hold for us all