Hopeful Movies

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

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...

Two estranged sisters reunite to sell their late father's radio station, but unresolved issues from their past complicate their plans to move on.

An absurd interview with an aspiring stand-up comedian with more passion than talent.

Through therapy sessions and poignant flashbacks, a man confronts his deep-seated loneliness and struggles with connection, ultimately realizing the...

How Cardi B became a household name and a legend in her own time.

Impassioned surfer Taylor Lane builds a functional surfboard with 10,000 cigarette butts collected from California beaches. The Cigarette Surfboard...

French visual artist-director JR situates his latest social-art intervention in a Southern Californian supermax prison, where he has imagined an...

When a grieving father is diagnosed with terminal cancer, his desperate attempts to reconnect with his estranged sons force them all to confront the...

Exploring the beauty and complexity of the human mind, a girl reflects her emotionals ups, downs and internal struggles that she often hides behind a...

A boy and girl bond over milkshakes

JOHN SCHLITT’S ROAD TO REDEMPTION: The lead singer of one of the most famous rock bands in the 70's, John Schlitt, was thrown into a life of...

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...

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...

This is a story of a mans journey from desperation to unexpected hope.

Virtual reality creator Hiyu is facing kidney failure. His online friend Photographotter travels from New York City to Stockholm to be a live donor...

When their forest home is burnt down to make way for a palm oil plantation, Scor, a walking tree, must go on a long journey to find a home for...

Arturo Urbiola, independent singer/songwriter, talks about the influence music has had on his life, it's impact, and what's in store for his artistic...

In an alternate reality where the decline of nations has given rise to corporatist regimes, any trace of culture or tradition is suppressed by these...