Optimistic Movies

Shadow plays flicker, birds call, and colour leaks into grey walls. In Starlings, live action collides with puppetry and poetic visuals as a teen...

An amateur Grim Reaper struggles to find a balance between his heart and his work.

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

A taco guy, a girl-next-door, a shit-face boyfriend and a sea monster collide in this absurdly epic comedy about love, identity, and what it truly...

When four high schoolers get “Saturday Detention”, they quickly realize things just got a whole lot worse when they discover what they...

In the morning after a heartbreaking prom, a nostalgic 17-year-old must clear out of her foreclosed childhood home.

When illness forces her away from her beloved trauma cleaning business, Sandra Pankhurst faces up to her traumatic past and begins a search for her...

A guy walks into a café...

Putra, a 13-year-old boy living with asthma, dreams of one day playing for Indonesia’s national football team. Often underestimated, his...

"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...

Robert Palko, a 59-year-old mechanic and passionate cyclist, takes us into his world – from childhood and his first rides to his father’s...

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.

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

To reconcile her sins, Mrs. Garbo invites her friend, Bovete-Berta to a tea party and engages in gossip. But her husband, Jean-Jacques, unexpectedly...

Eight iconic performers of the first generation of Brazilian transvestite artists go on stage to celebrate their 50th career jubilee. The film...

Bruno, a misunderstood teenager, has developed an obsession with burning objects, recording them, and uploading videos to the internet to deal with...

15-year old Sam Trottier decides to make a film after he finds a box of his mom's videotapes hidden in their attic from the summer of 2006. The tapes...

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...