Hopeful Movies

One of Them! was one of two dramas (alongside Niki Caro movie Memory and Desire) inspired by short stories collected in Peter Wells' 1991 book...

Hozumi is a widower. He meets the Kondos at a bar, and is intrigued when they make a wish before drinking their hoppy cocktails. Hozumi decides to...

A boy has gone missing and something disastrous has happened. As a mother worries and people are interrogated the question remains, what happened?

A young and outgoing African-American boy living under the skies of 1950s Jim Crow Kentucky finds himself lost when he wakes up in the year 2026,...

A documentary featuring newsreels of Fidel Castro

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

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

The boy with talent in photography arrives to summer camp. The main magic of his photos is that he can make couples from people on his works. But...

Having left their home country for almost 20 years, a mother, her son and her daughter reminisce of their days in Armenia and reflect on how...

A dog that dreams of space travel is pushed to pursue his ambition after leading a mundane life of routine.

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

Nerves, lost condoms, and a maze of identical houses—Javier’s first time with Michel turns into a gauntlet of masculinity, where every...

College student Amanda Carlisle comes to a life altering decision as she grapples with her inner demons. In her darkest moment, she meets a friend...

Elena has just been diagnosed with MSMDS, a condition which leaves her with permanently blurry eyesight. Although her brother, Noah, attempts to...

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...

When a long-awaited family celebration puts everything on the table, a guarded woman must confront her fear of disappointing those she loves-and stop...

In a pirate timeline of the future, a pirate in space sings the ballad of pirate freedom and warns of the Alien Surf Dude's involvement in the...

A Miami boy’s journey into manhood over the most important summer of his life as he must learn to escape the influence of his mother’s...

After the trauma of giving birth, a young couple struggle to raise their baby. Maybe the only option is to give it back.