Optimistic Movies

The marshmallow test became the poster child for the idea that there are specific personality traits that are stable and consistent. And this drives...

A short film uploaded to youtube briefly exploring the users experiences in 2006 through the lens with a traditional sounding theme upholding the...

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

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

After the end of the world, Merv's life in the lonely wastes is comfortably boring until an unexpected signal heralds the coming of a stranger.

A short documentary film produced by the British government in 1964. With the help of modernist animations, it covers the development of penicillin...

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...

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...

Three months after a devastating breakup, Carson's roommates resort to drastic measures to make him get over her.

In a low point of his life, a man is visited by his future self with words of reassurance. A short film made in collaboration with the York Student...

After a series of personal failures, Savannah, a college student, creates Boxland, a world where she does not have to take responsibility for her...

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...

At just 32 years old, Nelly Shaheen has defied odds to become the world's oldest known survivor of Harlequin Ichthyosis, a painful condition which...

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

College sophomore Miles Stoops decides on a whim to make a movie with no clear direction, but is repeatedly distracted by JRPG monologues, a second...

sit and enjoy the sunrise.