Hopeful Movies

A cinematic collage about people caught between two worlds. An empathetic look at a physical journey and the melodramas of a journey that is...

In conversation with her grandson, 93-year-old Carol reminisces on her marriage of 62 years in this vibrantly animated documentary.

A poetic coming-of-age story as a teenage boy explores love.

Finn was an athlete with a promising career ahead of him, until an accident forces him to explore other dreams.

A Black Queer Non-Binary barista/street medic who just moved back to their southern hometown realizes they've connected to an alternate version of...

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...

When a young woman returns to the home she once ran away from, the unease, the longing, and the unspoken words resurface, making her reflect on the...

Closeted prom nominee Callie is forced to make a life altering decision on the night of her senior prom.

Seventeen-year-old Darcie believes she is responsible for the drowning of her younger sister, Stella. As she begins seeing visions of Stella that...

After a breakup sends him into a manic, drug-fueled spiral, a bipolar comedian from Queens lands in a psych ward for the eighth time, where therapy...

Jaro, a young Venezuelan immigrant and aspiring musician, lands his first gig at a Chicago blues club, but his clothes are beat up. Desperate to make...

How do two of the new generation’s most passionate designers, Nienke Hoogvliet (1989) and Dave Hakkens (1988), use design to tackle the...

Based on Yuri Yakovlev's short story "The Devil which is cut short" (Стриженый...

A look into the mind of a teenage girl as she reflects on her past mental health struggles.

After You Get Back follows two best friends searching for a way forward after life has been interrupted. Fresh out of an inpatient mental health...

About a hedgehog who dreamed of a miracle on New Year's Eve.

A British ornithologist seeks answers to a lost civilization while on assignment in Berlin, as an unorthodox band of misfits longing for the next...

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...

Ultra runner, Timothy Olson, aims to break the fastest known time on the Pacific Crest Trail. Braving record high temperatures and impending...