Optimistic Movies

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 Billion Dollar Hotel is a documentary that explores life in and around the Burj Al Arab Hotel. It follows the experiences of hotel staff at all...

In a galaxy not so far away, the world the two moons "Alphamoon" and "Betamoon" is very divided. While life on "Alpha" is wealthy, luxurious and...

John's life was always centered around his girlfriend, he did everything for her. When she dumped him, he was lost, he had a hole in his heart to...

sit and enjoy the sunrise.

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

In this sequel to DONOVAN 17: THE WEEKEND WARS, after the clones, created by the Alien Surf Dude, questioned the purposes given to them, they decided...

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

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...

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

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

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...

Follows world record-holding surfer Blake Johnston's journey of transforming personal tragedy into meaningful action, examining how suicide impacts...

Following the journey of a Glaswegian litter picker and the strange and compelling locals he meets in a single day. Sometimes, what you notice when...