Optimistic Movies

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

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.

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

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

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...

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

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

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...

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...

When enthusiastic buddies Calvin and Jeremy kidnap their favorite musician, the once cult-famous, now retired Roman Reeds, they have a simple ask....

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

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...

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

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...

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...