Hopeful Movies

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

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

'Pictures of Us' examines the importance of the people in our lives, and their role in shaping who we are and what we do. "After a rule-obsessed...

A documentary featuring newsreels of Fidel Castro

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...

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...

Grace, a deaf woman from Lebanon, just got her first job as a graphic designer at a travel agency in London. However, her new colleagues don't know...

A short film inspired by Port of Entry, the immersive theater experience created by Albany Park Theater Project and Third Rail Projects.

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

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

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

After awakening from a recurring nightmare, Luanda, a Black woman and single mother, finds her day pierced by painful memories that insist on...

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...

Five short documental scenes by different directors, each showing their different interpretations of "silence."

When 17-year-old Abigail stumbles upon her old piano, painful memories of her late father resurface. But when a mysterious entity tries to stop her...

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

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...

Impassioned surfer Taylor Lane builds a functional surfboard with 10,000 cigarette butts collected from California beaches. The Cigarette Surfboard...