Optimistic Movies

A woman takes drugs in a Los Angeles hotel, and has much to say.

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

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...

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...

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...

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...

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.

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...

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

A university student grapples with a new type 1 diabetes diagnosis.

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...

sit and enjoy the sunrise.

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...