Hopeful Movies

This Canadian made comedy/drama, set in Hamilton, Ontario in 1954, is a sweet and - at times - goofy story that becomes increasingly poignant as the...

A documentary featuring newsreels of Fidel Castro

A lonely young man moves in a 50-year-old apartment building. When he meets the cheerful residents, he finds himself surrounded by small happiness.

Artist Traci is a once-devout Christian who has stopped believing in God after her husband tragically died despite her prayers. As her second...

Documentary depicting the lives of child prostitutes in the red light district of Songachi, Calcutta. Director Zana Briski went to photograph the...

At three years old, a chatty, energetic little boy named Owen Suskind ceased to speak, disappearing into autism with apparently no way out. Almost...

Reece tries to find the courage to come out to his family and friends.

The Israeli-Palestinian conflict is drawn at the border towns of Sderot and Gaza, neighboring towns separated by a wall and a few hundred yards....

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

Sheltered by his grandparents, Luke, a young man with autism, is thrust into a world that doesn't expect anything from him. But Luke is on a quest...

A reunion of family and friends becomes an unforgettable vacation when two teenage boys discover their secret feelings toward one another. The...

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

Hal is a 15-year-old high-school student with a minor yet socially alienating (and painful) disability: he stutters uncontrollably. Determined to...

After years of estrangement, a trans woman returns home to help care for her dying mother.

A century of illegal UFO secrecy has cost humanity hundreds of years of spiritual, cultural and technological development. This film, presented by...

Uncle Kai has been living alone. He was forced into retirement, questioning his life—from a failed marriage, to a strained relationship with...

Lost at 29, Laurent retreats to an empty Alpine ski resort, where clashes with quirky residents ignite conflict, challenge his isolation and push him...

The film follows a rebellious teenager on leave from the Marines who falls in love with a female musician. The relationship is threatened when she...

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...

Middle school, New York City. Everyone's got a secret. Josh and Rachel have been best friends since second grade, but their relationship is about to...