Hopeful Movies

Nerves, lost condoms, and a maze of identical houses—Javier’s first time with Michel turns into a gauntlet of masculinity, where every...

Sasha, 20, returns to her family’s sun-soaked home in the south of France with her friends—her first visit since her older sister’s...

Although Mary has little income, she still finds ways to spend her nights at clubs. After being arrested for throwing an illegal rave, she asks her...

How does a dying working class town end up betting its future on art? With 80% of its downtown buildings closed, North Adams, Massachusetts united...

Set in 1920, Inge travels from Germany to rural Minnesota in order to meet the man destined to be her husband.

In 1990 Chicago, a taxi driver recounts to his passenger, a sportswriter, his life story. He reveals himself to be Nat "Sweetwater" Clifton, one of...

A young and outgoing African-American boy living under the skies of 1950s Jim Crow Kentucky finds himself lost when he wakes up in the year 2026,...

A carefree vacation turns into a desperate race against time when a group of lifelong friends must unite to save one of their own from a notoriously...

An intimate look at the Woodstock Music & Art Festival held in Bethel, NY in 1969, from preparation through cleanup, with historic access to...

In South Boston, where Irish roots run deep and Catholic tradition reigns, two brothers face similar hardships but lead far different lives. While...

A man dealing with a breakup meets a woman during a night out in 2021, leading to an unexpected connection amidst the pandemic.

When confronted by the now 18-year-old son he dismissed before birth, a high-powered businessman must decide between their potential relationship and...

Liverpool. 1947. Right after World War II, a star struck naive teenage girl joins a shabby theatre troupe in Liverpool. During a winter production of...

Two estranged sisters reunite to sell their late father's radio station, but unresolved issues from their past complicate their plans to move on.

Claudine is a single mother in New York City who endures an exhausting commute to the suburbs where she works as a maid for wealthy families. In one...

From the segregated American South to the fashion capitals of the world, operatic fashion editor André Leon Talley's life and career are on...

Before leaving for Rome with his mother, five year old Natan is taken by his father, Jorge, on an epic journey to the pristine Chinchorro reef off...

Can scandalous art still serve God? Does suffering precede all greatness? Can illness be a blessing? In 1950, writer Flannery O'Connor visits her...

When their forest home is burnt down to make way for a palm oil plantation, Scor, a walking tree, must go on a long journey to find a home for...

Inhibited by his conventional life, a man named Jay is forced to confront his darkest secret when having to choose between a life of normality and...