Optimistic Movies

In the shimmering heat of Brazil, 13-year-old Irene discovers a dark secret her father's been hiding: he has another family and even another daughter...

To reconcile her sins, Mrs. Garbo invites her friend, Bovete-Berta to a tea party and engages in gossip. But her husband, Jean-Jacques, unexpectedly...

In order to recreate a picture taken in 1974, during the inauguration of São Paulo subway, Pedro meets two school friends he had not seen for...

In his book "1984", George Orwell saw the television of the future as a control instrument in the hands of Big Brother. Right at the start of the...

15-year old Sam Trottier decides to make a film after he finds a box of his mom's videotapes hidden in their attic from the summer of 2006. The tapes...

Pedro and Felipe are two 11-year-old boys who are very different but fall in love with each other. However, they will have to face prejudice and...

In 1876 Bulgaria, a desperate revolutionary must convince a room of suspecting Ottoman soldiers that he is innocent. Based on the history of the...

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

Told by a member's son, this is the story of five kids from L.A.'s Watts neighborhood who formed a little-known funk and soul outfit in the 1970s.

Along her journey to relieve herself of anxiety, Alexia, a mid-twenty year old woman, is encouraged by Dr. Ecorn to revisit a past childhood event....

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...

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

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

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...

A guy walks into a café...

This is the story of how Parma rose through the Italian divisions to become Champions in Europe, before a spectacular crash saw them bankrupt and...