Optimist

12/06/2025

The reviews are in after the world premiere of “State of Firsts” at !!!

Thank you to Rep. for energizing the sold-out audience alongside director and producer in a brilliant Q&A moderated by from

02/05/2025

Join us for a special discussion about our new film “Vitalik: An Ethereum Story”. Watch the film first, then come join May 7th, on Zoom.

Vitalik Buterin is not your typical tech founder. He’s awkward, brilliant, deeply human—and perhaps the last person you’d expect at the center of the trillion-dollar crypto industry. The film is a deeper look at how technology is a reflection of its founders—and what that means for the rest of us.

Watch this weekend on , or

02/04/2025

We made a 90 second short about the power of Optimism to change the world. And it's up for a People's Choice Award! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dWipOod2o-g&list=PLfFy46mjsoh0r5OINuQR_vjWdpNNZ_JDl&index=6

Please give it a like on YouTube and vote for it here! No sign in needed, so takes 5 seconds. https://tinyurl.com/IFFMSBallot25

This micro-short film is a nominee for the 2025 ILLUMINATE Film Festival "Oneness of Humanity Micro-Short Contest" People’s Choice Award. Vote Here: https://...

21/02/2025

🎥 We’re Hiring! Join Optimist as our Manager of Marketing & Fundraising and help us amplify impact through storytelling. If you’re a strategic communicator with experience in marketing, fundraising, and digital campaigns, we’d love to hear from you!

📍 Location: Los Angeles (Hybrid)
💰 Salary: $70K–$90K
📩 See the full application here: https://ideali.st/M4xC5D

20/02/2025

🎥 We’re Hiring! Join Optimist as our Manager of Marketing & Fundraising and help us amplify impact through storytelling. If you’re a strategic communicator with experience in marketing, fundraising, and digital campaigns, we’d love to hear from you!

📍 Location: Los Angeles (Hybrid)
💰 Salary: $70K–$90K
📩 See the full application at the link in bio

18/12/2024

Join an exclusive Academy Award FYC Event as we discuss the beautiful Oscar Shortlisted feature documentary film, FRIDA. The free virtual event will feature a Q&A with the director Carla Gutiérrez!

🗓Date: Wednesday, January 8, 2024
⏰Time: 5:00 pm PT / 8:00 pm ET
📍Via Zoom
🎟RSVP at the link in our bio!

Whether you’re a documentary enthusiast or an art lover, everyone is welcome! 🌍✨

04/12/2024

Excited to announce our panel at this year’s Impact + Profit conference. will be joined by our partners at and . We’ve been hard at work crafting our panel titled "Money on My Mind - A Case Study on Entertainment for Financial Education" that features our film

Impact + Profit positions itself at the intersection of business and entertainment, where the power of storytelling is unleashed to make a positive and lasting social impact. Definitely grab tickets (details below) if you'll be in LA. See you there!

🗓️ December 5 & 6, 2024

📍 Skirball Cultural Center, Los Angeles

🎟️ www.conference.siesociety.org

12/11/2024

Join us for an exclusive Academy Award FYC Event!

This month, we are partnering with , , and , to host a discussion on three short documentaries that spotlight the power of music. Including one of our own!

The free virtual event will feature a Q&A with the directors from all three films: Motoki Otsuka, Molly O’Brien, and Ema Ryan Yamazaki. Moderated by Optimist founders Chris Temple & Zach Ingrasci.

🗓️ Date: Thursday, November 21, 2024
⏰ Time: 5:00 pm PT / 8:00 pm ET
📍 Via Zoom

🎟️ RSVP to watch these exclusive unreleased films at the link in our bio!

Can’t make it this month? Sign up anyway to be the first to know about our future Doc Clubs!

Whether you're a documentary enthusiast or a music lover, everyone is welcome! 🌍✨


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28/10/2024

We’re honored to be finalists for the 2024 Anthem Awards! Put on by the Webbys, these awards celebrate impactful, mission-driven work around the world. Show your support by voting for THIS IS NOT FINANCIAL ADVICE until October 31st! Link in bio

24/10/2024

ALL THINGS METAL, our super fun short doc about three brothers who share a love of metalwork and metal music, is NOW STREAMING on and . It also made the short list 🏆and we can’t wait to screen at the festival. & It’s director ’s first documentary - we hope you love it as much as we do! 🎸🤘🎃

22/10/2024

Join us for a free screening of Salam Neighbor TOMORROW (10/23) from 5-6:15 pm EST followed by a Q & A with director Chris Temple and protagonists Raouf & Ismail from 6:30-7:30 EST. Sponsored by the Carnahan Jackson Humanities Fund.

30/08/2024

Last night we brought together our LA community to celebrate storytelling and activism with Creative Visions! We’re so inspired by each of your efforts to build a better future. You help us believe that progress is possible and that it’s not naive to be optimistic, it’s necessary ❤️. This holiday weekend, go spread some optimism!