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The Special Relationship (2010) In 1992, Labour leader Tony Blair goes to America and is impressed by the policies of President Bill Clinton, which he uses to reshape his party. Two years later, he is invited back for an audience with Clinton, who, rightly, predicts that he will be Britain's next Pr

Lincoln Divided We Stand 2021 Lincoln Divided We Stand is a six part series that looks at the remarkable life and unexpected journey of Abraham Lincoln

Hostage (1983) Set in 1980's Australia, this is the true story of a woman whose husband eventually reveals to her that he is an active member of the Nazi party. A real nightmare begins for her.

Lauda: The Untold Story (2014) In 1976 Niki Lauda survived one of the most famous crashes in Formula One history. Using previously unseen footage, Lauda: The Untold Story explains what happened on that fateful, and near ...

Jacob (1994) In the land of Canaan lives Isaac, son of Abraham, with his clever, strong-willed wife Rebekah and his twin sons Esau and Jacob. The first-born, Esau, is a strong and fearless hunter with a voracious appetite for sensual pleasures. Jacob is a shepherd, more tender and compassionate than

Horn from the Heart The Paul Butterfield Story 2017 Horn From The Heart The Paul Butterfield Story is a feature length documentary about the life and career of legendary blues musician Paul Butterfield A white, teen age harmonica player from Chicagos south side, Paul learned from the original black

Trial by Fire (2018) The tragic and controversial story of Cameron Todd Willingham, who was executed in Texas for killing his three children after scientific evidence and expert testimony that bolstered his claims of innocence were suppressed.

I Am Your Father (2015) David Prowse, the actor who played Darth Vader at the first Star Wars Trilogy, never revealed his face during the films. He could have done it only once at "Return of the Jedi", but something happened. Another actor did that sequence and that fact marked David Prows

A story about the great basketball player Pistol Pete Maravich when he was in the eighth grade He plays on the varsity basketball team at Daniel High School but has some very difficult obstacles standing in his way of playing The only support he has is from his father, retired basketball pro Press M

What Happened, Miss Simone? (2015) On stage Nina Simone was known for her utterly free, uninhibited musical expression, which enthralled audiences and attracted life-long fans. But amid the violent, haunting, and senseless day-to-day of the civil rights era in 1960s America, Simone struggled to reco

Memoria (2015) Ivan Cohen is a young man living in Palo Alto, California. Unsatisfied by his slacker group of friends, his love for a girl who doesn't know he exists and a dysfunctional family life, he is struggling to find his place in the world.

Frost/Nixon (2008) Writer Peter Morgan's legendary battle between Richard Nixon, the disgraced president with a legacy to save, and David Frost, a jet-setting television personality with a name to make, in the story of the historic encounter that changed both their lives. For three years after being

Maria by Callas (2017) An intimate look at the life and work of Greek-American opera singer Maria Callas, as told in her own words.

Leonardo da Vinci The Universal Man 2019 French art documentary about Leonardo da Vinci on the occasion of his 500th birthday, 2 May 2019 How is it possible that one and the same man was able to both paint the Mona Lisa, invent the ball bearing and be the first to giv

Pariah: The Lives and Deaths of Sonny Liston (2019) Overcoming the seemingly insurmountable odds that life threw his way, Liston became heavyweight champion of the world when he knocked out Floyd Patterson in 1962. Eight years later, he died but friends questioned the cause of his death.

A drama based on Jimi Hendrix's life as he left New York City for London, where his career took off.

Born Into Brothels: Calcuttas Red Light Kids (2004) Documentary photographer Zana Briski journeyed into Calcutta's underworld to photograph the city's prostitutes. In return, she offered to teach the prostitutes' children the basics of photography so that the kids could document their own lives on t

The Diving Bell and the Butterfly 2007 Forty three year old Elle magazine editor Jean Dominique Bauby Jean Do to his friends awakens not knowing where he is He is in a Berck sur Mer hospital, where he has been for the past several weeks in a coma after suffering a massive stroke Although his cogniti

Dark Side of the 90s 2021 Spinoff of Vices Dark Side of the Ring that looks at 90s pop culture

The story of the life and career of the famed baseball player, Lou Gehrig.

A Tale of Two Coreys (2018) The story of teen heartthrobs Corey Feldman and Corey Haim, whose lives were forever changed by the glitz, glamour, and the darker side of show business.

The Execution of Julie Ann Mabry (2009) When her mother is murdered by her father, Julie Ann Mabry is confronted by a life of hardship and poverty. Taken in by her Evangelical relatives, she begins to adopt new convictions in an effort to reconnect with her mother. Slowly, the threads of her new lif

Game Change (2012) Summer, 2008: John McCain secures the nomination, but polls behind Barack Obama. Strategist Steve Schmidt suggests a game changer: picking a conservative female with media savvy, unknown Alaska governor Sarah Palin, as vice president. She's an immediate hit and a quick study - the

The Conductor 2018 Antonia Brico dreams of becoming a conductor, but she isnt taken seriously because she is a woman

Tom of Finland (2017) Touko Laaksonen, a decorated officer, returns home after a harrowing and heroic experience serving his country in World War II, but life in Finland during peacetime proves equally distressing. He finds peace-time Helsinki rampant with persecution of the homosexual and men aroun

Birdman of Alcatraz (1962) In 1912, the notorious and violent prisoner Robert Franklin Stroud is transferred to the Leavenworth Prison convicted for murdering a man. When a guard cancels the visit of his mother, Elizabeth Stroud, due to a violation of the internal rules, he stabs and kills the guard

Catch a Fire (2006) A political thriller: the real-life story of a South African hero's journey to freedom. In the country's turbulent and divided times in the 1980s, Patrick Chamusso is an oil refinery foreman and soccer coach who is apolitical - until he and his wife Precious are jailed. Patrick i

Elvis Presley: The Searcher (2018) Elvis Presley grew up to become the biggest star in music, thanks to a staggering range of influences that created a revolutionary sound in his lifelong search for self-expression. This two-part documentary reveals his creative journey from childhood in Tupolo, Mis

The Front Runner (2018) American Senator Gary Hart's presidential campaign in 1988 is derailed when he's caught in a scandalous love affair.

The White Crow (2018) The story of Rudolf Nureyev's defection to the West.

In 1960s, a British playwright attempts to reconstruct the life of real life 17th century English composer Henry Purcell even though little is known about him Purcells life is reenacted and his music performed

Becoming Bond (2017) The stranger-than-fiction true story of George Lazenby, a poor Australian car mechanic who, through an unbelievable set of circumstances, landed the role of James Bond in On Her Majesty's Secret Service (1969), despite having never acted a day in his life. Then after being offer

Good Night, and Good Luck. (2005) In the early 1950's, the threat of Communism created an air of paranoia in the United States and exploiting those fears was Senator Joseph McCarthy of Wisconsin. However, CBS reporter Edward R. Murrow and his producer Fred W. Friendly decided to take a stand and cha

My Life So Far (1999) Memoir of the lives of a family growing up on a post World War I British estate headed up by a strong disciplinarian, her daughter, her inventor husband, their ten year old son, and his older sister. Through the household comes a number of suitors hoping to impress the young wo

Houdini (1953) The amazing career of master magician Harry Houdini is presented from his beginnings with a carnival

Gale Sayers joins the Chicago Bears and is befriended by Brian Piccolo, an overachieving running back. Although they compete for the same spot on the team, and despite the fact that Sayers is black and Piccolo white, they become roommates on the road and very close friends, especially when Sayers is

Break Every Chain 2021 Drowning in the depths of depression and sadness, burning with anger, and chained down by alcoholism, Jonathan couldnt do anymore After the loss of his father as a young boy, facing countless horrific death scenes in the line of duty, and the death of his first son, Jonathan t

Esther and the King (1960) Two decades before she would gain fame and some fortune as Alexis Carrington on Dynasty (1981), Dame Joan Collins starred as Esther in this melodramatic, routine Biblical story. The setting...

Crown Heights (2017) When Colin Warner is wrongfully convicted of murder, his best friend Carl King devotes his life to proving Colin's innocence.

Yung Lean: In My Head (2020) It is a film about the Swedish cult rap star, will have its world premiere at the festival. Written and directed by Henrik Burman, the film tracks Lean's rise to fame while "blurring the ...

Beyond the Sea 2004 The life of crooneractor Bobby Darin is presented as part fact, part fiction and much fantasy It is framed around a biopic being filmed about and starring Darin as himself, with he being surrounded by many of his lifelong entourage from the Bronx In that fantasy, the young actor

Delia Derbyshire The Myths and the Legendary Tapes 2018 Delia Derbyshire The Myths +The Legendary tapes is an unconventional portrait of an unconventional British electronic music pioneer and explores the idea that this extraordinary composer lived outside of time and space as other people experienc

The Inner Circle 1991 The true story of Ivan Sanchin, the KGB officer who was Stalins private film projectionist from 1939 until the dictators death Told from Sanchins view, the sympathetic but tragically flawed hero maintains unwavering faith in his Master despite the arrest of his neighbors and hi

Sophie Scholl: The Final Days (2005) The Final Days is the true story of Germany's most famous anti-Nazi heroine brought to life. Sophie Scholl is the fearless activist of the underground student resistance group, The White Rose. Using historical records of her incarceration, the film re-creates the

Columbus: The Lost Voyage (2007) Columbus' 4th voyage has been a total failure: he has not found the westward passage, he has no gold to show, he has lost men and ships and his efforts to build a colony have fallen through. The monarchs of Spain are not going to restore the rights and privileges whi

The life and times of Richard Pryor

Young Man with a Horn (1950) Aimless youth Rick Martin learns he has a gift for music and falls in love with the trumpet. Legendary trumpeter Art Hazzard takes Rick under his wing and teaches him all he knows about playing. To the exclusion of anything else in life, Rick becomes a star trumpeter, bu

Tech Billionaires: Mark Zuckerberg (2021) Mark Zuckerberg was only just 19 when he built Facebook - the social media giant, out of his small Harvard campus dorm room, and changed the world and the internet forever. Facebook has thrived for more than a decade, after an extraordinary growth in size an