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Linsanity is a movie starring Jeremy Lin, Daniel Dae Kim, and Ming Yao. The life story of basketball sensation, Jeremy Lin.

Masterpiece: Frank Miller's The Dark Knight Returns is a movie starring Jeff Maynard, Malcolm McDowell, and Frank Miller. Masterpiece: Frank Miller's The Dark Knight Returns- Documentary -78 minutes This is the master-crafted work...

Srulik, an eight-year-old boy, flees from the Warsaw ghetto in 1942. He attempts to survive, at first alone in the forest, and then as a Christian orphan named Jurek on a Polish farm. Throughout his ordeal, his Jewish identity is in

Closure is a movie starring Angela Tucker. A trans-racial adoptee finds her birth mother, and meets the rest of a family who did not know she existed, including her birth father. A story about identity, the complexities of...

The Film brings to its viewers, a hitherto unseen and unheard narrative of one of the greatest musicians the world has ever known-A.R.Rahman

1964 is an episode of American Experience starring Oliver Platt, Robert Cohen, and Hodding Carter III. The pivotal year that essentially ushered in the true 1960s is explored.

Mitt Romney and his family are followed through their U.S. Presidential campaigns.

The Better Angels is a movie starring Jason Clarke, Diane Kruger, and Brit Marling. The story of Abraham Lincoln's childhood in the harsh wilderness of Indiana and the hardships that shaped him, the tragedy that marked him for ever...

This uniquely telling film takes an entertaining and unsettling look into Chinese rehabilitation centers treating internet addiction, which the Chinese government has classified as a serious clinical disorder.

The life and times of major league pitcher Doc Ellis are explored in this revealing documentary.

In 1893 Massachusetts, Lizzie Andrew Borden is put on trial for murdering her father and stepmother with an ax.

In Scampia, the Camorra hires young people from an early age to make them lookouts, drug couriers or hit men. Here is Enzo Capuano's gym, where he teaches judo to the boys of the neighborhood, tearing them from the street.

The history of Larry Flynt and the iconoclastic adult magazine he created.

Documents Marco Pantani's battle with addiction after winning Tour de France and Giro d'Italia in 1998 until his death from cocaine poisoning six years later.

Super Duper Alice Cooper is the twisted tale of a teenage Dr Jekyll whose rock n roll Mr Hyde almost kills him. It is the story of Vincent Furnier, preacher's son, who struck fear into the hearts of parents as Alice Cooper, the ultim

Billy Crystal tells the stories of his youth, growing up in the jazz world of Manhattan, his teenage years, and finally adulthood. The Tony Award-winning show is a funny and poignant exploration of family and fate, loving and loss.

Diversity in video games is extraordinarily important - especially to the people who play them. Explore the story of the queer gaming community, 'gaymer' culture and events, and the rise of LGBTQ themes in video games.

As he struggles with Alzheimer's disease, country-music legend Glen Campbell embarks on his farewell tour in the U.S., Australia, and Europe.

A 17-year-old dancer joins a "thinspiration" website and devotes herself to the almost religious glorification of "thin", until she becomes completely possessed by the dark world of anorexia.

Iverson is a movie starring Allen Iverson, Tom Brokaw, and Larry Brown. Iverson is the ultimate legacy of NBA legend Allen Iverson, who rose from a childhood of crushing poverty in Hampton, Virginia, to become an 11-time NBA...

The Young Turks, one of the most popular online news shows in the world, has amassed a YouTube network consisting of millions of subscribers and billions of views. But that wasn't always the case.

Heaven Adores You is a movie starring Madonna, Gus Van Sant, and Conan O'Brien. Heaven Adores You is an intimate, meditative inquiry into the life and music of Elliott Smith. By threading the music of Elliott Smith through the...

Britney Spears: Workin' It is a TV movie starring Julia Montgomery Brown, Kristyn Burtt, and Sandro Monetti. With the release of her eighth studio album, Britney is back and she's workin' it! This documentary chronicles the career...

Korengal picks up where Restrepo left off; the same men, the same valley, the same commanders, but a very different look at the experience of war.

Kumu Hina is a movie starring Leo Anderson Akana, Haemaccelo Kalu, and Ho'Onani Kamai. A transgender Native Hawaiian teacher inspires a young girl to fulfill her destiny of leading the school's male hula troupe, even as she...

Back on Board: Greg Louganis is a movie starring David Boudia, Jimmy Carter, and Sergei Chalibashvili. Feature-length documentary about the greatest diver of all time. Four-time Olympic champion Greg Louganis has faced more than his...

The story of programming prodigy and information activist Aaron Swartz, who took his own life at the age of 26.

The true story of a Fundamentalist Mormon leader who spent more than a year on the FBI's "10 Most Wanted List" for unlawful flight on charges related to his alleged arrangement of illegal marriages involving underage girls.

Fatal Honeymoon is a TV movie starring Billy Miller, Amber Clayton, and Gary Sweet. A man is accused of drowning his wife during their scuba diving trip at Australia's Great Barrier Reef.

Life Itself is a movie starring Roger Ebert, Chaz Ebert, and Gene Siskel. The life and career of the renowned film critic and social commentator, Roger Ebert.

The Dark Horse is a movie starring Cliff Curtis, James Rolleston, and Kirk Torrance. A brilliant but troubled New Zealand chess champion finds purpose by teaching underprivileged children about the rules of chess and life.

To Be Takei is a movie starring George Takei, Brad Takei, and Walter Koenig. A look at the many roles played by eclectic actor/activist George Takei, whose wit, humor and grace have helped him to become an internationally beloved...

The Salt of the Earth is a movie starring Sebastião Salgado, Wim Wenders, and Lélia Wanick Salgado. The life and work of photographer Sebastião Salgado, who has spent forty years documenting deprived societies in hidden corners of...

The untold story of Mexico's greatest and most beloved comedy film star of all time, from his humble origins on the small stage to the bright lights of Hollywood.

After being cast in the hit teen sitcom Saved by the Bell (1989), six unknown young actors must deal with the Hollywood spotlight and the challenges of growing up under public scrutiny.

A documentary that follows the early career of basketball star Dirk Nowitzki, his relationship with coach and mentor Holger Geschwindner, and their path to NBA glory.

Pasolini is a movie starring Willem Dafoe, Ninetto Davoli, and Riccardo Scamarcio. A kaleidoscopic look at the last day of Italian filmmaker Pier Paolo Pasolini in 1975.

Hollywood Banker is a movie starring Frans J. Afman, Dino De Laurentiis, and Martha De Laurentiis. How Frans Afman, a banker from the Netherlands, developed a new system for film financing, revolutionized independent filmmaking in...

Why Horror? Is a feature documentary following horror fan Tal Zimerman as he looks at the psychology of horror around the world in order to understand why we love to be scared.

Iris is a movie starring Iris Apfel, Harold Koda, and Dries Van Noten. A documentary about fashion icon Iris Apfel, the 93-year-old style maven who has had an out-sized presence on the New York fashion scene for decades, from...

Art of Darkness is a feature documentary intimately profiling controversial painter and performance artist Bryan Lewis Saunders. Bryan is renowned for his commitment to producing a self portrait every day, which, to date, number well

Winston Churchill: A Giant in the Century is a TV movie starring Clement Attlee, Paul Bandey, and David Ben-Gurion. Carefully remastered, colorized visual archives uncover a wider view of the private and public man. Contrasting...

Dark Star: HR Gigers Welt is a movie starring Leslie Barany, Sandra Beretta, and Mia Bonzanigo. A look at the life the dark surrealist Swiss artist, H.R.Giger shot a year before his death.

It's been said that the first 21 years defines the career of an artist. Few directors have single-handedly shaken up the film establishment like the godfather of indie, Richard Linklater. From the groundbreaking SLACKER to his innova

The Seven Five is a movie starring Mike Dowd, Ken Eurell, and Walter Yurkiw. Meet the dirtiest cop in NYC history. Michael Dowd stole money and dealt drugs while patrolling the streets of 80s Brooklyn.

A film about denial, race, family secrets and a search for identity.

The Forecaster is a movie starring Martin Armstrong, Vicky Armstrong, and Oliver Brown. Martin Armstrong, once a Wall Street-based financial advisor, was arrested on charges of orchestrating a 3 billion dollar Ponzi scheme, which he...