Tag Archives: biography

Year 1915. Helene Schjerfbeck lives as a forgotten artist with her elderly mother in the countryside. It has been years since the last exhibit, ...

Following years of abuse while being raised in the Children Of God cult, Ricky Rodriguez seeks revenge against the cult’s leader – ...

The true story of Hunter S Thompson’s curious, bizarre and entertaining run to be sheriff of Pitkin County in the 1970s.

As the muse of Hal Hartley’s indie classics and as writer/director of the critically acclaimed Waitress, Adrienne Shelly was a shining star in ...

As the only black Formula One driver in history, Lewis’ journey to becoming the most decorated Formula One driver in history, is one of ...

A journey through C.S. Lewis’ early life and his dramatic conversion story about his inner conflict.

An exploration of the life and work of the legendary neurologist and storyteller, as he shares intimate details of his battles with drug ...

A documentary portrait of Brazilian ballet star Marcelo Gomes.

Lloyd Daniels was one of the most gifted basketball players ever to emerge from New York City. He was born in Brooklyn in 1967 and grew up in the ...

The story of soldier and poet Siegfried Sassoon (1886–1967), who was decorated for bravery on the Western Front, and is best remembered for his ...

From her volatile childhood as Norma Jeane, through her rise to stardom and romantic entanglements, this reimagined fictional portrait of ...

A love story offering an intimate look inside the marriage of Winston and Clementine Churchill during a particularly troubled, though ...

The life story of Elvis Presley as seen through the complicated relationship with his enigmatic manager, Colonel Tom Parker.

On February 15, 1992 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, Jeffrey Dahmer, one of the world’s most infamous serial killers, was convicted of 15 counts ...

Freedom Uncut chronicles the tumultuous — yet creatively fruitful — period of Michael’s life and career following the release of his 1987 solo ...

The flamboyant Victorian wit (Peter Finch) sues the Marquess of Queensberry for a sodomy slur, but it boomerangs.

A glimpse at the life of French singer Serge Gainsbourg, from growing up in 1940s Nazi-occupied Paris through his successful song-writing years ...

In 1939 Gracie Fields, the ‘Queen of Hearts’, is at the height of her success as a singer and actress and the whole nation seems to ...

The true-life story of Darby Crash, who became an L.A. punk icon with his band The Germs. Along with Lorna Doom, Pat Smear, and Don Bolles, Darby ...

Mumbai-born leg-spinner Pravin Tambe made his debut in professional cricket at the age of 41 in the IPL for Rajasthan Royals in 2013 not having ...

From child prodigy to trailblazing captain, Indian women’s cricket icon Mithali Raj navigates highs and lows of professional career. A ...

The muse of Andy Warhol, Christa Päffgen, stage name Nico, singer with the band Velvet Underground and a woman of legendary beauty. She gained a ...

The struggles of Mohandas Gandhi in South Africa.

On the 25th of June 1983, the Lord’s Cricket Ground witnessed one of the biggest underdog stories in the history of sports. Fourteen inspired ...

The biopic charts the life of actor-turned-chief minister J. Jayalalitha and the relationship paving her rapid yet complicated path to power, who ...

The story of Dian Fossey, a scientist who came to Africa to study the vanishing mountain gorillas, and later fought to protect them.

Sicilian photojournalist Letizia Battaglia began a long battle against the ruthless Cosa Nostra when she first photographed the sinister scene of ...

After emigrating to Greece from Nigeria, Vera and Charles Antetokounmpo struggled to survive and provide for their five children, while living ...

A young Sardar Udham Singh left deeply scarred by the Jallianwala Bagh massacre, escaped into the mountains of Afghanistan, reaching London in ...

A passionate and innovative teacher leaves his small hometown to teach in one of Harlem’s toughest schools. But to break through to this ...