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Ulrich Mott, an ambitious social climber, marries a wealthy widow in Washington D C in order to mix with powerful political players

BBC goes through their archives and tells the story and highlights of national treasure David Attenborough

An intimate portrait of Robin Williams and his invulnerable spirit, Robins Wish is the story of what really happened to one of the greatest entertainers of all time and what his mind was fighting

A surreal biopic of Armenian poet Sayat Nova, depicted through non narrative amalgamations of images, hailed as revolutionary by Mikhail Vartanov

Four childhood friends learn to cheat dice games from a heroine addict They soon learn that the game of dice isnt about how the dice roll, its about the people you roll with

RUNNING TIME 01 22 58 Ratio ACADEMY 1 33 1 Stereo Sound SUPER 8 and COLOURBW apps HD Pinhole Photographs 16mm ARCHIVE THE WHALEBONE BOX is a film about a whale bone box A box made of whale bone Entangled in a fishermans net

Miles Davis Horn player, bandleader, innovator This documentary feature explores archival photos and home movies shot by Miles and his colleagues, his manuscripts and Miles original paintings, to explore the man behind the music

From his beginnings as a wildman carnival act to the internationally famous feat of escaping from a locked trunk in an ice jammed river, the great Harry Houdini emerged as the worlds most captivating magician and escape artist

In 1913 Indias cinema industry is born from Dadasaheb Phalkes efforts to make Raja Harishchandra 1913, Indias first feature length BampW silent film

The beloved superintendent of New Yorks Roslyn school district and his staff, friends and relatives become the prime suspects in the unfolding of the single largest public school embezzlement scandal in American history

In the foreign 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

An American doctor establishes an orphanage in Ecuador to help the starving and homeless children of the Amazon rain forest

Two documentary filmmakers chronicle their time in Sonagchi, Calcutta and the relationships they developed with children of prostitutes who work the citys notorious red light district

An old man makes a long journey by lawnmower to mend his relationship with an ill brother

A confessional, cautionary, and occasionally humorous tale of Robbie Robertsons young life and the creation of one of the most enduring groups in the history of popular music, The Band

A dramatic retelling of the life of Ludwig II, King of Bavaria, one of the most fascinating monarchs of modern times From his accession to the throne at the age of 18 to his passionate support of Richard Wagner and his music From h

The film is the biography of Frank Baum, the childrens book author and creator of the fantasy world Oz

The tragic true story of best friends Steve Driver and Tom Dong, two low end porn actors who sought fame but gained infamy

An unsung land artist who creates singular, cathedral like eighth wonder of the world sculptural caves with nothing but hand tools and passion struggles with unappreciative patrons, financial hardship, and his aging body

A dying man in his forties remembers his past His childhood, his mother, the war, personal moments and things that tell of the recent history of all the Russian nation

Based on a true story, this film by JCFilms follows the path of the Jonah Family in remembrance of the loss of their son, Jack, to a heroin overdose The film brings awareness to the drugopioid crisis in Massachusetts and the world

An intimate portrait of Dennis Jernigan, the man behind some of the biggest Christian songs of all time and his lifelong struggle with homosexuality

Miguel Pineros creative and turbulent life was cut short at the age of forty A Tony Award nominee who did time at Sing Sing, a volatile urban poet whose work is recognized as a precursor to rap and hip hop, and a writer of hit TV s

In the mid 1960s, President Lyndon B Johnson Sir Michael Gambon and his foreign policy team debate the decision to withdraw from or escalate the war in Vietnam

A documentary depicting the life and films of Spains King of Horror Paul Naschy, aka Jacinto Molina, actor, writer, producer, and director

Based on the true story of the enduring but troubled love between Lois Wilson, co founder of Al Anon, and her alcoholic husband Bill Wilson, co founder of Alcoholics Anonymous

Adapted from his autobiography, the film recounts the story of Hiroito, The King of Boca do Lixo a region in downtown Sao Paulo of the fifties where various nightclubs, strip joints, prostitution, bars, and drugs can be found Hiro

A freewheeling take on visionary inventor Nikola Tesla, his interactions with Thomas Edison and J P Morgans daughter Anne, and his breakthroughs in transmitting electrical power and light

Long before faith based films became a regular feature of mainstream movie theaters, there was The Cross and The Switchblade The story of Pastor David Wilkerson and gang member, Nicki Cruz

The story of 1970s musician and activist Helen Reddy

Unraveling Athena is a feature documentary that chronicles the journey that Women Tennis Champions pass through from small child with a large racket, to ranked player, and ultimately to WTA number one in the world, and beyond

When an aging, but gentlemanly stagecoach robber is released from prison, he decides to go to Canada to become a train robber

An in depth look into the life and work of musician Frank Zappa

The director Iciar Bollain presents the story of the Cuban dancer Carlos Acosta, a legend on the dance world and the first black dancer to perform some of the most famous ballet roles A dancer who did not want to dance

George Adamson fights to save Kenyas wildlife Together with his young assistant Tony Fitzjohn, he battles to keep the animals on his game reserve, and Kora, from dangerous poachers

Wild Bill Hickok attempts to stop an Indian uprising that was started by white gun runners