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Ella is not your average 98 year old Her magnetic personality makes her past even more surprising Follow this spirited South African Holocaust survivor as she reveals her astonishing life journey and unwavering appreciation of l

Meet Ousmane Sembene, the African freedom fighter who used stories as his weapon

The biography of the pioneering French microbiologist who helped revolutionize agriculture and medicine

The story of how one of the worlds most popular video games found its way to players around the globe Businessman Henk Rogers and Tetris inventor Alexey Pajitnov join forces in the USSR, risking it all to bring Tetris to the mas

There are several iconic paintings in Japan depicting scenes of nature and the times Several of these have become famous world wide Several of these are the works of Hokusai However, the artist was not always famous or in deman

Capturing the life of German hip hop rapper, entrepreneur, and ex convict Giwar Hajabi

A look at the relationship between Seneca and Nero, the infamous Emperor he mentored since childhood and who accused him of plotting his assassination

The film lAmatore the Amateur is a journey within the intimate folds of a well known architect, Piero Portaluppi, who worked during the twenty years of Fascism, through the discovery of his work in the present and through his f

Life and career of legendary blues musician Paul Butterfield

A documentary about internationally renowned film editor Jill Bilcock, that charts how an outspoken arts student in 1960s Melbourne became one of the worlds most acclaimed film artists

Musical biography chronicling the songwriting partnership of Richard Rodgers and Lorenz Hart

A boy growing up in Nantes during WW2 around his fathers mechanic workshop has a love for puppet shows and cinema and develops it into his own art Jacques Demy, the artist at the end of his life, reflects on his childhood influe

Cardinal Stefan Wyszynskis story sets the stage for the dramatic rise of Pope John Paul II and the fall of communism in Europe Who is this prophetic man who battled evil and saw a son of Poland rising

Based on a true story, a migrant teen from Puerto Rico is forced to survive the dark streets of 1962 Brooklyn Enslaved by the power of gangs and the addiction of heroin, he must find faith and freedom before he destroys his famil

A drama reveals the great writers inauspicious early years as an orphan raised by conniving relatives

For the family really no money, Alexei began to make a living Everything was limited to dirty chores, but while reading could end his depression After hard working experience, he was determined to Kazan in the passion of being a

The story of Eddie Slovik, who was executed by the Army in 1945, the only American soldier to be executed for desertion since the Civil War

Algiers, 1956 Fernand Iveton is arrested in his factory, accused of having planted a bomb His wife Helene is now married to a traitor, but she refuses to abandon Fernand to his fate

An examination of the enduring appeal of Leonard Nimoy and his portrayal of Spock in Star Trek 1966

The documentary Midnight Return explores the enduring and emotional power of film as seen through the lens of the blockbuster success Midnight Express 1978

The Ragged Edge is a documentary about survival on and off the racetrack about riding the edge between victory and oblivion Its focus is Erik Buell Racing EBR, the only American sport

In 1973, 591 American POWs returned home from the Vietnam War, bringing with them harrowing tales of survival But there was an even more remarkable and secret story to tell a feat of incredible spycraft that remained class

The truth about Patryk Vega, the most controversial Polish movie director

Inside Out is a film about the french artist JR giving away his method and the inspiring stories that follow that JR wins the TED Prize 2011 He gives his prize the wish to turn the world Inside Out and his art back to the pe

Don McAlpine, legendary cinematographer World renowned Australian A documentary of his life journey from teaching physical education in Temora, NSW, Australia to Hollywood, making the visual imagery of an outstanding movies

The story of Nicola Mitchell, a victim of unspeakable sexual violence who grew up to be a best selling author and inspirational speaker, founding an organization dedicated to saving at risk girls from abuse and exploitation

A biography of the Danish actor and comedian, Dirch Passer

Japanese artist, Foujita, is Paris darling in the roaring twenties, loved for his delicate nudes After leaving his 1st wife, Fernande, he meets Lucie Badoud and names her Yuki snow in Japanese after her exquisitely pale skin

Die Vermessung der Welt follows two brilliant and eccentric scientists, Alexander von Humboldt and Carl Friedrich Gauss, on their life paths in early 19th century Germany

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Manfred Goldfish tried to put a lid on the trauma that made him a refugee in 1939 When his daughter unearths Manfreds extraordinary story, she finds where she belongs, and we touch on the truth for millions of others

Young Sophie Dorothea marries Prince George Louis but its far from a love match Then she falls for Swedish Count Philip Christoph von Konigsmark

Susi Susanti rises through the rank to become Indonesias most beloved athlete In time of economic turmoil, Susi seizes the opportunity to show her country and the world that heroism is measured by the depth of ones sacrifice

An honest testimony of addiction, and one womans discovery that the only way to save herself, is to save others

How could Napoleon, the man of war and pioneering military strategist, meekly accept being locked up on a storm lashed rock in the middle of the Atlantic ocean What system of defence, and thus of attack, can he dream up to loosen

A Dutch TV journalist finds himself challenging the police, courts and media as he attempts to uncover the truth about the controversial Deventer murder case