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A biography of the English mathematician Alan Turing, who was one of the inventors of the digital computer and one of the key figures in the breaking of the Enigma code, used by the Germans

Follows the life of the late actor, writer and producer Bob Einstein, featuring some of his greatest comedic contributions

Trailer for Straight Outta Dudleyville The Legacy Of The Dudley Boyz

The life of actor and activist Paul Robeson

A minimalist interview film, dealing with one of the most disturbing life stories from the twentieth Century An oral history about abuse, resistance and survival

Art historians discuss Pablo Picassos early years as an artist and his early works

On 9 January 1836, Pierre Lacenaire goes to the guillotine, a murderer and a thief He gives Allard, a police inspector, his life story, written while awaiting execution He also asks Allard to care for Hermine, a lass to whom he has

David Beckham, a household name, footballing icon and at one point the most hated man in England A comprehensive look at David Beckhams footballing career focusing on his England redemption, World Cup dreams, trial by media and

A historical account of military policy regarding homosexuals during World War II The documentary includes interviews with several gay WWII veterans

The Belgian filmmaker Manu Bonmariage, known as the spiritual father of the Striptease show, now has Alzheimers at 76 Although his memory plays tricks on him, his daughter Emmanuelle goes back in time to portray a direct cinema fil

American Masters Raul Julia The Worlds a Stage is a Special Presentation of American Masters and VOCES Produced by Latino PBS, VOCES is an acclaimed PBS documentary series featuring the best Latino arts, culture and history

The true story of teenage football talent Martin Bengtssons life and death journey through a modern day football industry where everything, and everyone, has a price tag

Playwright Arthur Miller, director Volker Schlondorff and actor Dustin Hoffman are seen creating the Roxbury Productions and Punch Productions teleplay Death of a Salesman 1985

Based on the true story of Tonya Harding and Nancy Kerrigan, rivals for the USA Olympic Figure Skating team When Kerrigan is savagely attacked, people begin to wonder if the intense rivalry between them was motivation for someone

The story of how a young black boy from working class 1950s Dublin, became Irelands Greatest Rock Star As lead singer of Thin Lizzy, Phil Lynott was a songwriter, a poet, a dreamer, a wildman

In 2011, Pulitzer Prize winning journalist Jose Antonio Vargas outed himself as an undocumented immigrant in the New York Times Magazine Documented chronicles his journey to America from the Philippines as a child his journey

Louisa May Alcott, author of Little Women, leads a literary double life, writing under the pseudonym A M Barnard, an identity that remains until the 1940s

Set on the French Riviera in the summer of 1915, Jean Renoir son of the Impressionist painter, Pierre Auguste returns home to convalesce after being wounded in World War I At his side is Andree, a young woman who rejuvenate

A renewed interest is emerging in mid 20th century architects and artists who exploded the comfortable constraints of the past to create a robust and daring modernist America Eero Saarinen The Architect Who Saw the Future examin

The life and career of the renowned neurologist and author, Dr Oliver Sacks

1402 Queen Margrete is ruling Sweden, Norway and Denmark through her adopted son, Erik But a conspiracy is in the making and Margrete finds herself in an impossible dilemma that could shatter her lifes work the Kalmar Union

A woman tries to survive the invasion of Berlin by the Soviet troops during the last days of World War II

Based on a biography of acclaimed Thai female writer, Suvannee Sukonta, the film focuses on her teenage son Nampoo Being left alone as his divorced mom always has hands full with work, he sorted to cure his loneliness with drugs

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

Set in the late 60s early 70s, STEWART follows Scottish racing driver Jackie Stewart on an immersive, colorful and emotive journey that transcends motor sport and explores universal themes of love, loss and human vulnerability

She Said Boom The Story Of Fifth Column is the story of a group of young female artists from Toronto in the early eighties They united to use music, film, and self publication to defy conventions of art practice, gender ideas, a

The story of four Italian children facing the racial laws and the wave of hate brought by fascism against the Jews

Focused on French painter Paul Gauguins affair with a younger lady in Tahiti

Two Navy fighter pilots find themselves in the midst of a forbidden relationship throwing their lives and careers into disarray

A legendary high school football coach is surprised to find a theater filled with 400 players and their families and friends His players created a documentary to honor him for his incredible accomplishments some forty years ago

King Henry VIII marries five more times after his divorce from his first wife Catherine of Aragon

A road movie of the soul

The story of the man who brought high ranking German Nazi criminal Adolf Eichmann to justice

Ayudia Mawar De Jongh is not satisfied enough in enjoying the moment as a wife, but she suddenly becomes pregnant Her personality changes completely and becomes lazy and super sensitive

Boy Interrupted looks at the life of Evan Perry a 15 year old boy from New York who committed suicide in 2005 The film made by his parents Dana and Hart examines how Evans bipolar disorder and depression affected his life and the l

Mongol chief Temujin battles against Tartar armies and for the love of the Tartar princess Bortai Temujin becomes the emperor Genghis Khan