Documentaries : Biography

"AC/DC has long reigned as a titanic force in the world of hard rock, and never more so than when they were anchored by their original singer and resident wildman, Bon Scott. This program offers a critical review of the band's Bon Scott years--from his first appearance in the early 1970s to his deat...

Emily Rose is actually Anneliese Michel. From her birth on the 21st of September, 1952, Anneliese Michel enjoyed the life of a normal, religiously nurtured young girl. Without warning, her life changed on a day in 1968 when she began shaking and found she was unable to control her body. She could no...

Cat Ladies takes viewers into the real world of four "cat ladies". Through intimate access with Diane, Margot, Jenny and Sigi, we create a sensitive and emotionally honest portrait of women whose lives and self-worth have become intractably linked to cats....

In fifty years of broadcasting, Sir David Attenborough has traveled the globe to document the living world in all its wonder. Now, he completes his journey by going back in time to the roots of the tree of life, in search of the very first animals....

A countdown of the top 50 documentaries, based on a vote by documentary filmmakers....

Nick Broomfield's second documentary on Aileen Carol Wuornos, a highway prostitute who was executed in 2002 for killing seven men in the state of Florida. This second installment includes the filmmaker's testimony at Wournous's trial....

Muhammed Ali, the greatest boxer of all the time, way of living after retirement....

A landmark two-part documentary series that sheds new light on the dramatic story of Iraq after the fall of Saddam....

They solve murders, catch spies, and prevent terrorist attacks. They are one of the most revered law enforcement agencies on the planet, and one of the least understood until now. Go behind-the-scenes with the federal agents of the Naval Criminal Investigative Service (NCIS). With re-enactments, on-...

This Sundance feature is a look at the art work of Auschwitz-survivors, one of whom actually served as the personal portrait artist for Josef Mengele, the Angel of Death, whose obsession with racial purity led to the deaths of hundreds of thousands of supposed untermenschen....