Documentaries : Biography

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

638 Ways to Kill Castro is a Channel 4 documentary film, broadcast in the United Kingdom on 28 November 2006, which tells the story of some of the numerous attempts to kill Cuba’s leader Fidel Castro. The film reveals multiple methods of assassination, from exploding cigars to femmes fatales;...

These are phone call made from people in the twin towers to their loved ones in what was one of the world's greatest tragedies to ever befall an american public....

9to5 - Days in Porn focuses on the people behind a controversial and multi-billion dollar industry "The Adult Entertainment industry". It depicts their stories, each one different, unadorned and authentic, without glorification or prejudice. It delivers deep insight into their personal lives - from ...

Unlike the book, this film is really an anecdotal biography of Stephen Hawking. Clips of his lectures, interviews with friends and family and a little physics are thrown together....

A Brilliant Madness is the story of a mathematical genius whose career was cut short by a descent into madness. At the age of 30, John Nash, a stunningly original and famously eccentric MIT mathematician, suddenly began claiming that aliens were communicating with him and that he was a special messe...

When you can't muscle your way through life, what can you do? A CERTAIN KIND OF BEAUTY is Dan Aronie's response. Dan was a model and aspiring actor when he was diagnosed with a severe form of Multiple Sclerosis at 23. At an age where most people are just starting their lives, Dan is forced to contem...

Documental sobre la vida de Silvio Fernandez Melgarejo, inmortal rockero sevillano...

A Lamp in the Dark The Untold History of the Bible: A Lamp in the Dark is an exciting documentary that shows the intriguing history of the Bible. Enter into a world of saints and martyrs battling against spies, assassins, and wolves in sheep's clothing. Through the Middle Ages, the popes and Inquisi...

Profiles of and interviews with Sir Edmund Hillary and Sir Wilfred Thesiger, the two great explorers of the mid-20th Century. Including rare stock footage and Thesiger’s renowned black-and-white photographs from his decades in the remote corners of Arabia and Africa....