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Louisa May Alcott: The Woman Behind Little Women

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

2008

Lindisfarne’s Geordie Genius: The Alan Hull Story

Brit Award-winner Sam Fender goes in search of a musical hero from another era - the late, great, Alan Hull of Lindisfarne, in this one-off BBC Four d

2021

Meryl Streep: Mystery and Metamorphosis

Meryl Streep is one of the most versatile and successful actresses of all time and is still considered a superstar after 50 years of career. She fasci

2020

L'acte de la beauté

2021

La Bréa

Documentary about Brazilian actress Sandra Bréa.

The Red Princess

Who is Kim Yo-jong? In a context of maximum tensions between North Korea and the United States, Pierre Haski paints an unprecedented portrait of the l

2022

Joan Crawford's Home Movies

The private Joan Crawford fought as hard to create a normal family life as she did to establish her career. She forged her own path and to that end be

1942

Alexander Pope: Rediscovering a Genius

Docudrama that recounts the astonishing life story of a forgotten genius, English poet Alexander Pope, who lived from 1688 to 1744.

2021

Philip K Dick: A Day in the Afterlife

A poetic look at the life and legacy of legendary author Philip K. Dick (1928-1982), who wrote over over a hundred short stories and 44 novels of mind

1994

Play Like an 8 Year Old

Youth footballers and professional players are asked the same set of interview questions in this documentary that explores mental health, the academy

2024

The Geographies of DAR

A visually stunning film on acclaimed author David Adams Richards and his connection to one of Canada’s most overlooked yet breathtaking regions.

2023

Eric Clapton: Standing at the Crossroads

Eric Clapton is one of the most influential guitarists of all time. He ranked 2nd in Rolling Stone magazines list of the "100 Greatest Guitarists of A

2021

Little Girl Blue

In 2016, French writer and photographer Carole Achache took her own life. After Carole's death, her daughter Mona Achache, a film director, discovers

2023

Jack Kerouac: King of the Beats

Jack Kerouac's life is examined through interviews with his contemporaries and friends including Allen Ginsberg, Lawrence Ferlinghetti and William S.

1985

Joan Rivers: A Piece of Work

A documentary on the life and career of Joan Rivers, made as the comedienne turns 75 years old.

2010

Kathy Acker

Documentary about Kathy Acker where she talks about her writing and her life in New York.

1984

Xaviera Hollander, the Happy Hooker: Portrait of a Sexual Revolutionary

Xaviera Hollander, 'The Happy Hooker': Portrait of a Sexual Revolutionary is a documentary about one of the world's most important sexual icons. Inter

2008

The Man Who Drank the Universe

It is late 2004, and 34-year-old Englishman Alistair Appleton is about to fly from London to the Brazilian coast, where he will drink ayahuasca for th

2005

Beatrix Potter with Patricia Routledge

Patricia Routledge, as patron of the Beatrix Potter Society, presents a documentary on the author's life and work.

2016

Beecham

1990 TV adaptation of a 1979 biographical play by Ned Sherrin & Caryl Brahms, based on the life of conductor and impresario Sir Thomas Beecham. With T

1990