biographical films

A fresh and relevant narrative about the men who led this country through change and the lives they affected, from an early idea of democracy to our first African-American President.

The story of South American revolutionary leader Simon Bolivar and his fight for independence from Spain.

Shot on location in Georgia and Russia, the documentary examines how the bloodiest dictator in world history commanded the allegiance and adulation of the Soviet Union during his lifetime and how his influence lives on beyond the grave. It employs a wealth of archive material, eye witness accounts, reconstructions in original locations, and myriad examples of Stalin's artistic legacy in its scrutiny of the dictator's career and his cult, past and present.

A dramatic retelling of the life of Edith Piaf, considered one of the great performers of France. Raised in a brothel, taken to work in a circus by her father, and eventually abandoned by her parents, she spent her teen years on the streets. Eventually "rescued" by a crime figure who gives her career a start, she makes her way to international success, despite recurring frailty, illness, wild moods, drug and alcohol problems.

Rachel Carson's convictions and her foresight regarding the risks posed by chemical pesticides leads her to become America's most successful advocate for the natural world.

When rumors begin to circulate that King Henry VIII is no longer intimate with his wife who has been unable to give him a male heir, Sir Thomas Boleyn concocts a plan to bring his family back to prominence.

An original musical screenplay brings to life the story of P.T. Barnum and his creation of "the greatest show on Earth". Rising from nothing, P.T. sets out to make a better life for his family. His creativity and drive take him on an fantastic journey beyond what he or anyone else could have imagined. In the end he creates a magical experience that will be enjoyed and celebrated by generations to come.

The story of James Armistead Lafayette, an American slave and spy whose information helped end the American Revolutionary War. After the war, he fought the Virginia General Assembly to gain his freedom.

Profiles the exploits of seventeenth-century English explorer Henry Hudson, describing his search for a Northwest passage from Europe to Asia, his voyages along North America's eastern coast and the Hudson Bay region.

Freshly graduated from college with a promising future ahead, Christopher McCandless walked out of his privileged life and into the wild in search of adventure. What happened to him on the way transformed this young wanderer into an enduring symbol for countless people, a fearless risk-taker who wrestled with the precarious balance between man and nature. Based on a true story.