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Kasparov: Chess Rebel

August 2024 •French

The extraordinary life and career of the Russian chess grandmaster Garry Kasparov, a brilliant and charismatic, but also rebellious, favorite son of the Soviet Union.

A Dispatch from Reuters

October 1940 •English

German Julius Reuter sends 19th-century news by carrier pigeon and then by wire, founding a news agency.

Strom vědění dobrého

October 1976 •Czech

Whatever Comes Next

November 2014 •English

Whatever Comes Next is a documentary about the curious and dynamic life of Annemarie Mahler-Ettinger. The film portrays the painter and scholar, Annemarie Mahler. Born in Vienna in 1926, Mahler fled by herself as a twelve-year child to the United States and has since 1955 has lived in Bloomington, IN, and in the summers in Woods Hole, MA. The documentary portrays the artist's outer and inner lives, which bridge two centuries and two continents.

Lermontov

July 1943 •Russian

Chronicle of the life of Russian poet Michail Lermontov, from the final days of Alexandr Pushkin to the fatal destiny of the poet himself.

Tita Cervera - La Baronesa

November 2011 •Spanish

On the Basis of Sex

December 2018 •English

Young lawyer Ruth Bader Ginsburg teams with her husband Marty to bring a groundbreaking case before the U.S. Court of Appeals and overturn a century of sex discrimination.

Angel of Mercy

May 1939 •English

This MGM Passing Parade series short tells the story of Clara Barton, the founder of the Red Cross.

Gierek

January 2022 •Polish

A film about a man with a breakthrough history of Poland in the background. Edward Gierek is one of the most important figures of the 20th century in the collective memory of Polish people.

Ingrid Bergman: In Her Own Words

August 2015 •Swedish

A personal and captivating account of the extraordinary life and work of Ingrid Bergman (1915-82), a young Swedish woman who became one of the most celebrated actresses in world cinema.

Ľudmilka

January 1986 •Slovak

L. Frank Baum: The Man Behind the Curtain

October 2005 •English

A featurette on L. Frank Baum, author of The Wonderful Wizard of Oz and other children's books.

Inquilab

August 2008 •Hindi

A documentary that traces the life and times of Bhagat Singh, a committed Marxist who most ably exemplified the spirit of revolutionary resistance against British imperialism in undivided India.

Project 22

January 2015 •English

In the United States alone, twenty-two Veterans commit suicide per day. Project 22 follows two combat-wounded Veterans on a mission to find hope. Riding motorcycles from San Francisco to New York, Daniel and Doc speak with Veterans about post-war challenges that lead to suicide and the healing Veterans are finding in alternative forms of therapy such as sailing, pottery, education, service dogs and more. During the 6,500 mile journey, our riders interview leading researchers, mental health clinicians and educators who specialize in Traumatic Brain Injury and Post Traumatic Stress, as well as, a leading expert in Warrior Culture and Combat Stress. Asking hard hitting questions and opening up about their own struggles, Daniel and Doc will stop at nothing to reach tomorrow's twenty-two.

Hawking: Can You Hear Me?

September 2021 •English

A documentary telling the remarkable human story of Stephen Hawking. For the first time, the personal archives and the testimonies of his closest family reveal both the scale of Hawking's triumphs and the real cost of his disability and success.

Shinran, Part II

September 1960 •Japanese

Continuation of the biographical film about the monk Shinran, based on the novel by Eiji Yoshikawa. Shinran, born of the fading aristocratic class, was placed in a monastary on Mount Hiei when still a child. He did not come down for twenty years, when his wanderings begin as he spreads his ideas for achieving enlightenment through the Pure Land sutra. Because his teachings contradict the powerful Tendai sect, he comes to grief with the government, his followers persecuted, himself exiled to far coastal Echigo where he married & began raising a family but soonafter was wandering & teaching again. He lived to be ninety.

Can You Feel the Beat: The Lisa Lisa Story

February 2025 •English

15-year-old Puerto Rican Lisa Velez overcomes sexism, racism, and breast cancer to become Latin pop pioneer behind hits like "Can You Feel The Beat," inspiring generations of Latina artists.

Untitled Nat King Cole Biopic

Invalid date •English

Legendary singer, actor, and jazz pianist Nat King Cole was prominent in the mid-1900s. Though he passed away in 1965 at only 45 years old, his songs have remained iconic in the years since, with some of his most famous songs including "Smile", "The Very Thought of You" and "Unforgettable".

Les Combats méconnus de Simone Veil

January 2025 •French

Zákon rovnosti

April 1979 •Czech