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Milli Vanilli

The '80s pop duo Milli Vanilli, made up of Rob Pilatus and Fabrice Morvan, soars to the top of the charts then falls just as precipitously when they are exposed as lip-synching frauds.

Richard Pryor: Is It So...

Focuses on the life and career of groundbreaking comedian Richard Pryor, who found unprecedented success on the stage and screen, but also suffered from drug addiction and personal problems.

Snoop Dogg Biopic

A biopic of Snoop Dogg - a bonafide rapper, singer, songwriter, actor, producer, DJ, media personality and entrepreneur.

The Chronology of Water

A young woman finds her voice through the written word and her salvation as a swimmer – ultimately becoming a triumphant teacher, mother, and a singular modern writer.

The Journey Is the Dest...

In 1992, 22-year-old Dan Eldon travels to Somalia on assignment for Reuters. He witnesses American and UN troops launching 'Operation Restore Hope', first with a sense of relief, then growing frustration. His pictures help draw international attention to the developing crisis. On 12 July 1993, he is due to leave Mogadishu but then UN forces bomb a house where they believe the warlord General Farah Aideed is present. Instead, 74 innocent men, women and children are killed and more than 100 injured. Survivors race to the journalists' hotel and ask them to take pictures. Travelling in convoy, under the protection of Somalis, Eldon and a group of colleagues go to the bombed compound. As they begin to take photographs, the crowd erupts in anger at what has happened and attack the journalists, who are stoned and beaten to death.

The Lady in the Locker ...

Set during the 1980s, a woman battles to secure equal rights for female sports journalists, insisting they deserve the same access to athletes as their male colleagues. She eventually becomes one of the first women to enter the locker room.

The Smashing Machine

Mark Kerr is born in Toledo, Ohio. From early childhood, he dreams of being in the World Wrestling Federation and holds mock fights with his younger siblings in the back yard. He comes a high school state champion wrestling for Toledo Waite. Later Kerr becomes known as The Smashing Machine, The Titan and The Specimen — and is a two-time UFC heavyweight champ, and is widely regarded as the best fighter in the world during his MMA career.

The Watergate Girl

Set against Watergate, the story of the only woman on the team that prosecutes the highest-ranking White House officials.

Thomas Edison Project

Thomas Edison is credited with inventing the motion picture camera as well the long-lasting light bulb and the phonograph. Known as "The Wizard of Menlo Park," the prolific inventor eventually holds more than 1,000 U.S. patents and introduces electricity to millions of Americans.

Titan

John D. Rockefeller is ruthless in building Standard Oil, and spends 30 years dodging investigations into his business tactics until Teddy Roosevelt takes him on. Rockefeller also turns into a philanthropist who gives away most of his fortune.

Unreasonable Behaviour

The story of legendary British war photographer Don McCullin. Working for the Sunday Times from the late 60’s to the early 80’s, he risked his life to photograph the harsh realities of war.

Untitled Evel Knievel P...

Robert Craig Knievel becomes a household name in the 1970s for his nationally televised motorcycle jumps. Ever the showman, daredevil Evel Knievel is recognized for his use of a Stars-and-Stripes getup and known for his 433 broken bones. At the height of his celebrity, he gains endorsements from Harley-Davidson and a toy line by the Ideal Toy Company. Knievel dies in 2007 at the age of 69.

Carry On

Dartanyon Crockett, legally blind yet the best wrestler on a high school team, carries Leroy Sutton, who had lost both his legs in a train accident when he was 11, to practices and meets. Sutton graduated from college and Crockett won a bronze medal at the 2012 Paralympic Games.

Chewie

Set against the backdrop of the making of Star Wars, Peter Mayhew tries to balance a career as a hospital worker while chasing Hollywood dreams by playing furry suited alien Chewbacca, who goes on to become one of the most iconic screen sidekicks in modern times.