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Showing 1 - 10 of 162 titles with a criteria of Subject is Biography
Above and Below
Artist Tsherin Sherpa's remarkable 19-year journey from Tibetan Buddhist Thangka painter to global art superstar
GOOD DOCS | 2022 | 35 minutes
Actually, Iconic: Richard Estes
An unprecedented look at the king of photorealism.
GOOD DOCS | 2019 | 68 minutes
Adios Amor
The discovery of lost photographs sparks the search for a hero that history forgot - Maria Moreno, a migrant mother who became the charismatic leader of an early movement for farmworker justice
GOOD DOCS | 2018 | 59 minutes
Althea
Pioneering athlete Althea Gibson broke records on and off the tennis court.
Icarus Films | 2014 | 83 minutes
Angélica [a tragedy]
Recipient of important awards in Spain and abroad, Angélica Liddell's dramaturgy is considered one of the most avant-garde in contemporary European theater. As Liddell starts working in her new play, director Manuel Fernández-Valdés decides to capture her rehearsal process on camera.
Pragda Films | 2016 | 83 minutes
Angry Monk
Gendun Choephel, a legendary figure in Tibet, turned from the monastic life he was born to (as the reincarnation of a Buddhist lama), to become a fierce critic of his country's religious conservatism and isolationism.
Icarus Films | 2005 | 97 minutes
Antonio Negri
Traces the biography and current relevance of this controversial moral and political philosopher, his work, and his contemporary role as an intellectual leader of the anti-globalization movement.
Icarus Films | 2004 | 52 minutes
The Art of Cooking with Fire
Self-taught grill genius Bittor Arginzoniz shares his sources of inspiration and motivation in his world famous restaurant Asador Etxebarri in Spain.
Pragda Films | 2019 | 84 minutes
As a Young Girl of Thirteen...
Holocaust survivor Simone Lagrange vividly recounts her experiences in Auschwitz, and the role she played in bringing Nazi war criminal Klaus Barbie to justice.
Icarus Films | 2009 | 88 minutes
Ben Barka
Unearths the story of Morocco's greatest and most controversial political figure, including his abduction and subsequent murder.
Icarus Films | 2002 | 84 minutes