An account of the life and work of the Swiss writer Johanna Spyri (1827-1901), the barely known artistic mother of Heidi, her brave alpine heroine, who was first introduced to the world between 1880 and 1881, in a novel published in two parts, and became definitely immortal thanks to an anime series, released in 1974, directed by the Japanese genius Isao Takahata.

An in-depth feature length documentary of one of America's greatest and least understood authors, Ne...

Richard Basehart stars as one of the most influential and one of the most reviled men in history in ...

The whole world knows him. Burlesque comedy genius, popular actor, author, director, producer, compo...

This gripping documentary follows the trial of Issa Sesay, a leader in Sierra Leone's civil war who ...

The tragic story of the greatest soccer player the most have never heard of.

A re-imagination of Japanese Emperor Hirohito’s final days in power as WWII draws to a close.

"Vian Bubbles" - On June 23, 2009, fifty years to the day after the death of Boris Vian, a supernatu...

This straight-talking program seeks to understand the enigmatic and controversial Sam Peckinpah, who...
A winemaker overcomes the ignorance and illiteracy of his era to become a Torah commentator who defe...

At 89 years old, Stan Lee's name appears on more than one BILLION comics in 75 countries in 25 langu...

Experience the iconic rock band's legacy in the first major documentary to tell their story. Directe...

As the face of law enforcement in the United States for almost 50 years, J. Edgar Hoover was feared ...

In 13th century Italy, Francis Bernardone, the son of an Assisi merchant, renounces a promising army...

Historians, biographers and personal friends of Pulitzer Prize-winning author Margaret Mitchell reve...

This story follows the semi-autobiographical account of manga artist Shotaro Ishinomori, author of t...

Relive the life and times of The Rock, who electrified legions of fans with his brash style, superb ...

Salamanca, Spain, 1936. In the early days of the military rebellion that began the Spanish Civil War...