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Showing 149 Films sorted by Genre: 'Biography'

Free From Desire
Growing up in Paris, Aline's lack of interest in sex as a teenager alienated them from peers. Today, they recount what life was...
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Gloria Gaynor: I Will Survive
After 40 years, the singer of "I Will Survive" makes her comeback with a new gospel album. This poignant documentary chronicles...
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Goodbye, Morganza
A property dispute led to one family's displacement from their ancestral home. Today, their youngest daughter is left to pick u...
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Hallelujah: Leonard Cohen, A Journey, A Song
Friends, fellow musicians, and lovers chart the career of Leonard Cohen and his evolution from poet to singer-songwriter, and t...
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Happy Clothes: A Film About Patricia Field
With idiosyncratic style and an eye toward the future of fashion, Patricia Field has always been shaping culture. Happy Clothes...
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Hargrove
Hargrove chronicles the last year of legend Roy Hargrove’s life, illuminating his contribution to jazz while exposing the chall...
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Harley
With inklings of American Movie, Jean-Cosme Delaloye’s Harley stands out as an outrageously entertaining portrait of Harley Bre...
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In the Arena: Serena Williams
After 27 years in professional tennis, Serena Williams shares a personal account of her most meaningful Grand Slam appearances ...06/13 @05:00PM
OKX Theater at BMCC TPAC
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Invisible Beauty
This documentary about the life of model and activist Bethann Hardison is both a fascinating life story and an irrefutable argu...
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It Takes a Lunatic
A tribute to the life and legacy of influential acting teacher Wynn Handman, whose American Place Theater helped launched the o...
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I Was Never There
What caused the unexplained disappearance of a counterculture folk hero of 1970s and 1980s West Virginia? The hosts dive into t...
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January
An aspiring filmmaker tries to search for who he is against the backdrop of Latvian independence in this dark but dreamy coming...
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Joe Buffalo
Joe Buffalo, an indigenous skateboard legend and Indian residential school survivor, must face his inner demons to realize his ...
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John Lewis: Good Trouble
Using a combination of vérité and archival along with the 80-year old Georgia Congressman’s own words, John Lewis: Good Trouble...
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JUMPMAN
The story of the photographer who created the 1984 LIFE portrait of Michael Jordan that was copied by Nike and turned into one ...06/07 @05:30PM
AMC 19th St. East 6
06/13 @06:15PM
AMC 19th St. East 6
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Lady Boss: The Jackie Collins Story
Literary phenomenon. Revolutionary storyteller. Feminist icon. Novelist Jackie Collins’ trailblazing and glamorous life is reme...
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La Roche
A short portrait documentary on the ascend and battle of Marc Rochat into the elite level of World cup Slalom skiing.06/07 @05:30PM
AMC 19th St. East 6
06/13 @06:15PM
AMC 19th St. East 6
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Let the Canary Sing
Alison Ellwood’s boisterous documentary is a big-hearted and joyous look at the life and career of music icon Cyndi Lauper. Fro...
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Like a Rolling Stone: The Life & Times of Ben Fong-Torres
Suzanne Joe Kai’s intimate documentary—including archival interviews with legends like Marvin Gaye, Jim Morrison, and Elton Joh...
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Linda Perry: Let It Die Here
Award-winning filmmaker Don Hardy explores the life of pioneering songwriter and producer Linda Perry in this intimate and reve...06/06 @08:00PM
The Indeed Theater at Spring Studios
06/08 @02:15PM
Village East by Angelika
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Liquor Store Dreams
So Yun Um’s debut feature is a moving portrait of two Korean American children of liquor store owners reconciling their dreams ...
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LIZA: A Truly Terrific Absolutely True Story
Rich with archival gems and Liza Minnelli’s own point of view, Bruce David Klein's luminous documentary celebrates a young ente...06/12 @05:00PM
OKX Theater at BMCC TPAC
06/13 @05:00PM
Village East by Angelika
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Loudmouth
Josh Alexander’s Loudmouth documents the winding road that is Al Sharpton’s life story as an iconic activist and spiritual leader.
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Luther: Never Too Much
Dawn Porter offers an in-depth look into the life and career of Luther Vandross as he overcomes personal and professional chall...06/13 @05:00PM
SVA Theatre
06/14 @05:45PM
Village East by Angelika
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Lynch / Oz
Victor Fleming’s 1939 film The Wizard of Oz is one of David Lynch’s most enduring obsessions. This new documentary goes over th...
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