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Leonardo da Vinci

A narrative that connects Leonardo da Vinci's art to his science and voracious curiosity and imagination.

Lombardi

During the week leading up to the 1967 NFL championship game, Green Bay Packers coach Vince Lmbardi prepares his team to play against the Dallas Cowboys. The game becomes known as the "Ice Bowl" due to the extreme weather.

The Great Pretender

Based on the autobiography of London-based music promoter Roy Tempest, who organized UK tours in the 1960s for some of America’s biggest soul acts – even though the acts were fakes.

The Vinny Pazienza Story

After a devastating car accident left boxer Vinny Pazienza with a broken neck, he was told he would never walk again. However, Vinny had the spirit and courage to fight get back in the gym and make an inspiring comeback.

A Civil Right

Between 1959 and 1963, Dr. Gilbert Mason, a Biloxi physician, leads nonviolent "wade-ins" against segregation on Gulf Coast beaches. The protests spark violence from whites and results in the first successful anti-discrimination suit against the state of Mississippi.

A Fine Brother

A biopic about Flora Sandes, the only British woman to enlist as a soldier and fight on the frontline in the First World War.

A Finger Lickin' Good S...

A biopic of Harland Sanders and how he builds Kentucky Fried Chicken into one of the world's largest restaurant chains.

Balanchine

Set against the backdrop of the Russian revolution, during his tenure at Mariinsky Theater and school, George Balanchine meets his muse, Leda Ivanova. Despite the traumatizing political turmoil surrounding them and the mysterious disappearance of Ivanova, Balanchine goes on to revolutionize modern ballet.

Bronte

The biopic will follow the Bronte sisters and their brother Branwell who grew up in isolation on the Yorkshire moors and went on to write some of the most enduring novels in English literature -- Charlotte's "Jane Eyre", Emily's "Wuthering Heights" and Anne's "The Tenant of Wildfell Hall". As children, they created epic fantasy worlds to entertain themselves, led by the charismatic Branwell, but when he descended into alcohol and opium abuse, the sisters had to find their own way in a world dominated by strict patriarchal conventions. This initially forced them to disguise their identities by publishing under male pseudonyms.

Buster Keaton

A biopic of filmmaker and comedian Buster Keaton. During his life, Keaton writes, directs, performs, and edits dozens of features and shorts, including his masterpiece, "The General."

Dirty White Boy

Jarred Weisfeld, a 22-year-old VH1-intern-turned-manager, has various misadventures with hip-hop artist Ol’ Dirty Bastard (real name: Russell Jones) leading up to the performer’s tragic death in 2004.

Dr. Q

The life story of an illegal immigrant, Alfredo Quinones-Hinojosa, who became the head of brain tumor surgery at Johns Hopkins Hospital.

Electric Boy Genius

While in diapers, Ryan Patterson stuffs knives into electrical sockets and learns the power of electricity the hard way. He goes on to win 2001's "Intel International Science and Engineering Fair," which lands him a job working in aerospace robotics for Lockheed Martin.

Exile on Main Street

The Rolling Stones' Mick Jagger, Keith Richards, Bill Wyman, Mick Taylor and Charlie Watts record their "Exile on Main Street" album in the south of France in the summer of 1971.

Foxy

Follows Pam Grier, the iconic African American female sex symbol and action star from the 1970Œs.

Genghis Khan

Genghis Khan, one of the great military figures in world history, is the ruler who united the Mongol tribes and conquered great parts of Asia and Eastern Europe in the early 13th century. The story will be told from the point of view of Khan’s son and grandson.

Gorgeous George

The story of George Wagner, a professional wrestler, who helped transform the industry when he created a pompous, arrogant character everyone loved to hate.

Hear Me Roar

A biopic of female boxer Nicola Adams who rises to be an undefeated WBO champion and double Olympic gold medallist.

Joe Louis Project

Boxer Joe Louis becomes a symbolic figure in boxing during early global tensions leading to World War II.