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The Green Blade Rises
Abraham Lincoln's character is shaped by the hardships and tragedy of his youth, as well as the two women who guided him on the path to becoming one of the most influential Presidents in United States history
The Dive
A biopic of Francisco "Pipin" Ferreras and his wife, Audrey Mestre, two world record setters in the sport of "freediving"—diving as deep as possible on one breath and without any scuba equipment. Mestre died in 2002 while trying to break her record of 557.7 feet.
Grateful Dead Biopic
A musical biopic about the Grateful Dead.
Queen of the Ring
The biopic of Mildred Burke, the first ever million dollar female athlete and champion pro-wrestler who pioneered the sport.
Piece of My Heart
This biopic of Janis Joplin will star Renée Zellweger as the iconic, raspy-voiced singer.
The Challenger
Story of teacher Christa McAuliffe who was part of the astronaut crew on the Space Shuttle Challenger.
The Crusaders
A dedicated young lawyer became the only white member of the NAACP Legal Defense Fund and fights side by side with Thurgood Marshall in the courts to destroy segregation. The landmark 1954 Supreme Court case of Brown v. Board of Education helped to end segregation in schools.
The Watergate Girl
Set against Watergate, the story of the only woman on the team that prosecutes the highest-ranking White House officials.
A Girl Called Dusty
A biopic of Dusty Springfield.
Escape
Carolyn Jessop is born into the Fundamentalist Church of Latter Day Saints sect. At 18 she marries a man 32 years her senior; at 35, she flees with her eight children.
From the Rough
Taraji B. Henson will play Cassandra Turner, who parlays a successful stint as coach of the women's swim team at a historically black college into a shot at building the men's golf team. With available black players scarce, Turner scours Europe, Australia and Asia for hidden talents and constructs a uniquely multi-racial team.
Location: US - Louisiana
The Most Dangerous Man ...
Traces Julian Assange’s childhood to his founding of Wikileaks, the whistleblower website that put Assange into the US government’s crosshairs when in November 2010 he published secret diplomatic cables. Right after, he was accused of sexual offences and is currently on bail.
You Can't Win
Tells the experiences of adventurer Jack Black in the hobo underworld, freight-hopping around the Western U.S. and Canada while he explores the topics of crime, addiction, criminal justice and human folly from various viewpoints.
A Complete Unknown
During a period when he is poised to become folk music's most seminal figure, young Bob Dylan embraces rock ‘n’ roll and trades his acoustic guitar for an amp and an electric guitar, and it creates a huge outcry. And it cements the status of rock music.
Location: US - New Jersey
Dying To Be Me
Anita Moorjani battles against cancer for four years. Overwhelmed by malignant cells, her body begins shutting down. As her organs fail, she enters into an extraordinary near-death experience where she realizes her inherent worth and the actual cause of her disease. Upon regaining consciousness, her condition improves. Within three days, 70% of her cancer is gone. Shortly after, she is declared cancer free.
Electroboy
"Electroboy" is based on Andy Behrman's memoir and follows a 28-year-old manic-depressive who self-medicates with excessive amounts of drugs, becomes a con man dealing forged art, and eventually ends up in prison before sorting himself out with electroshock therapy.
Phenomenon
Betty Robinson sets an unofficial world record in the 100-meter at the age of 16. At the 1928 Olympics in Amsterdam, running in just her fourth official 100-meter race, Robinson wins gold — the first gold medal awarded to a woman in track and field at the Olympics. In 1931, tragedy strikes when Robinson is involved in a terrible plane crash. It takes her two years to learn to walk again, and, incredibly, she is able to make the U.S. team for the 1936 Berlin Olympics.
Sam Philips
Sam Phillips is a pioneer in the music industry during the 1950s as a producer helps launch the careers of Elvis Presley, Johnny Cash and Jerry Lee Lewis.
The Colonel and Me
Story of Elvis Presley's longtime manager, Colonel Tom Parker, and his mentoring of producer and promoter Jerry Weintraub
Untitled Missy Elliot P...
The film will center on the life of rap star Missy "Misdemeanor" Elliott. The singer got her break in the music business with girl group Sista, before moving on to a producing career. Finally, she made it on her own as a solo artist more than 10 years ago.