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Untitled Greg Louganis ...

Greg Louganis starts taking dance, acrobatics and gymnastics classes at 18 months, after witnessing his sister's classes and attempting to join in. By the age of three, he is practicing daily and is competing and giving public performances. He also takes up trampolining, and at the age of nine begins diving lessons after the family gets a swimming pool. Later, he goes on to win Olympic Gold Medals. Six months before the 1988 Olympics, Louganis is diagnosed with HIV but it's not until years later that he comes out as being gay.

Where the White Man Run...

The story of rookie Canadian journalist Bahadur, who in 2008 formed a plan to embed himself among the pirates of Somalia. He ultimately succeeded in providing the first close-up look into who these men are, how they live, and the forces that drive them.

A First Class Man

A self-taught Indian math child prodigy and mystic Ramanujan corresponds with British mathematician and atheist G.H. Hardy, who is struck by the Indian's genius and invites him to work in Cambridge.

Adewumi Project

After being threatened by Boko Haram, the Adewumi family flees Nigeria and escapes terrorism in their home country. They seek and receive asylum in America, and — against all odds — find a welcoming new home in New York. Living in a homeless center on religious asylum, their 8-year-old son, Tani, wins the 2019 New York State chess championship, despite only being introduced to the game two years prior.

B.B. King and I

A young drummer travels from the heartland of America to Hollywood in pursuit of his musical destiny. After attending a B.B. King concert in 1980, the drummer strikes up a friendship with the blues legend that endures for 30 years, culminating with him gifting King with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.

Banking on Mr. Toad

Follows "Wind in the Willows" author Kenneth Grahame, Elsie, and their young son Alastair, who struggled with health problems, many of which could not be properly treated at the time. The family’s troubles are eased by the “Wind in the Willows” and its success.

Fela Kuti

A human rights activist, sexual revolutionary, and political maverick, Fela Kuti was one of the most influential musicians of the 20th century. He was the king of Afrobeat, a fusion of jazz, funk, psychedelic rock, and Yoruba chants and rhythms. Taking on Nigeria’s rapidly changing and often corrupt government in the 1970s, Fela pushed boundaries in art and life. His legacy as a charismatic visionary continues to inspire the contemporary hip-hop world and generations of artists who believe in the power of music to transform people and cultures.

Fencer

Zoe Saldana stars as Mae, an extremely intense and determined young woman who finds discipline, self-respect and peace in the most unlikely place - the fencing piste. He struggling and obsession rule every facet of her life to the detriment of family and friendships; achieving physical and mental perfection for the fight comes at a cost. As Mae competes to make the Tokyo Olympics, her blade accidentally cuts short a rival's career. Guilt over the accident leads Mae to question everything about her life. But spurred on by her tenacious coach Noah, Mae seeks the courage to get up and fight again. The weight of a life-long ambition and her biggest goal in touching sight.

Fleming

True story of the creator and writer of the James Bond franchise, and his own life experiences with womanizing and spying.

Fred & Ginger

The story of the passionate and explosive relationship between Hollywood dance legends, Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers.

La Mujer Infinita

In 1913, at the age of 16, Italian born Tina Modotti (né Assunta Adelaide Luigia Modotti Mondini) emigrates to the United States to join her father in San Francisco, California. Attracted to the performing arts supported by the Italian émigré community in the Bay Area, Modotti experiments with acting. She appears in several plays, operas, and silent movies in the late 1910s and early 1920s, and also works as an artist's model. She later becomes an activist.

Little Dragon

The story is a contemporary dramatization of the 1950s Hong Kong social and political forces that shaped Bruce Lee into both the most famous martial arts star of all time and a significant modern day philosopher.

Pure Imagination

Centers around a specific period in Roald Dahl’s life when his four-month old son was tragically struck by a taxi, and the author went to great lengths to save the boy’s life.

Siegfried & Roy

An authorized biopic telling the life-story of Siegfried & Roy. The will cover their life together and how they influenced each other to achieve world-renowned success.

The Book of Ruth

Set in 1983, divorcée Ruth Coker Burks lives a busy life. She is devoted to her work, her six-year-old daughter Jessica, and is a devout Christian. When a handsome new neighbor turns out to be a gay New-Yorker who has fled the City and returned home after the death of his partner to AIDS, she decides to educate herself on the epidemic sweeping the country. Ruth becomes a champion and caregiver for AIDS sufferers in 1980s America.

The Chronology of Water

A young woman finds her voice through the written word and her salvation as a swimmer – ultimately becoming a triumphant teacher, mother, and a singular modern writer.

The Last Beat

During his final days, a famous American rock star in the early ’70s, navigates his relationships with two women in Paris — a glamorous French Countess and his California “soulmate.”
Location: France

The White Mouse

During World War II, Australian Nancy Wake, nicknamed "The White Mouse," works with the French Resistance to save downed Allied airmen in France and later becomes Australia's most decorated servicewoman.