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Watson and Crick race to find the structure of DNA before Linus Pauling, Maurice Wilkins, or Rosalind Franklin can find the key to unlocking the secret.

Pairing an original text by philosopher McKenzie Wark (Hacker Manifesto, Raving) with slowly-strobing orange-hued images of her body and domestic life, framed by techno and the most stripped-down version of the rave’s aesthetics, this semi-documentary delicately merges the history of the left with the history of Wark's body as laid bare before the camera. We see the marks of her gender transition and her life story as she speaks of love and lost futures, even as both her own death and the death of the left hover just out of frame. A love story.

A majestic symbol of the wild, the gazelle makes its way through the forest, facing nature's challenges. From its first steps to its first battles, from frightening accidents to majestic victories, this film documents its unique journey through the wild. Capturing every detail without restriction, we follow the king's imprint on the depths of the forest.

Seven years of modest love between two people who are not good at living Yuta and Ayako can't communicate well with people. Two people meet by chance and fall in love. A coming-of-age movie that depicts the seven years from the meeting of two people whose lives are inadequate to their separation.

A clothing manufacturer president tries to revitalize his company during a business downturn by securing new sales partners and chasing a deal with a world-renowned fashion designer.

Raphael is a ghostwriter who takes a job writing for famous footy player Kevin. To his delight and his girlfriend, Murials horror, Kevins current girlfriend is an old (easily rekindled) flame of Raphaels. A freak accident leaves a close friend dead and Raphael is forced to reconsider his priorities.

The story of Sanaye Divan.

Depicts the life of Nagaharu Yodogawa.

Story of Japanese women during the great Edo period.

Five men who lead the Korean musical society gathered for the tense first script reading of the musical "The Story Of My Life".

Takashi marries Ryoko, whom he met at a mixer, and moves in with her family. He begins a new life with his father-in-law Junzo, the president of an import company, his beautiful mother-in-law Masumi, and his reclusive sister-in-law Mina. However, the newlyweds' happiness is short-lived as strange events begin to occur around them. Soon, Takashi learns the family's forbidden secret... Two women appear before a man who has a strong desire to get married. What fate awaits the man if he marries both of them?

For the first time, María Elena Walsh's autobiography is brought to film. She herself tells us about her parents and the games of her childhood. And, later, her trip to Paris, the music hall, her first children’s verses and some personal confessions.

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This dramatized documentary depicts the life and the actions of Fridtjof Nansen; an explorer, scientist, diplomat, humanitarian and Nobel laureate.

Japanese horror movie from 1913.

The story of a Finnish independent punk rock record label.

Juan Manuel Fangio was the Formula One king, winning five world championships in the early 1950s — before protective gear or safety features were used.

Since the 3/11 Great East Japan Earthquake, Fukushima is infamous worldwide for the radioactive contamination as a result of the explosion at the Daiichi (No.1) Nuclear Power Plant. However there is an untold story about what happened to the people living in the area after the Tsunami and Nuclear Disaster.

The wonderful life story of Karl Eriksson, passionate musician, fervent world traveler and free spirit, always on the road and tirelessly searching. He grows up as the son of Bert Eriksson, former leader of the notorious Order of Flemish Militants and manager of a extreme right pub. But at a very young age, Karl chooses a very different path. Like previous historical documentaries by director Johan Van Schaeren, a wealth of historical footage is unlocked, this time to tell a unique musical, political and Antwerp story.

A documentary about the life of a Kurdish Quran reciter (Raad Mohammed Kurdi) who is a Kurdish Quran reciter, whose fame has spread all over the world.

In 1950s Pittsburgh, a frustrated African-American father struggles with the constraints of poverty, racism, and his own inner demons as he tries to raise a family.

A follow up to NTR: Kathanayakudu which was based on N.T. Rama Rao's life and acting career. This movie focuses on his political career.

Three decades after German-American pilot Dieter Dengler was shot down over Laos, he returns to the places where he was held prisoner during the early years of the Vietnam War. Accompanied by director Werner Herzog, Dengler describes in unusually candid detail his captivity, the friendships he made, and his daring escape. Not willing to stop there, Herzog even persuades his subject to re-enact certain tortures, with the help of some willing local villagers.

A salaryman's drunken ravings in public attract the attention of journalists who coerce him into telling them his life's story.

In 17th century Edo Period Japan, a noblewoman's banishment for her love affair with a lowly page signals the beginning of her inexorable fall.

A historical drama focusing on Manuel L. Quezon years after the Philippine Revolution during the American occupation. When his fight for independence from the United States is put to the test, Quezon finds himself playing the brutal game of politics to outmaneuver his rivals — including Leonard Wood, Sergio Osmeña, and Joven Hernando. In Quezon’s relentless quest for power, he ultimately faces off with Emilio Aguinaldo in the 1935 presidential elections, using charm and favoritism as both weapons and currency, in a campaign that ultimately changes the face of Philippine politics and history.

Accused of treason, Dr. Jose P. Rizal awaits trial and meets with his colonial government-appointed counsel, Luis Taviel de Andrade. The two build the case and arguments for the defense as significant events in the central figure's life prior to his incarceration unfold. Upon hearing Rizal's life story, Taviel begins to realize that the accused not just is innocent but exhibits in fact all the qualities of an extraordinary man. When the mock trial unreels, Taviel is all set to act as the prime advocate for his client as Rizal himself is about to give an earth-moving speech to defend his honor and address his countrymen. Meanwhile, the Spanish authorities have worked out the vast political machinery to ensure a guilty verdict. A revolution waits in the wings.

Told in his own words using interviews spanning from the 1980s through now, father and tennis coach Richard Williams retraces his family's journey from the courts in Compton to the grass at Wimbledon, defying every custom of the lily-white tennis establishment and fighting back against a system of oppression to raise two of the greatest champions in history - Venus and Serena Williams.

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Xochil is a woman who must immerse in her past to find herself, opening the doors to a world that she thought was long forgotten.

Noeli lives in a suburb of Porto Alegre, is a housewife and has two children. She was born in a country town, went to the capital, worked in a bakery, got married. She's an ordinary person. But there are no ordinary people.

Meet Duewand Collier Jr.-Male, 68 years old, American Citizen, a child conceived in the backdrop of the Philippines-American Mutual Defense Treaty, born and raised with Catholic guilt. He has made peace with his past and now tells his story-a story of love.

Bugs Bunny relates his early life in the Manhattan tenements and spotlights his encounter with a gang of canine toughs.

A septuagenarian woman from St. Louis, Missouri has been a miniaturist, businesswoman, museum president, Girl Scout leader, teacher, student, mother, daughter, and most of all, an indomitable human spirit. Life is what you make it.

A Bollywood session violinist finds expression in an unlikely place. The day unfolds to reveal startling truths about music, art, life and survival.

A poignant and humorous film telling the life story of the hugely popular author of the discworld series of books, in his own words.

Gloria Allred overcame trauma and personal setbacks to become one of the nation’s most famous women’s rights attorneys. Now the feminist firebrand takes on two of the biggest adversaries of her career, Bill Cosby and Donald Trump, as sexual violence allegations grip the nation and keep her in the spotlight.

The life and career of two-time Oscar winner Vivien Leigh, who battled tuberculosis and manic-depression but always remained a star.

The true-to-life story about Mariano Mison, who rose from the ranks of an agent to the respected director of the country's National Bureau of Investigation.

When Werner Herzog was still a child, his father was beaten to death before his eyes. His mother was overwhelmed with his upbringing and thereupon shipped him off to one of the toughest youth welfare institutions in Freistatt. This was followed by a career as a bouncer in the city's most notorious music club and an attempt to start a family. Today, the 77-year-old from Bielefeld lives with his dog Lucky in a lonely house in the country. Despite adverse living conditions, he has survived in his own unique and inimitable way.