
On Her Shoulders (2018)
Nadia Murad, a 23-year-old Yazidi, survived genocide and sexual slavery committed by ISIS. Repeating her story to politicians and media, this ordinary girl finds herself thrust onto the world stage as the voice of her people. Away from the podium, she must navigate bureaucracy, fame and people’s good intentions.
Genre: Biography, Documentary, Hollywood
Director: Alexandria Bombach
Actors: Amal Clooney, Ban Ki-Moon, Murad Ismael, Nadia Murad
Country: USA
Shakuntala Devi (2020)
Based on the life of Shakuntala Devi who is a well-known mathematical genius and calculating progidy from India. She has been nicknamed ‘Human Computer’ because of her extraordinary talent and…
Hidden Figures (2016)
The untold story of Katherine G. Johnson, Dorothy Vaughan and Mary Jackson – brilliant African-American women working at NASA and serving as the brains behind one of the greatest operations…
Bhaag Milkha Bhaag (2013)
The true story of the “Flying Sikh” world champion runner and Olympian Milkha Singh who overcame the massacre of his family, civil war during the India-Pakistan partition, and homelessness to…
Men of Honor (2000)
Against formidable odds — and an old-school diving instructor embittered by the U.S. Navy’s new, less prejudicial policies — Carl Brashear sets his sights on becoming the Navy’s first African-American…
Cesar Chavez (2014)
A biography of the civil-rights activist and labor organizer Cesar Chavez. Chronicling the birth of a modern American labour movement, Cesar Chavez tells the story of the famed civil rights…
Industrial Accident: The Story of Wax Trax! Records (2018)
The true story of punks, queers & criminals on a ride with two men who accidentally changed music along the way.
Mary Shelley (2017)
The love affair between poet Percy Shelley and Mary Wollstonecraft Godwin resulted in the creation of an immortal novel, “Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus.”
Hustlers (2024) Season 1 (Amazon Prime)
Amid familial rivalry, “Manoj’s chota bhai” rises above, securing a spot at the Indian Institute of Engineering through intellect. Emerging as a national sensation, he disrupts the startup scene, embodying…