All the best Biography Movies Streaming in Australia in December 2024

A biographer finds herself fascinated by Marshall Goldsmith's uncanny ability to help others succeed, and sets out to discover Marshall's story through the people closest to him.

Documentary of the everyday life of a medical marijuana dispensary in Los Angeles, CA. Have you heard of doctors prescribing marijuana to patients but seems like a mystery on how it works? The mystery has been solved. Come into the world of a medical marijuana dispensary in Los Angeles, CA and witness the adversities that a cannabis club has to face on a daily basis running a legitimate business. Watch as patients come for their medication and talk about their medical conditions.

This provocative documentary arises from extensive interviews with maverick academic Russell Jacoby concerning the fate of public intellectuals, the neutering of radical work in the academy, the need for daring Utopian thought, the scourge of bad academic writing, the blight of pop psychology, the inspiring legacy of the C. Wright Mills, the impact of the 1960s, resurgent conformity since Reagan, and the 'planned obsolescence of thinking' in anti-intellectual American culture. Along the way we learn of the experiences and influences that formed Jacoby's heretical stances. This documentary enables viewers to visit one of the most interesting intellectual figures of our time, much like earlier films on Noam Chomsky, Slavoj Zizek, and Jacques Derrida.

This doc dives into the life of the celebrated driver, who won the Formula One World Drivers' Championship three times prior to his tragic death.

I Like to Paint Monsters examines the life and career of Chet Zar, Painter of Dark. Zar is known for his work as a Special FX artist on Hellboy and Hellboy II, among many other Hollywood blockbusters, as well as his music video and live performance work with the world renowned band TOOL. After becoming disheartened with the film industry, Zar 'followed his bliss' and began painting monsters for a living. A forerunner of the Dark Art movement, Zar tackles difficult social situations with his enigmatic and iconic artwork! Enter an all-encompassing and introspective view of Zar's worlds. Sometimes gruesome, periodically funny, but always thought provoking, Zar's art is at once as enigmatic as it is frightening. But what about the man behind the paintbrush? Who is Chet Zar and why does he like to paint monsters? This is the primary question at the heart of the documentary.