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(PG-13) 2023
Gymnast David Holmes played Daniel Radcliffe’s stunt double in the Harry Potter films until a tragic on-set accident left him paralyzed. With his life turned upside down, David's extraordinary spirit of resilience becomes a source of strength and inspiration to everyone around him. Featuring intimate interviews with David, Daniel Radcliffe, friends, family, and colleagues, David Holmes: The Boy Who Lived reflects on living with adversity, forging a new identity, and the bonds that bind us together and lift us up.
(R) 2024 Spanish, with English subtitles
An intimately raw and magical journey through the life, mind, and heart of iconic artist Frida Kahlo. Told through her own words for the very first time - drawn from her diary, revealing letters, essays, and print interviews - and brought vividly to life by lyrical animation inspired by her unforgettable artwork.
(PG-13) 2015
A powerful documentary about Malala Yousafzai, the Pakistani activist who survived a near-fatal Taliban attack at age 15 and went on to become the youngest Nobel Peace Prize laureate in history for her efforts to ensure education for children, especially girls.
DVD available to borrow from HS office.
(R) 2022
After years in the limelight, Selena Gomez achieves unimaginable stardom. But just as she reaches a new peak, an unexpected turn pulls her into darkness. This uniquely raw and intimate documentary spans her 6-year journey into a new light.
(R) 2023
The improbable tale of an undersized kid from a Canadian army base who rose to the heights of stardom in 1980s Hollywood. The account of Fox’s public life, full of nostalgic thrills and cinematic gloss, unspools alongside his never-before-seen private journey, including the years that followed his diagnosis, at 29, with Parkinson’s disease. Intimate and honest, the film chronicles Fox’s personal and professional triumphs and travails, and explores what happens when an incurable optimist confronts an incurable disease. With a mix of adventure and romance, comedy and drama, watching the film feels like … well, like a Michael J. Fox movie.
(PG-13) 2024
The story of Christopher Reeve is one of an astonishing rise: from an unknown actor to an iconic movie star to a global activist for disability rights. Chronicling his personal and professional life before and after the near-fatal accident that left him paralyzed, Super/Man: The Christopher Reeve Story paints a rich, nuanced portrait of a man who refused to be defined by his physicality and who proved that you don’t need a cape to be a hero.
(TV-PG) 2021
Taylor Swift is a household name and transcended music genres as she built her empire. A life story filled with love and loss, all Taylor-made. To understand her colossal rise to the top, let's go back to where it all started.
(TV-14) 2025
Chronicling the saga of the Boston Celtics, the NBA's most storied franchise, from its founding as one of the league's original teams all the way to its triumphant 2024 championship - along the way delving into the fierce rivalries, defining moments, and societal forces that have shaped the organization's enduring legacy.
(TV-14 ) 1 HR 0 MIN
Led by Bob Cousy and Bill Russell, the Celtics become an NBA dynasty, but racial tensions in Boston and beyond augur a turbulent era ahead.
(TV-14) 59 MIN
Amid backlash for his commitment to civil rights, Bill Russell makes history as the first Black head coach in professional sports.
(TV-MA) 51 min
Jamie Oliver was a TV chef who didn't look like a typical chef. He found his true passion by inspiring younger generations with healthy, joyful cooking.
(TV-MA) 59 min
After finishing last in their division in 2023, a young Red Sox team contends with its passionate fanbase and high expectations before Opening Day 2024.
(TV-MA) 49 min
As other Boston teams cement their legacies, the Sox vie for a win against the Toronto Blue Jays. Jarren Duran reflects on his mental health journey.
(TV-MA) 59 min
Millions of people around the globe struggle with mental illness in silence; in order to heal, that silence must be broken -- and now is the time.
PART 1
(TV-14) 55 min
While prepping for a comeback, Simone reflects on intense pressures, internal battles — and a pivotal vault in Tokyo that turned everything upside down.
(TV-14) 49 min
At the World Championships, all eyes are on Simone. But as she looks toward Paris, experiences from the past are shaping how she thinks about the future.
PART 2
(TV-14) 46 min
As Paris approaches, Simone turns 27 and confronts the realities of aging as a gymnast — and the risk of injury — in a sport that's long celebrated youth.
(TV-14) 45 min
Simone enters her third Olympics with two big goals: to win team gold and to reclaim her title as all-around champion. But will she rise to the occasion?
(TV-PG) 2010
Before enrolling in college, famed animal husbandry expert Temple Grandin (Claire Danes) visits a cattle ranch owned by her aunt Ann (Catherine O'Hara) and demonstrates a brilliance for all things mechanical. Once classes begin, the autistic Grandin rises to meet the intellectual challenges -- though the social ones are a bit more difficult. Grandin triumphs over prejudice to become an innovator in the field of animal care, and a lifelong advocate for humane slaughtering practices.
(PG-13) 2014
In the 1960s, Cambridge University student and future physicist Stephen Hawking (Eddie Redmayne) falls in love with fellow collegian Jane Wilde (Felicity Jones). At 21, Hawking learns that he has motor neuron disease. Despite this -- and with Jane at his side -- he begins an ambitious study of time, of which he has very little left, according to his doctor. He and Jane defy terrible odds and break new ground in the fields of medicine and science, achieving more than either could hope to imagine.