Free Biography Documentaries

Was Andrew Jackson a great leader, or someone that represented one of the most lamentable moments in American history? In this documentary hosted by PBS, various historians grapple with the mixed legacy of America's 7th president.

In the provocative documentary "Chicken Ranch," filmmakers Nick Broomfield and Sandi Sissel take us on a captivating journey into one of the few legal brothels in Nevada.

Famous recluse J.D. Salinger has hidden from the world since "The Catcher in the Rye" took the world by storm.

Packed with interviews from Bono, Sean Penn, Tom Waits, and more. Bukowski: Born Into This pulls rare footage culled from every phase of Bukowski's past and paints an intimate portrait of writer Charles Bukowski, revealing a tortured man who survived year

American Experience, television's most-watched history series, brings to life the incredible characters and epic stories that helped form our nation.

In this expanded documentary on the life of Jiddu Krishnamurti, viewers are given incredible insight into one of the modern world's most original spiritual and philosophical figures.

In this gripping documentary, a group of young, unaccompanied Central American children struggle to make their way through Mexico, in order to ultimately reach the United States and jump the border to a new home.

This film follows J.K. Rowling from October 2006 - October 2007; the year in which she completed the final novel in the Harry Potter series: 'Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows.' The documentary features an intimate, personal look at a very private woman.

This audio documentary put out by American Public Media recounts the incredible true-life tale of how 28 Men survived a ship-wreck in Antarctica for 2 years.

A vibrant portrait of a Beat Generation icon, WILLIAM S BURROUGHS: A MAN WITHIN explores the brilliant and troubled world of one of our greatest authors.