Lena Zavaroni was a child superstar, barnstorming the charts, sharing the stage with Sinatra, and performing for the US president, all before her 11th birthday. But her light was dimmed too soon by a battle with anorexia. Told from the perspective of her 84-year-old father, Victor, this poignant story reflects on parental regret as he seeks peace with his daughter's untimely fate.
Lena ZavaroniSelf (archive footage)
Erin ArmstrongLena ZavaroniVictor ZavaroniSelf, Lena's FatherMargaret ZavaroniSelf, Lena's CousinTommy ScottSelf, Record ProducerFraser GilliesSelf, Isle of Bute ResidentJohn MacLeodSelf, Isle of Bute ResidentNeil ReidSelf, Former Child Star
Bonnie LangfordSelf, School Friend (Italia Conti)
Lisa MaxwellSelf, School Friend (Italia Conti)
Explore the highs and lows of growing up in the spotlight through the lens of some of the world’s most famous former child stars. Through celebrity interviews, verite scenes, and archival footage, this film deconstructs the stages of earlier stardom and looks at the entertainment system over the last century.
Documentary about an extraordinary lady, Diana Serra Cary (born Peggy-Jean Montgomery). In the early 1920s she was one of Hollywood's first major child stars, Baby Peggy.
Celebrity Boxing: The 16th Minute takes you in the ring and behind the scenes of the fastest-growing Sports Entertainment concept in America as Teen Pop Icon Aaron Carter faces Two Time NBA Champion Lamar Odom
TV child star of the '70s, Dickie Roberts is now 35 and parking cars. Craving to regain the spotlight, he auditions for a role of a normal guy, but the director quickly sees he is anything but normal. Desperate to win the part, Dickie hires a family to help him replay his childhood and assume the identity of an average, everyday kid.
A former vaudeville child star viciously torments her paraplegic sister in their decaying Hollywood mansion.
A former child actress attends college in search of independence and ends up becoming romantically involved with a female professor. Their relationship thrives until an opportunity to return to acting forces her to make life-altering decisions.
The story of teen heartthrobs Corey Feldman and Corey Haim, whose lives were forever changed by the glitz, glamour, and the darker side of show business.
Lucy, a former child actor, seeks enlightenment at a retreat led by spiritual leader Elon while she navigates her close yet turbulent relationship with her stunt-performer daughter, Dylan.
Dolphin Boy is a Comedy Short Film by Jackson Little. James Redfield, a former child star, struggles to break back into the film industry.
The story of Gary Valentine and Alana Kane growing up, running around and going through the treacherous navigation of first love in the San Fernando Valley, 1973.
Jess, a former country music child-star turned single mother, decides to make a comeback after a 15-year hiatus.
In an attempt to sign a Hollywood starlet, struggling talent agent and former child star Howard Holloway must contend with her volatile father, a scheming long-time rival, and a producer and casting director who despise him.
An actor who enjoyed success in his youth finds his career and life in a downward spiral as he gets older.
Twenty-five long years after his time in the limelight, former child actor Cody Lightning tries to revive his fortunes with a self-produced sequel to Smoke Signals in this smart, irreverent new comedy.
When David is left by his fiancé just days before the wedding, his relentlessly upbeat best man, Flula, insists that the pair go on David's previously planned honeymoon: a seven-day backpacking trip through the breathtaking mountains of Oregon. Their adventures are bookended with passages from William Clark's diary describing his friendship with Meriwether Lewis and the terrain they crossed during their expedition.
Documentary on the extreme conditions of the Namib Desert in the southwest of Africa, and on the extraordinary creatures who thrive there. With temperatures at nearly double that of the warmest temperate climes, it seems nothing could survive. Yet life flourishes, miraculously.
King of the Jews is a film about anti-Semitism and transcendence. Utilizing Hollywood movies, 1950's educational films, personal home movies and religious films, the filmmaker depicts his childhood fear of Jesus Christ. These childhood recollections are a point of departure for larger issues such as the roots of Christian anti-Semitism.
A documentary film starring Hayao Miyazaki as he follows in the footsteps of Antoine de Saint-Exupéry.
A short documentary about the filming of Alfred Hitchcock's 'Rope'. Interviews with screenwriter Arthur Laurents delve into the troubles of secretly making a movie about gay murderers in the 1940s.
Documentary about three men from Kentucky who claim to have discovered an Old Testament relic for 69-cents at a Madison, Tennessee Goodwill superstore. The men believe that they have found the mysterious Urim and Thummim in the form of a stone cup that allows its users to communicate with God and see visions.