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The life story of Irish poet, short story writer, novelist, playwright and notorious drunk Brendan Behan, crosscutting recollections of friends and family gathered in a favorite Irish pub with archival footage. One of six children born to a working class family in the North Dublin slums on February 9, 1923, he became active with the IRA as a teenager, smuggling explosives with the intent of blowing up a ship, and, as a result, serving time in a juvenile detention center. His arrests for public drunkenness were numerous and continuous. He achieved worldwide success with his play "The Hostage," after which he wrote less and drank more. With his fame, he became somewhat of an outcast as friends and family deserted him as he drank even more. An alcoholic diabetic, he collapsed at.a Dublin bar and was transferred to a hospital, where he died on March 20, 1964, at age 41.

Movie depicts the later life of poet Issa Kobayashi. At the age of 50, he goes back to his hometown. Two years later, he marries 28-year-old Kiku. The couple go on to have three sons and one daughter, but their children all die at early ages. Due to inheritance issues with his father's property, Issa comes into conflict with his stepmother Satsu and his younger stepbrother Senroku.

On May 19, 2016 Sarah Reckmeyer conducted her final concert. "Sarah Reckmeyer: A Life in Music" follows Ottawa Township High School band director Sarah Reckmeyer as she prepares to conduct that concert, capping off a career that includes 20 straight IHSA band championships. The documentary traces Sarah's humble beginnings in Mt. Morris, IL as the daughter of two music teachers, and follows her through her 27 year teaching career at Ottawa Township High School. Featuring interviews with many of the people whose lives she's touched along the way, "Sarah Reckmeyer: A Life in Music" is an incredible story of the power of music.

A fascinating portrait of the composer, engineer and architect Iannis Xenakis, a leader of the avant-garde and a pioneer of sound and light shows, who turned contemporary music upside down by bringing art and mathematics together.

Dr. Dre began his career selling mixed tapes out of his 2nd floor bedroom window in Compton, California. Customers would page him, a plastic bucket would be lowered for them to put $5 into, then the bucket would return with a mix tape inside. In this film you will meet the former Compton native who's creativity has inspired a generation and set a new standard in audio sound.

The life of Frank Sinatra, as an actor and singer and the steps along the way that led him to become such an icon.