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.
Self (archive footage)
Lena Zavaroni
Self, Lena's Father
Self, Lena's Cousin
Self, Record Producer
Self, Isle of Bute Resident
Self, Isle of Bute Resident
Self, Former Child Star
Self, School Friend (Italia Conti)
Self, School Friend (Italia Conti)
Self, Friend and House Mate
Self, Former BBC Employee
Self, Friend
Hughie Green, Cast of Lena, Edinburgh Fringe (uncredited)
Victor Zavaroni, Cast of Lena, Edinburgh Fringe (uncredited)
Hilda Zavaroni, Cast of Lena, Edinburgh Fringe (uncredited)
Dorothy Soloman, Cast of Lena, Edinburgh Fringe (uncredited)
06 Jun 2024
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
05 Sep 2012
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.
17 Sep 2024
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.
04 Sep 2003
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.
31 Oct 1962
A former vaudeville child star viciously torments her paraplegic sister in their decaying Hollywood mansion.
06 Jan 2018
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.
26 Feb 2020
An actor who enjoyed success in his youth finds his career and life in a downward spiral as he gets older.
01 Jul 2016
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.
20 Jun 2018
Jess, a former country music child-star turned single mother, decides to make a comeback after a 15-year hiatus.
26 Nov 2021
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.
15 Mar 2024
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.
23 Jun 2010
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.
02 Nov 2023
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.
22 Nov 2021
Dolphin Boy is a Comedy Short Film by Jackson Little. James Redfield, a former child star, struggles to break back into the film industry.
20 Apr 2013
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.
06 Sep 2011
Pulitzer Prize-winning MAUS cartoonist Art Spiegelman uses his harrowing experiences as a New Yorker on September 11, 2001 as the catalyst for this haunting meditation on the most horrific terrorist attack ever carried out on American soil. Narrated by John Turturro and featuring a unique fusion score by Sintax Error, this powerful multi-media experience brings the critically-acclaimed graphic novel to life like never before.
01 Jan 1954
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01 Jan 1954
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01 Jan 1954
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01 Jan 1954
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