New Documentary Movies on Amazon Video - Page 159

Sparkling: The Story Of Champagne

2021

Sparkling: The Story Of Champagne

2021
8
A love letter to the joys and pleasures of champagne.
Chasing Childhood

2021

Chasing Childhood

2021
In today's highly charged world of structure, stranger danger, and helicopter parenting, free play in childhood has disappeared, giving way to unprecedented anxiety and depression. This phenomenon impacts kids from a range of socioeconomic backgrounds. Children's lives are consumed with wall-to-wall activities and constant monitoring-the overprotected, over-directed, over-pressured childhood is the new normal. This film takes us to schools in affluent Wilton, CT; working class Patchogue, NY; and metropolitan Manhattan. Throughout these different stories, a central question emerges: How can we eschew harmful parenting strategies and empower our kids to become their most fully realized, authentic selves? The film offers possible solutions as journalist Lenore Skenazy, evolutionary psychologist Peter Gray, former dean of freshmen at Stanford University Julie Lythcott-Haims, and leaders of the "free play" movement fight to restore a less curated childhood.
Wolfgang

2021

Wolfgang

2021
8
An intimate portrait of the life and work of the original "celebrity chef" Wolfgang Puck.
Being BeBe

2021

Being BeBe

2021
9
The intimate journey and unpublished backstory of BeBe Zahara Benet – a charismatic drag performer originally from Cameroon, and the very first winner of the culture-changing phenomenon, RuPaul’s Drag Race. With over a decade of unprecedented access, we observe BeBe’s struggles with celebrity, authenticity, success, and failure.
Vai!

2021

Vai!

2021
Corinthians has spent 23 years without winning a title. Its fanbase, however, only grew and became more and more present: both in the life of the team and in the political life of the country.
White Coat Rebels

2021

White Coat Rebels

2021
In this probing look inside the medical profession, filmmaker Greg Barker examines the outsized influence of Big Pharma and the courageous “white coat rebels” who are pushing back against the powers that be.
Gallant Indies

2021

Gallant Indies

2021
7.4
Stéphane Lissner, director of the Paris Opera, entrusts the staging of the opera-ballet Les Indes galantes to the visual artist Clément Cogitore. Based on the experience of his short film Les Indes galantes, the artist updates Jean-Philippe Rameau's baroque masterpiece (1735) by bringing together lyric song and urban dance. The choreography is entrusted to Bintou Dembélé who supervises dancers from krump, popping, voguing or even experimental hip hop. From rehearsals to the Premiere, Philippe Béziat films the meeting of urban dancers with the lyric institution and invites the spectator to share a human and artistic experience.
Deconstructing the Beatles' A Hard Days Night

2021

Deconstructing the Beatles' A Hard Days Night

2021
In Deconstructing A Hard Day’s Night, Scott shares the stories behind the 1964 Beatles along with a track-by-track look at the songs of A Hard Day’s Night, including “Can’t Buy Me Love,” “And I Love Her,” and the title track. Scott also welcomes an absolutely charming guest appearance from the Fab Faux’s awesome bassist, Will Lee.
Bob Dylan: Odds and Ends

2021

Bob Dylan: Odds and Ends

2021
7
Bob Dylan "Odds and Ends" is composed of archival interviews, promotional videos and documentary shorts. It tells the story of some of the most important moments in the legendary artist's career.
The Birth of Innocence

2021

The Birth of Innocence

2021
5
Narrated by world-renowned spiritual guru Don Miguel Ruiz, Birth of Innocence is a beautifully woven marriage of dreamlike visuals, music, narrative, and sound design that invites audiences to shed their intellect and connect with the deepest part of their being - yet respecting audience members' core beliefs.
James Hemings: Ghost in America's Kitchen

2021

James Hemings: Ghost in America's Kitchen

2021
If you've ever eaten macaroni and cheese, French fries or ice cream, you've enjoyed the contributions of America's unknown culinary founding father, James Hemings. James Hemings was the first American trained as a master chef; he was also the brother-in-law and enslaved property of Thomas Jefferson.
Through the Night

2021

Through the Night

2021
5.7
When one’s sole focus is to provide for their children, the stakes are extremely high. The need for multiple jobs to make ends meet has become a common reality for many families in this country, which leads to a very important question: who looks after the children while their parents work? Through the Night examines the economic and emotional toll affecting some American families, told through the lens of a 24-hour daycare center in Westchester, New York. At the center of it all is Nunu, the primary caregiver and a hero to many families in need of a safe space to bring their children.
The One and Only Dick Gregory

2021

The One and Only Dick Gregory

2021
7.8
This revealing portrait of comedian, activist, pop-culture icon and thought leader Dick Gregory documents his many personal reinventions throughout the decades, from celebrity to civil rights hero and beyond, while hearing from the incredible entertainers who have been inspired by his blueprint.
The Neutral Ground

2021

The Neutral Ground

2021
6
With sharp humor and a critical sense of curiosity, comedian CJ Hunt documents the fraught removal of four Confederate monuments in New Orleans. As the scope of his film expands, Hunt investigates the origins of a romanticized Confederacy and confronts hard truths much of America has yet to face.
Rita Moreno: Just a Girl Who Decided to Go for It

2021

Rita Moreno: Just a Girl Who Decided to Go for It

2021
7.5
Rita Moreno defied both her humble upbringing and relentless racism to become one of a select group who have won an Emmy, Grammy, Oscar and Tony Award. Over a seventy year career, she has paved the way for Hispanic-American performers by refusing to be pigeonholed into one-dimensional stereotypes.
The Sparks Brothers

2021

The Sparks Brothers

2021
7.4
Take a musical odyssey through five weird and wonderful decades with brothers Ron & Russell Mael, celebrating the inspiring legacy of Sparks: your favorite band’s favorite band.
A Crime on the Bayou

2021

A Crime on the Bayou

2021
6
A Crime on the Bayou is the story of Gary Duncan, a Black teenager from Plaquemines Parish, a swampy strip of land south of New Orleans. In 1966, Duncan tries to break up an argument between white and Black teenagers outside a newly integrated school. He gently lays his hand on a white boy’s arm. The boy recoils like a snake. That night, police burst into Duncan’s trailer and arrest him for assault on a minor. A young Jewish attorney, Richard Sobol, leaves his prestigious D.C. firm to volunteer in New Orleans. With his help, Duncan bravely stands up to a racist legal system powered by a white supremacist boss to challenge his unfair arrest. Their fight goes all the way to the U.S. Supreme Court, and their lifelong friendship is forged.
Truman & Tennessee: An Intimate Conversation

2021

Truman & Tennessee: An Intimate Conversation

2021
2.5
The parallel lives of writer Truman Capote (1924-84) and playwright Tennessee Williams (1911-83): two friends, two geniuses who, while creating sublime works, were haunted by the ghosts of the past, the shadow of constant doubt, the demon of addictions and the blinding, deceptive glare of success.
Flee

2021

Flee

2021
7.8
Recounted mostly through animation to protect his identity, Amin looks back over his past as a child refugee from Afghanistan as he grapples with a secret he’s kept hidden for 20 years.
The Stray Story: A Dogumentary

2021

The Stray Story: A Dogumentary

2021
Tails with tales to tell! In a consumerist society where everything, including man's best friend, is treated as disposable, everyday people aiding stray dogs remind us what being human(e) is all about and inspire us to make a difference.