New Documentary Movies on Amazon Video - Page 390

The Liberators

2016

The Liberators

2016
5.6
Medieval art treasures seized by the Nazis go missing at the end of World War II. Were they destroyed in the chaos of the final battles? Or were these thousand-year-old masterpieces stolen by advancing American troops? For over forty years, the mystery remained unsolved. A true detective story, "The Liberators" follows a dogged German art detective through the New York art world and military archives to the unlikeliest of destinations: a small town on the Texas prairie. Featuring interviews with Willi Korte (Portrait of Wally) and Texas attorney Dick DeGuerin, the film raises intriguing questions as to the motivations of the art thief and the whereabouts of the items that, to this day,
Beware the Slenderman

2016

Beware the Slenderman

2016
6.5
In this horrifyingly modern fairytale lurks an online Boogeyman and two 12-year-old girls who would kill for him. The entrance to the internet quickly leads to its darkest basement. How responsible are our children for what they find there?
City of Gold

2016

City of Gold

2016
6.3
As the unabashed cradle of Hollywood superficiality and smoggy urban sprawl, Los Angeles has long been condemned as a cultural wasteland. In the richly penetrating documentary odyssey City of Gold, Pulitzer Prize-winning food critic Jonathan Gold shows us another Los Angeles, where ethnic cooking is a kaleidoscopic portal to the mysteries of an unwieldy city and the soul of America.
Dugma: The Button

2016

Dugma: The Button

2016
7
An intimate portrait of a group of very different suicide bombers working for Al Qaeda in Syria. From the Saudi who loves singing and fried chicken, to a 26-year-old white British convert who worries a lot about his new wife, this remarkable film embeds with an unlikely bunch of "martyrdom seekers", each waiting for their turn to go on a final mission, known by Jihadis as 'Dugma'.
Disturbing the Peace

2016

Disturbing the Peace

2016
7.6
Disturbing the Peace follows a group of former enemy combatants - Israeli soldiers from the most elite units, and Palestinian fighters, many of whom served years in prison - who have come together to challenge the status quo and and say “enough". The film traces their transformational journeys from soldiers committed to armed battle to non-violent peace activists. It is a story of the human potential unleashed when we stop participating in a story that no longer serves us, and with the power of our convictions take action to create a new possibility.
America Recycled

2016

America Recycled

2016
6
Two brothers ride recycled bicycles through the American South over two years, seeking radical locality amid rampant globalization. As they learn to survive on the road, several modern homesteading communities take them in, guiding them toward the west coast and turning their idea of the American Dream on its head.
Enrique Bunbury - El Camino Mas Largo

2016

Enrique Bunbury - El Camino Mas Largo

2016
Alien Crash Retrievals

2016

Alien Crash Retrievals

2016
4
Learn the shocking truth about extraterrestrial beings on Planet Earth. World governments and military factions are not only aware of the Alien presence; they may be in communication with alien races via an exchange program.
Inside the Garbage of the World

2016

Inside the Garbage of the World

2016
This informative, hard-hitting film reveals the truth about plastic pollution and how it is harming the oceans and threatening human safety. After the Japan Tsunami and the Fukushima disaster in 2011, pollution and radiation is traveling through the Pacific Ocean to the U.S. via discarded plastic. Without a realistic solution in sight, the film explores personal accountability each one of us shares to solve this global crisis. We are on the edge of a tremendous disaster - can humankind act before it is too late?
Princes of the Palace - The Royal British Family

2016

Princes of the Palace - The Royal British Family

2016
7.7
This film charts the lives of the British Royal Family's princes and their importance within the Royal House of Windsor. Profiling Princes Phillip, Charles, William, Harry and the new arrival Prince George. Made by A2B Media, a documentary specialist on the British Royal Family (Queen Elizabeth: The Diamond Celebration, Diana Princess of Wales - A Life on the Edge), this high-definition programme features exclusive interviews with royal biographers, correspondents and exclusive access to those who have worked with the royal family to give an inside view of how the royal Princes will shape the British monarchy and its transition from Queen Elizabeth, the longest reigning British monarch, to what will undoubtedly be a long succession of Princes becoming Kings.
Roxette Diaries

2016

Roxette Diaries

2016
3
Everything (and much more) happened to Roxette in the years 1986 and 1995. Hundreds of hours of footage were recorded during the magical years to capture "everything". Follow them into the studio, backstage, at rehearsals and concerts. These are the private videos of one of the greatest bands of all time - directed by Jonas Åkerlund.
Heaven

2016

Heaven

2016
The world presented in a series of close-ups as death begets life.
The Comedy Club

2016

The Comedy Club

2016
When a fire destroys Cobb's Comedy Club in San Francisco, defiant owner Tom Sawyer and his crew of comedians rebuild it, hoping to revive the struggling indie comedy scene.
24×36

2016

24×36

2016
7
A documentary exploring the birth, death and resurrection of illustrated movie poster art. Through interviews with a number of key art personalities from the 70s and 80s, as well as many modern, alternative poster artists, “Twenty-Four by Thirty-Six” aims to answer the question: What happened to the illustrated movie poster? Where did it disappear to, and why? In the mid 2000s, filling the void left behind by Hollywood’s abandonment of illustrated movie posters, independent artists and galleries began selling limited edition, screenprinted posters — a movement that has quickly exploded into a booming industry with prints selling out online in seconds, inspiring Hollywood studios to take notice of illustration in movie posters once more.
Station House

2016

Station House

2016
Witness a fast paced ride along with the brave men and women of the Peoria City Fire Department and the Grand Rapids Fire Department. Go where viewers have seldom gone before, past the public perception of the life of a firefighter and deeper inside their 24 hour shift. Whether it's answering the frantic call from a mother of a sick child, assisting local police authorities with an individual just shot by a Taser, or responding to a business fully engulfed in fire, there is never a dull moment for our American heroes.
Lo and Behold: Reveries of the Connected World

2016

Lo and Behold: Reveries of the Connected World

2016
6.6
Werner Herzog's exploration of the Internet and the connected world.
Paradise! Paradise!

2016

Paradise! Paradise!

2016
Kurdwin Ayub captures the intimacy of a trip she made with her father. Family visits alternate with real estate tours searching for an ideal apartment: her father's will, as he's planning to retire, is to find a place so he can finally return to that stateless territory he proudly calls "homeland".
Dennis Viollet: A United Man

2016

Dennis Viollet: A United Man

2016
6
Directed by Rachel Viollet, and featuring interviews with soccer legends; Sir Alex Ferguson, Bryan Robson, Denis Law, Nobby Stiles and Paddy Crerand, this inspiring documentary showcases the life of Manchester United and Busby Babe legend Dennis Viollet.
The Pearl

2016

The Pearl

2016
5
"The Pearl" explores the raw emotional and physical experience of being a middle aged to senior transgender woman against the backdrop of post-industrial logging towns in the Pacific Northwest. The film leans into the struggle of those who were reared and successful as men and have reached middle age or later with a burdensome secret that they can no longer keep.
Un vrai faussaire

2016

Un vrai faussaire

2016
6