New Documentary Movies on Amazon Video - Page 499

Life on the Line

2013

Life on the Line

2013
Gamble on Super Bowl? Here's the riveting inside story of the world's top pro sports bettors in Las Vegas, during the biggest betting event of the year. They bet with their heads - smart & methodical - while the weekend "squares" bet dumb and lose big!
Alien Highway

2013

Alien Highway

2013
9
In the 1990s, rumors of recovered crashed flying saucers emerged from a phantom, top secret air base in a remote corner of Nevada's atomic test range, and the terms 'Area 51,' 'Dreamland' and 'Groom Lake' inspired hordes of UFO believers and researchers to descend on a tiny town on the border of Area 51 to trade stories, whisper secrets and watch the skies. Filmed over several years of two UFO buffs on their own personal search for the truth, 'Alien Highway' is about the people whose passionate obsession created a unique cultural phenomenon that flourished for a time in an obscure little community that happens to exist on the border of America's Twilight Zone.
Long Distance Revolutionary: A Journey with Mumia Abu-Jamal

2013

Long Distance Revolutionary: A Journey with Mumia Abu-Jamal

2013
10
The film chronicles the life and revolutionary times of death row political prisoner Mumia Abu-Jamal.
Koch

2013

Koch

2013
4.9
A documentary on the former mayor of New York City, Ed Koch.
Brewed In Austin The Zymergence of Craft Beer in Central Texas

2013

Brewed In Austin The Zymergence of Craft Beer in Central Texas

2013
A documentary about the explosive growth of craft beer in Austin, Texas. The show explores the short-lived craft beer boom in the 90's, the current growth of craft breweries, flavor and consumer trends, the legal obstacles for Texas breweries and brewpubs, and business challenges new breweries will face.
The Sky Is Not The Limit

2013

The Sky Is Not The Limit

2013
NASA Astronaut Chris Hadfield, is a modern day explorer. This farm boy has always had a passion for flying - but for him the sky is not the limit! learn about what it takes to be an astronaut, going behind the scenes to understand the training, skills and preparation essential to Command the International Space Station.
Forget Me Not

2013

Forget Me Not

2013
7.3
David Sieveking left home years ago to make films. Now he has returned – and for a reason: To help his mother, Gretel, who has Alzheimer’s, and relieve her long-time carer and his father Malte for a few weeks. The filmmaker takes on the role of carer and documents this encounter with his camera. Gretel no longer knows the people around her, but her puns and charm have not faded. The time spent with his mother becomes a journey into David’s unexpected family history. Once active in Zurich’s left-wing scene, David’s parents enjoyed a lifelong “open relationship”, characterised by a loving distance and mutual respect. VERGISS MEIN NICHT is a film about dementia, but it’s first and foremost a declaration of a love of life and family.
The Sea in Between

2013

The Sea in Between

2013
5.5
An audio-visual experience documenting what happens when Josh Garrels and Mason Jar Music go to an island to try to create something beautiful.
Crafting a Nation

2013

Crafting a Nation

2013
6.6
Crafting A Nation is a feature length documentary and new media project about how the American craft brewers are rebuilding the economy one craft beer at a time.
Henry Ford

2013

Henry Ford

2013
8.4
HENRY FORD paints a fascinating portrait of a farm boy who rose from obscurity to become the most influential American innovator of the 20th century.
A Year in Burgundy

2013

A Year in Burgundy

2013
7.2
This documentary follows seven wine-making families in the Burgundy region of France, delving into the cultural and creative process of making wine. You'll never look at wine the same way again.
Jan

2013

Jan

2013
The Guler family have a dream: to take their son Jan to the pinnacle of world tennis. While his peers embark on apprenticeships or attend gymnasium classes, Jan joins the professional players' training camp. It's a huge challenge for the whole family. Over a period of five years, the film follows the Guler family on their road to success, showing first-hand how they cope with the sporting, family and social demands of a professional sports career. Little by little, Jan grows into a young man.
Occupy: The Movie

2013

Occupy: The Movie

2013
6
On September 17 2011, a worldwide social movement was born in New York City. This film documents who they are and what they protest.
Hitler, My Neighbor

2013

Hitler, My Neighbor

2013
6.5
From 1929 to 1939 Edgar Feuchtwanger lived across the street from Adolf Hitler in Munich Germany From his bedroom the young Jewish boy often viewed the Fuumlhrer just across the avenue A schoolboy in Munich at the time Edgar witnessed the rise of Nazism firsthand sharing in the fear and dread felt by all German Jews witnessing the unstoppable ascent of a madman and the start of World War II
Mid-Century Moderns: The Homes That Define Palm Springs

2013

Mid-Century Moderns: The Homes That Define Palm Springs

2013
This documentary film goes beyond the walls and hedges of Mid-Century homes that were built in neighborhoods like Twin Palms, Vista Las Palmas and Racquet Club Estates. The film features interviews with noted architects James Harlan, author of The Alexanders. Watch as home owners in various Palm Springs neighborhoods speak directly to the pride that goes beyond home ownership as they tour us through their homes. They gladly accept that they are the stewards of these mid-Century monuments that they live with everyday.
Our Nixon

2013

Our Nixon

2013
6.4
Never before seen Super 8 home movies filmed by Richard Nixon's closest aides - and convicted Watergate conspirators - offer a surprising and intimate new look into his Presidency.
Days of Reckoning: The Making of Universal Soldier 4

2013

Days of Reckoning: The Making of Universal Soldier 4

2013
Feature length candid look into the making of the film "Universal Soldier: Day of Reckoning."
When I Walk

2013

When I Walk

2013
6.6
When I Walk approaches the struggles of living with multiple sclerosis and the medical community’s efforts to find better treatments and ultimately a cure with heart, humor, and courage.
A River Changes Course

2013

A River Changes Course

2013
7
In her feature directorial debut, Kalyanee Mam, the cinematographer for the Academy Award–winning documentary Inside Job, explores the damage rapid development has wrought in her native Cambodia on both a human and environmental level.
Life According to Sam

2013

Life According to Sam

2013
6.9
Progeria is a rare, fatal genetic condition that causes accelerated aging in children; its young victims rarely live past 13. This moving documentary explores the remarkable world of Sam Berns and the relentless pursuit of a treatment and cure by his parents (both doctors) to save their son from the disease.