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Documentary
2012

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Addicted To Fame
Prime Video
Addicted To Fame
A documentary that goes behind the scenes of the movie Illegal Aliens, and a filmmaker's journey from obscurity to moral blindness in the seductive glare of the media spotlight.
Addicted To Fame 2012
Shackleton's Captain
Prime Video
Shackleton's Captain
In 1914 Sir Ernest Shackleton's Imperial Trans Antarctic Expedition headed for the South Pole and disaster. Shackleton's Captain reveals the truth behind the spectacular survival of all the crew and shows how one man's extraordinary skill and unsung heroism made it possible: Frank Worsley, Captain of the expedition ship, Endurance.
Shackleton's Captain 2012
God Save My Shoes
Prime Video
God Save My Shoes
God Save My Shoes is the first documentary film to explore the intimate relationship between women and shoes, questioning why shoes are the most addictive item in a woman's closet and how shoes have become a totem object.
God Save My Shoes 2012
Undaunted: The Forgotten Giants of the Allegheny Observatory
Freevee
Undaunted: The Forgotten Giants of the Allegheny Observatory
This film tells the surprising story of how the Allegheny Observatory has been a world leader in the study of the stars since the 1860s. Self-educated, and often facing unrelenting hardships, the people associated with the Allegheny Observatory defied the odds to make enormous contributions to the founding of astrophysics and early aviation.
Undaunted: The Forgotten Giants of the Allegheny Observatory 2012
Minds in the Water
Prime Video
Minds in the Water
A surfer travels the world on a quest to save dolphins.
Minds in the Water 2012
Mondays at Racine
Max
Mondays at Racine
Every third Monday of the month, two bold, brassy sisters open the doors of their Long Island hair salon to women diagnosed with cancer. As locks of hair fall to the floor, women gossip, giggle, weep, face their fears, and discover unexpected beauty.
Mondays at Racine 2012
The Perfect Victim
Prime Video
The Perfect Victim
For over thirty years, three women have languished in Missouri State prison under unjust sentences for killing their abusive husbands. Denied the opportunity to enter the abuse into evidence, each of the women represents a system broken by outdated and media-sensationalized stereotypes. When a greater understanding of the "battered" syndrome change legal practices in 2000, Missouri's Governor crafts a new law demanding the parole board reevaluate each woman's case.
The Perfect Victim 2012
Tales of Masked Men
Prime Video
Tales of Masked Men
Directed by award-winning filmmaker Carlos Avila, this documentary program profiles three legendary wrestlers in a creative and imaginative exploration of the colorful, fascinating and mysterious world of lucha libre Mexican wrestling.
Tales of Masked Men 2012
Tropicália
Prime Video
Tropicália
Set against the turbulent atmosphere of the 1960s, Tropicália is a feature length documentary exploring the Brazilian artistic movement known as Tropicália, and the struggle its artists endured to protect their right to freely express revolutionary thought against the traditional Brazilian music of that time.
Tropicália 2012
The Tents
Prime Video
The Tents
Each year, tents in Bryant Park herald New York Fashion Week, whose back story is as fascinating as the couture on the catwalk. Fashion's biggest names share the sometimes shocking, often funny rags-to-riches evolution of the iconic event.
The Tents 2012
The Highest Pass
Prime Video
The Highest Pass
Adam learns that his Yogi guru, Anand, has discovered a prophesy that was printed on his birth chart - he would die in an accident at the age of 27; and when Anand invites Adam to join him on a motorcycle journey through India's Himalayas, to the highest motorable road in the world, he faces the ultimate question: Is truly living worth dying for?
The Highest Pass 2012
Curse of the Axe
Prime Video
Curse of the Axe
Curse of the Axe traces a groundbreaking investigation of a mysterious iron object which was buried in a Huron-Wendat village, 100 years before European contact. This discovery could rewrite American history forever. Winner of the Silver Hugo Award for Best Documentary at the Chicago International Film Festival
Curse of the Axe 2012
Produced By George Martin
Prime Video
Produced By George Martin
A profile of Sir George Martin, Britain's most celebrated record producer, from his early days at EMI/Parlophone to his work with The Beatles.
Produced By George Martin 2012
Lost Angels: Skid Row Is My Home
Prime Video
Lost Angels: Skid Row Is My Home
Los Angeles' Skid Row is home to one of the largest homeless populations in the United States. And we found, inside that community, the remarkable and enormously moving stories of Olympic athletes, Harvard attorneys, accomplished musicians, scholars. We found poverty, drugs and mental illness, of course - but more importantly we found life, hope and incredibly powerful human journeys.
Lost Angels: Skid Row Is My Home 2012
Pink Ribbons, Inc.
Prime Video
Pink Ribbons, Inc.
Breast cancer has become the poster child of corporate cause-related marketing campaigns. Countless women and men walk, bike, climb and shop for the cure. Each year, millions of dollars are raised in the name of breast cancer, but where does this money go and what does it actually achieve? Pink Ribbons, Inc. is a feature documentary that shows how the devastating reality of breast cancer, which marketing experts have labeled a "dream cause," becomes obfuscated by a shiny, pink story of success.
Pink Ribbons, Inc. 2012
Fire Ants 3D: The Invincible Army
Prime Video
Fire Ants 3D: The Invincible Army
For more than 80 years, Solenopsis Invicta has been on a ceaseless march across the United States, racking up six billion dollars every year in crop damage, equipment repair, and pest control. They have conquered more than 320 million acres in 13 states and killed at least 80 people. And the invader is still on the move. Globally. Now, scientists are cracking the ant's ancient secrets to success and breeding winged assassins to hunt them down. Stunning 3D macro photography explores the secret world of the fire ant and the cutting-edge research into stopping it.
Fire Ants 3D: The Invincible Army 2012
Shepard & Dark
Prime Video
Shepard & Dark
An indelible portrait of the complex relationship between playwright and actor Sam Shepard and his close friend Johnny Dark as they prepare forty years of their correspondence for publication, stirring up old memories both good and bad.
Shepard & Dark 2012
Hooligan
Prime Video
Hooligan
Aiming to be an in-depth study of hooliganism (both in act and in what it is to be one), director Donal MacIntyre, a former undercover journalist who was once under assignment as a hooligan himself, asks why hooliganism came to be and also why, of all sports, it’s so closely associated with football (http://moviefarm.co.uk).
Hooligan 2012
Alias Ruby Blade
Freevee
Alias Ruby Blade
Kirsty Sword Gusmão went to Timor-Leste to document injustice in an area closed to Western journalists. Over the next decade, she became the lynchpin that sustained the nation’s harrowing struggle for independence and met the man who would redefine the cause for which she was fighting. Using astonishing footage of the years-long resistance, director Alex Meillier presents a highly personal account of the courage needed to create a new democracy in modern times.
Alias Ruby Blade 2012
Mulberry Child
Prime Video
Mulberry Child
During the Chinese Cultural Revolution, millions had their lives destroyed...their reputations ruined. Mulberry Child is the story of the persecution and survival of Jian Ping's family during this difficult period. After growing up in Socialist China, Jian must learn to assimilate to a Capitalist world when she migrates to the United States. In pursuit of the American dream, Jian develops an emotional disconnect between her and her privileged American-born daughter, Lisa. Will a trip to the 2008 Beijing Olympics and a journey into the past forge a healthier relationship between mother and daughter? The film teaches us the human capacity for courage and endurance, and shows how the events of the past will affect our future.
Mulberry Child 2012
Occupation: Fighter
Prime Video
Occupation: Fighter
Occupation: Fighter 2012
Chely Wright: Wish Me Away
Freevee
Chely Wright: Wish Me Away
After a lifetime of hiding, Chely Wright becomes the first commercial country music singer to come out as gay, shattering cultural stereotypes within Nashville, per conservative heartland family and, most importantly, within herself. With unprecedented access over a two-year period, including her private video diaries, the film layers Chely's rise to fame while hiding in the late 90's with the execution of her coming out plan, culminating in the exciting moment when she steps into the media glare to reveal she is gay. The film shows both the devastation of internalized homophobia and the transformational power of living an authentic life. The film also documents the conflicting responses from Nashville, the heartland and the LGBT community as Chely Wright prepares for an unknown future.
Chely Wright: Wish Me Away 2012
Ethel
Max
Ethel
Filmmaker Rory Kennedy interviews her mother, Ethel Kennedy, who discusses family, marriage and politics.
Ethel 2012
Russell Brand - From Addiction to Recovery
Prime Video
Russell Brand - From Addiction to Recovery
BBC 3 follows actor and comedian Russell Brand, as he campaigns for abstinence-based recovery programmes and the compassionate treatment of addiction as an illness rather than a crime.
Russell Brand - From Addiction to Recovery 2012
Ultrasuede: In Search of Halston
Prime Video
Ultrasuede: In Search of Halston
A glowing, prismatic portrait of the rise and fall of America's first celebrity designer—Halston—the man who was synonymous with fashion in the 1970s, and became the emperor of NYC nightlife. Interviews with friends and witnesses (including Liza Minnelli, Diane Von Furstenberg, André Leon Talley, Anjelica Huston, Bob Colacello, and Billy Joel, among others) round out this glittering evocation of the man who defined the most beautiful and decadent era of recent memory.
Ultrasuede: In Search of Halston 2012
Fake It So Real
Prime Video
Fake It So Real
Dive head-first into the world of independent pro wrestling as we follow a group in Lincolnton, North Carolina over the week leading up to a big show.
Fake It So Real 2012
All Ages: The Boston Hardcore Film
Prime Video
All Ages: The Boston Hardcore Film
A documentary film that explores the early Boston Hardcore music scene from the years 1981 through 1984. This film delves into the social and communal aspects of that particular era. The community, culture, straight edge and DIY (do it yourself) ethic of the time are all explored in the film. Never before seen archival footage, photographs, interviews and dramatizations make up the body of the film. Bands included are SS Decontrol, DYS, Gang Green, The FU's, Jerry's Kids, Negative FX, The Freeze, and more.
All Ages: The Boston Hardcore Film 2012
Time Zero: The Last Year of Polaroid Film
Prime Video
Time Zero: The Last Year of Polaroid Film
Documentary covering the end of an era as Polaroid stops producing its signature cameras and film as well as The Impossible Project to keep instant photography alive.
Time Zero: The Last Year of Polaroid Film 2012
The Island President
Prime Video
The Island President
Follows the globe-trotting journey of President Mohamed Nasheed of the Maldives, the lowest-lying country in the world, who, after bringing democracy to his country, takes up the fight to keep it from disappearing under the sea.
The Island President 2012
Genius
Prime Video
Genius
If you think you know everything there is to know about John Lennon, think again. Genius will open your eyes.
Genius 2012
Kanji Ishiwara: The Man Who Triggered the War
Prime Video
Kanji Ishiwara: The Man Who Triggered the War
Most people think that World War II started on September 1st, 1939, when the Germans invaded Poland, and then spread to Asia on September 7th 1941, after the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor. However, World War II actually started ten years earlier, when Manchuria was invaded by a now-forgotten Japanese general: Kanji Ishiwara. This is the little known truth about the most famous war in history.
Kanji Ishiwara: The Man Who Triggered the War 2012
Birders: The Central Park Effect
Prime Video
Birders: The Central Park Effect
A diverse group of full-of-attitude New Yorkers reveals how a hidden world of beautiful wild birds in the middle of Manhattan has upended and magically transformed their lives.
Birders: The Central Park Effect 2012
MLK: The Assassination Tapes
Paramount+
MLK: The Assassination Tapes
Relive an unspeakable tragedy detailed with unforgettable images, videos, and recordings only recently rediscovered.
MLK: The Assassination Tapes 2012
The World According to Irving
Prime Video
The World According to Irving
John Irving's literary worlds are satirically exaggerated, socially critical, unexpectedly magical. But how do these dazzling, sometimes bizarre, narrative worlds emerge? A unique insight into his writing workshop and a search of the places and people who have become part of his stories.
The World According to Irving 2012
Betty White: Champion for Animals
Freevee
Betty White: Champion for Animals
Betty White travels around the world to national parks, zoos and aquariums; along the way, she shares personal stories of her own pets and gives viewers a look at the organizations that support animals.
Betty White: Champion for Animals 2012
TRANS
Prime Video
TRANS
An up-close and very personal journey into the transgender world through the memorable stories and the unusual lives of a remarkable cast of characters.
TRANS 2012
America's Alien Invasion: The Lost UFO Encounters
Prime Video
America's Alien Invasion: The Lost UFO Encounters
Most Americans have no idea that the White House was swarmed by UFOs not once but twice, once in 1952 and again in 1963. The government knows that UFOs are here. Explore this phenomenon that is destined to impact our very being because we are not alone. -
America's Alien Invasion: The Lost UFO Encounters 2012
G-Dog
Prime Video
G-Dog
A look at the life and work of a gang reformer.
G-Dog 2012
Truly Miss Marple: The Curious Case of Margaret Rutherford
Freevee
Truly Miss Marple: The Curious Case of Margaret Rutherford
The true life story of Margaret Rutherford (1892-1972) is in fact much more eccentric than the most famous fictional role she ever played: Miss Jane Marple, Agatha Christie's amateur sleuth. Rutherford's version was the very first appearance of Miss Marple on the big screen and it was far removed though from the petite, upper middle-class lady in the detective novels.
Truly Miss Marple: The Curious Case of Margaret Rutherford 2012
Welcome to Kutsher's: The Last Catskills Resort
Prime Video
Welcome to Kutsher's: The Last Catskills Resort
Kutsher's Country Club is the last surviving Jewish resort in the Catskills. One of the legendary Borscht Belt hotels during its heyday, Kutsher's has been family-owned and operated for over 100 years. Exploring the full Dirty Dancing-era Catskills experience-- and how it changed American pop culture in the comedy, sports and vacation industries-- this documentary captures a last glimpse of a lost world as it disappears before our eyes.
Welcome to Kutsher's: The Last Catskills Resort 2012