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Documentary
2016

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What Tomorrow Brings
Prime Video
What Tomorrow Brings
Inside the very first girls' school in a small Afghan village, education goes far beyond the classroom as the students discover the differences between the lives they were born into and the lives they dream of leading.
What Tomorrow Brings 2016
Accidental Courtesy: Daryl Davis, Race & America
Prime Video
Accidental Courtesy: Daryl Davis, Race & America
Daryl Davis has an unusual hobby. As a musician he has played with legends like Chuck Berry and Little Richard, but in his spare time he likes to meet and befriend members of the Ku Klux Klan. Join Daryl on his personal quest to understand racism.
Accidental Courtesy: Daryl Davis, Race & America 2016
Abortion: Stories Women Tell
Max
Abortion: Stories Women Tell
A thought-provoking look at the subject of abortion today, told through the stories of women struggling with unplanned pregnancies, abortion providers and clinic staff and activists on both sides of this contentious debate.
Abortion: Stories Women Tell 2016
Women Outward Bound
Prime Video
Women Outward Bound
Fifty years ago girls were not allowed to participate in the Outward Bound Wilderness School. But that all changed in 1965 when a Minnesota Outward Bound class was opened to young women. At a time when girls should have been honing their housekeeping skills, 24 courageous young women took the challenge of a month of outdoor survival. This moment changed them and the Outward Bound program forever. Through interviews, footage of the Boundary Waters both then and now, and a heartwarming reunion, this documentary tells the story of these pioneering women.
Women Outward Bound 2016
Boggy Creek Monster
Prime Video
Boggy Creek Monster
In 1973 a horror movie titled The Legend of Boggy Creek was released. Focusing on a series of bizarre events that took place around the town of Fouke, Arkansas, the film was an instant success. But what was the reality behind the "Fouke Monster"? Boggy Creek Monster takes you where no film has gone: in search of the truth behind the legend...
Boggy Creek Monster 2016
Bruce Springsteen: On the Road
Prime Video
Bruce Springsteen: On the Road
Coming from a poor background in New Jersey, Bruce Springsteen grew to become one of the most recognizable faces in rock music. Having released classic albums such as Born in the U.S.A and Born to Run, Bruce Springsteen's music is legendary and unrivaled. His lyrics often depict the struggles of daily American life, and it's his ability to write songs that can 100,00 people unite and sing along that make him a true king of the rock genre. He sold more than 120 million albums worldwide and was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Frame 1999. He came from nowhere to become a worldwide superstar. This is Bruce Springsteen...on the road.
Bruce Springsteen: On the Road 2016
Life Off Grid
Prime Video
Life Off Grid
Off-grid is not a state of mind. It is not about being out of touch, living in a remote place, or turning off your mobile phone. Off-grid simply means living without a connection to the electric and natural gas infrastructure. From 2011 to 2013 Jonathan Taggart (Director) and Phillip Vannini (Producer) spent two years travelling across Canada to find 200 off-gridders and visit them in their homes. -
Life Off Grid 2016
Deep Water: The Real Story
Prime Video
Deep Water: The Real Story
In the 1980s and 1990s a wave of murders bloodied the idyllic coastline of Sydney’s eastern suburbs. The victims: young gay men. Disturbing gang assaults were being carried out on coastal cliffs around Sydney, and mysterious deaths officially recorded as "suicide", "disappearance" and "misadventure". Individual stories are woven together by first person interviews and detailed re-enactments, piecing together the facts of these unsolved cases, decades later.
Deep Water: The Real Story 2016
Citizen Soldier
Prime Video
Citizen Soldier
CITIZEN SOLDIER is a dramatic feature film, told from the point of view of a group of Soldiers in the Oklahoma Army National Guard's 45th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, known since World War II as the "Thunderbirds.” Set in one of the most dangerous parts of Afghanistan at the height of the surge, it is a heart-pounding, heartfelt grunts' eye-view of the war. A modern day Band of Brothers, Citizen Soldier tells the true story of a group of young Soldiers and their life-changing tour of duty in Afghanistan, offering an excruciatingly personal look into modern warfare, brotherhood, and patriotism. Using real footage from multiple cameras, including helmet cams, these Citizen Soldiers give the audience an intimate view into the chaos and horrors of combat and, in the process, display their bravery and valor under the most hellish of conditions.
Citizen Soldier 2016
Memories of a Penitent Heart
Prime Video
Memories of a Penitent Heart
Twenty five years after Miguel died from AIDS, his niece, filmmaker Cecilia Aldarondo, embarks on an excavation into a quagmire of unresolved family drama. Like many gay men in the 1980s, Miguel moved from Puerto Rico to New York City; he found a career in theater and a rewarding relationship. Yet, on his deathbed he grappled to reconcile his homosexuality with his Catholic upbringing. Now, decades after his death, Cecilia locates Miguel’s lover Robert, who has been shunned and demonized by the family, in order to understand the whole story.
Memories of a Penitent Heart 2016
Olympic Pride, American Prejudice
Prime Video
Olympic Pride, American Prejudice
In 1936, 18 African American athletes dubbed the "black auxiliary" by Hitler defied Nazi Aryan Supremacy and Jim Crow Racism to win hearts and medals at the 1936 Summer Olympic Games in Berlin. The world remembers Jesse Owens. But, Olympic Pride American Prejudice shows how all 18 are a seminal precursor to the modern Civil Rights Movement.
Olympic Pride, American Prejudice 2016
The Business of Amateurs
Prime Video
The Business of Amateurs
The NCAA is the face for college athletics, and it generates billions of dollars every year for the top universities in the United States. This is the first documentary that challenges the NCAA from the perspective of former student-athletes. Director Bob DeMars, a former USC football player, interviewed former student-athletes to find the problems and potential solutions regarding players' rights.
The Business of Amateurs 2016
Code: Debugging the Gender Gap
Prime Video
Code: Debugging the Gender Gap
At a time in the United States when the tech sector outpaces the overall growth of the employment market, CODE asks the important question: Where are all the women?
Code: Debugging the Gender Gap 2016
Future Baby
Freevee
Future Baby
A look at the world of in vitro fertilization and the rapidly-advancing science of childbearing.
Future Baby 2016
Nothing Left Unsaid: Gloria Vanderbilt & Anderson Cooper
Max
Nothing Left Unsaid: Gloria Vanderbilt & Anderson Cooper
Born into one of the wealthiest and best-known families in American history, Gloria Vanderbilt has lived in the public eye for more than 90 years, unapologetically pursuing love, family and career, while experiencing extreme tragedy and tremendous success side by side. This documentary features a series of candid conversations as Vanderbilt and her youngest son, Anderson Cooper, look back at her remarkable life.
Nothing Left Unsaid: Gloria Vanderbilt & Anderson Cooper 2016
Red Sea
Prime Video
Red Sea
Explore the impressive underwater landscapes and fascinating species of one of the biggest wonders on our planet-The Red Sea. Filmed in stunning 4K, this mesmerizing nautical journey features, many of the 1,200 different sea creatures that have made the naturally and artificially formed coral reefs their home beneath these mystical waters.
Red Sea 2016
Attenborough at 90: Behind the Lens
AMC+
Attenborough at 90: Behind the Lens
As Sir David Attenborough turns 90, this intimate film presents new interviews, eye-opening behind-the-scenes footage and extraordinary clips from some of his most recent films. The doc, which was made for the occasion of Attenborough’s 90th birthday, was shot over seven years and follows him as he travels to Borneo, Morocco and the Galapagos to shoot wildlife specials. Anthony Geffen, the CEO of Atlantic Productions, commented, “This is such a special Attenborough film because unusually he is the subject. As I look back over the last seven years, I never fail to be amazed by his extraordinary ambition and drive to use the very latest technology to communicate the natural world to audiences around the globe. This film gives audiences the chance to see what it’s like to be on the road with David.”
Attenborough at 90: Behind the Lens 2016
Enlighten Us: The Rise and Fall of James Arthur Ray
Prime Video
Enlighten Us: The Rise and Fall of James Arthur Ray
The self-help industry is worth $11 billion dollars a year. It’s an industry that captivates those seeking happiness, release from suffering and those longing for a path and a leader to follow. James Arthur Ray for many who followed him was that leader to guide his flock. But as the story unfolds, as told by Ray himself and also by his followers, we learn that that path was fraught with danger and perhaps even greater suffering.
Enlighten Us: The Rise and Fall of James Arthur Ray 2016
Gary Numan: Android In La La Land
Prime Video
Gary Numan: Android In La La Land
The Godfather of electronic music is on a one-way trip to crack America, returning to the studio for the first time in nearly a decade. Android is a celebration of a music-making pioneer and the love story that helped him turn his life around.
Gary Numan: Android In La La Land 2016
Ken Foster
Freevee
Ken Foster
Documentary about Ken Foster, street artist, drug addict.
Ken Foster 2016
Orphans of Ebola
Max
Orphans of Ebola
Ben Steele’s ORPHANS OF EBOLA follows Abu, a 12-year-old boy from a Sierra Leone village, who loses eight members of his family and must restart his life elsewhere. Filmed over a period of four months, beginning just after the height of the epidemic in Dec. 2014 through the reopening of the country’s schools in April 2015, Abu’s story illustrates the incredible bravery of the thousands of children who have been orphaned by Ebola as they reconcile with the past and forge new lives.
Orphans of Ebola 2016
In Search of Balance
Prime Video
In Search of Balance
An exploration of a new paradigm of health, science, and medicine, based on the interconnections between us and nature.
In Search of Balance 2016
A Song For You: The Austin City Limits Story
Prime Video
A Song For You: The Austin City Limits Story
From Willie Nelson to Wilco, Ray Charles to Radiohead, A Song For You: The Austin City Limits Story offers the ultimate backstage pass to 40 years of incredible music from the longest running music show in television history.
A Song For You: The Austin City Limits Story 2016
Risky Drinking
Max
Risky Drinking
Are you a risky drinker? Nearly 70% of American adults drink alcohol and nearly 1/3 of them engage in problem drinking at some point in their lives. Produced with The National Institute of Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA), Risky Drinking is a no-holds-barred look at a national epidemic through the intimate stories of four people whose drinking dramatically affects their relationships.
Risky Drinking 2016
Hummus! the Movie
Prime Video
Hummus! the Movie
Restaurateurs, musicians, politicians-everyone loves hummus. A story of faith, community, and growth is told through the lens of a dietary staple and superfood, hummus! This documentary shows how food can bring people together.
Hummus! the Movie 2016
Manchild: The Schea Cotton Story
Prime Video
Manchild: The Schea Cotton Story
Schea Cotton is the subject of one of the biggest mysteries in basketball’s history. Described as “the Lebron before Lebron,” Inglewood-native Cotton dominated the likes of Kevin Garnett and Paul Pierce and was one of the most highly touted high school athletes of a pre-social media era. Yet he never made it to the NBA. What happened?
Manchild: The Schea Cotton Story 2016
Southwest of Salem: The Story of the San Antonio Four
Prime Video
Southwest of Salem: The Story of the San Antonio Four
In 1994, four women were accused, tried, and convicted of the heinous sexual assault of two young girls—as one newscaster puts it, “the modern version of the witchcraft trials.” Twenty years later, the four women have maintained their innocence, insisting that the accusations were entirely fabricated, and borne of homophobic prejudice and a late-’90s mania about covens, cults, and child abuse.
Southwest of Salem: The Story of the San Antonio Four 2016
The Big Lie: American Addict 2
Prime Video
The Big Lie: American Addict 2
American Addict 2 delves deeper into the world of corruption, politics and pharmaceutical greed.
The Big Lie: American Addict 2 2016
Tear the Roof Off: The Untold Story of Parliament Funkadelic
Freevee
Tear the Roof Off: The Untold Story of Parliament Funkadelic
The untold true story: The rise and fall of the greatest funk band ever, Parliament Funkadelic.
Tear the Roof Off: The Untold Story of Parliament Funkadelic 2016
The Joneses
Freevee
The Joneses
A documentary of Jheri Jones, a 74-year-old transgender divorcee, and her family in Mississippi.
The Joneses 2016
Brand Irish
Prime Video
Brand Irish
Why is it that St Patrick’s Day is the only national holiday that is celebrated in almost every country across the world? Why can Irish pubs be found from Afghanistan to Zimbabwe? It seems that nearly everybody on the planet has some sort of a connection to Ireland.
Brand Irish 2016
Untouchable
Prime Video
Untouchable
When a powerful Florida lobbyist discovered that a nanny sexually abused his daughter, he wielded all of his considered political capital to pass some of the strictest sex offender laws in the country. Today, 800,000 people are listed in the sex offender registry, yet the cycles of abuse continue. Moving from the halls of power to the cardboard homes of a marginalized pariah people, this enlightening documentary defies expectations and challenge assumptions to argue for a new understanding of how we think about and legislate sexual abuse.
Untouchable 2016
Forever Bridgeless
Netflix
Forever Bridgeless
A story of how these two barangays have opposed all measures for a bridge to be put up to link them together and make life easier and productive for them.
Forever Bridgeless 2016
The Man Who Shot the Great War
Prime Video
The Man Who Shot the Great War
Described as a photographic discovery of the century, this documentary uncovers the remarkable story of Lance Corporal George Hackney.
The Man Who Shot the Great War 2016
Miles To Go Before I Sleep
Paramount+
Miles To Go Before I Sleep
Short documentary chronicling the true story of famed musicians and the relationships they have with their roadies. Features music legends Chad Smith (Red Hot Chili Peppers), Chris Shiflett (Foo Fighters) and the crew of Pearl Jam.
Miles To Go Before I Sleep 2016
The Devil's Horn
Prime Video
The Devil's Horn
From Adolphe Sax’s workshop to the legendary times of jazz and bebop, conquering the classical music stages, forbidden by Nazis and Communists and banned by the Pope: in its 170-year history the saxophone has always been the most seductive as well as the most feared musical instrument. Award-winning Canadian filmmaker Larry Weinstein illuminates and mythologizes the story of the saxophone, its most legendary players and its allegedly longstanding curse about saxophonists falling prey to the instrument’s dark powers.
The Devil's Horn 2016
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Freevee
91%
A film that shares the heartbreaking accounts of those impacted by gun violence and reveals new hope for common ground in the debate over guns in America.
91% 2016
Don't Look Down
Prime Video
Don't Look Down
Don’t Look Down is the untold story behind Sir Richard Branson’s daring attempts to cross the Atlantic and Pacific in the mid 80s and early 90s in the world’s largest hot air balloon. Daniel Gordon captures the intensity and passion of the team that was involved in this ambitious project, as well as the first-hand account from Branson himself. Branson remembers details of his journey with remarkable sharpness and clarity. It’s as if the perilous adventure he embarks upon, with engineer, and Balloonist, Per Lindstrand, just occurred.
Don't Look Down 2016
Alien Crash Retrievals
Freevee
Alien Crash Retrievals
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.
Alien Crash Retrievals 2016
Honky Tonk Heaven: Legend of the Broken Spoke
Prime Video
Honky Tonk Heaven: Legend of the Broken Spoke
The Broken Spoke has hosted country greats like George Strait, Willie Nelson, Ernest Tubb, Bob Wills, George Jones, and Roy Acuff. A profile of “the last of the true Texas dance halls” and the tenacious family keeping it alive amid rapid urban growth.
Honky Tonk Heaven: Legend of the Broken Spoke 2016