1. Misa’s Fugue
Site score 9.6, IMDb score 9; Overall score=9.3
Directed by Sean Gaston
Year: 2012
Finally, the first place on our list of 11 best history documentaries on Amazon Prime right now goes to story about Frank “Misa” Grunwald, the Holocaust survivor, his life, and soul-searching. Being narrated by Misa himself, the documentary is filled with strong emotions. An eternal fight between destruction and creation is incarnated in descriptions of his suffering and losses, and in his search for comfort through music and art. The documentary is an accomplishment of students of the Fleetwood Area High School in Fleetwood, Pennsylvania.
