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The Icarus Films Collection

Icarus Films is a leading distributor of documentary film. With over 40 years in the film distribution business, Icarus Films has assembled an impressive collection in many area of social and political concern. According to their site,

We are dedicated distributing films about people and ideas too often unseen or unheard. Although we specialize in social, political, and historical documentaries, our collection includes a wide range of films with varying creative approaches and themes. We work with filmmakers and independent production companies from all around the world, seeking out films that provide innovative and informative views of a rapidly changing world.

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The Icarus Films Collection includes the following titles:

Jean Rouch, the Adventurous Filmmaker - imageJean Rouch, the Adventurous Filmmaker

A documentary about Jean Rouch, his films, and his influence on African cinema.

Icarus Films | 2017 | 55 minutes
Jesus Politics - imageJesus Politics

A personal investigation into the role of religion in American politics, and specifically the 2008 presidential election

Icarus Films | 2008 | 90 minutes | 8-12, College, Adult
Journal de France - imageJournal de France

A journal, a voyage through time. Depardon photographs France, Nougaret rediscovers the unseen footage he has so carefully kept: his first steps behind the camera, his TV reports from around the world, snatches of their memories and of our history.

Icarus Films | 2012 | 100 minutes
Journey to the West - imageJourney to the West

Six countries in 10 days! A group of Chinese tourists visits Europe at whirlwind speed.

Icarus Films | 2015 | 56 minutes
Judith Butler - imageJudith Butler

An up-close and personal encounter with this influential philosopher and gender theorist.

Icarus Films | 2006 | 52 minutes | 10-12, College, Adult
Justice - imageJustice

Takes a camera where few have been, a criminal courtroom in Rio de Janeiro, to record the social theatre, the structures of power, what is usually invisible.

Icarus Films | 2005 | 102 minutes | 10-12, College, Adult
Justice and the Generals - imageJustice and the Generals

Investigates the human rights and legal issues involved when two Salvadoran generals are sued in an American court for atrocities (such as the murder of four American churchwomen) committed during El Salvador's civil war.

Icarus Films | 2002 | 86 minutes | 10-12, College, Adult
Justice at Agadez - imageJustice at Agadez

Agadez, Niger: Alongside the laws of the state, another judicial system exists. The living heritage of the Muslim tradition.

Icarus Films | 2005 | 78 minutes | 10-12, College, Adult
K.O.R. - imageK.O.R.

An insider's look at Poland's dissident Workers Defense Committee - and how the group's actions led directly to the formation of the Solidarity union and the end of Poland's Communist regime.

Icarus Films | 2009 | 56 minutes | 8-12, college, adult
Kapitalism: Our Secret Recipe - imageKapitalism: Our Secret Recipe
Twenty years after Ceausescu, Romanian GDP is low and infrastructure poor. Featuring interviews with the oligarchs who control the Romanian economy, this documentary seeks to find out what happened.
Icarus Films | 2010 | 55 minutes | 10-12, College, Adult

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