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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:

Karayuki-San, The Making of a Prostitute - imageKarayuki-San, The Making of a Prostitute

Frank and harrowing testimony of the horrific sexual slavery and wartime experiences of the Karayuki-San, Japanese girls and women were trafficked out of Japan as indentured prostitutes.

Icarus Films | 1975 | 75 minutes | 8-12, COLLEGE, ADULT
Karl Polanyi, The Human Factor - imageKarl Polanyi, The Human Factor

An exploration of the life and work of Karl Polanyi, who sought to reintegrate society and economy. Could the commodification of labor and money ultimately be as disastrous as floods, drought and earthquakes?

Icarus Films | 2014 | 53 minutes
Keynes vs Hayek: A Fake Debate? - imageKeynes vs Hayek: A Fake Debate?

The ideological divide between the philosophies of John Maynard Keynes and Friedrich Hayek has dominated economics for nearly a century. Is it time for the pendulum to swing back to Keynes? Or do we need a whole new approach that goes beyond this dualism?(Episode 5 of the Capitalism series)

Icarus Films | 2014 | 53 minutes
Khmer Rouge, A Simple Matter of Justice - imageKhmer Rouge, A Simple Matter of Justice

A UN-appointed judge and his team track down those responsible of the crimes committed in Cambodia under the Khmer Rouge regime from April 1975 to January 1979.

Icarus Films | 2013 | 79 minutes | 9-12, COLLEGE, ADULT
Kigali Shaolin Temple - imageKigali Shaolin Temple

Kigali Shaolin Temple is a kung-fu club in Rwanda started by a group of orphans from the genocide.

Icarus Films | 2013 | 52 minutes
Kings of the Wind and Electric Queens - imageKings of the Wind and Electric Queens

A colorful, sensory experience of the Sonepur Fair in India.

Icarus Films | 2014 | 54 minutes | 10-12, College, Adult
Kochuu - imageKochuu

A compelling illustration of how the aesthetics of Japanese architecture and design are expressed through simple means, and also shows that the best Japanese architecture, wherever it appears, expresses spiritual qualities that enrich human life.

Icarus Films | 2003 | 53 minutes | 10-12, College, Adult
Kumar Talkies - imageKumar Talkies

In Kalpi, a small city in northern India, Kumar Talkies is the only movie theater in town. This film juxtaposes life in the village, with the world of rebellion and romance on the silver screen.

Icarus Films | 2000 | 76 minutes | 10-12, College, Adult
Kuxa Kanema - imageKuxa Kanema

A reflection on Mozambique's now defunct National Institute of Cinema, one of the first cultural achievements of the newly indpendent country.

Icarus Films | 2003 | 52 minutes | 10-12, College, Adult
La Sierra - imageLa Sierra

Tracing a year in the life of a neighborhood in Medellin, Colombia ruled by a paramilitary gang, this is a searing exploration of three lives defined by years of overwhelming violence.

Icarus Films | 2005 | 84 minutes | 11-12, College, Adult

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