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.
Docuseek is proud to provide streaming for over 560 of Icarus Films's most distinctive titles.
The Icarus Films Collection includes the following titles:
Little By LittleJean Rouch brings his Nigerien collaborators to France to perform a reverse ethnography of late-1960s Parisian life.
Living MemoryAbout Mali's ancient culture, and this culture's position in the country today. Exposes tensions in a society assailed by modernization, Islam and global tourism, yet confident that it will maintain its own distinctive character.
Living With The Past
Login 2 LifeProfiles seven people who spend most of their lives in online virtual worlds such as Second Life and World of Warcraft.
Lomax the SonghunterAlan Lomax (1915-2002) traveled the world with his recording equipment, hunting for folk songs.
Long Story ShortOver 100 people at homeless shelters, food banks, adult literacy programs, and job training centers discuss their experiences of poverty.
LossAn examination of German Jewish life and culture and the lasting intellectual, moral and spiritual void that loss has meant to their fatherland.
Lost RiversExplore the growing movement and innovative projects around the world to uncover once-buried urban waterways.
Lotman's WorldThe story of Yuri Lotman (1922-1993), little-known - except maybe in Estonia! - pioneer of semiotics.
LucanamarcaIn the Peruvian Andes, in the town of Lucanamarca, old wounds are re-opened when the Truth and Reconciliation Commission arrives to investigate a massacre from 20 years ago.
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