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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:

Man for a Day - imageMan for a Day

Performance artist and drag king Diane Torr leads a workshop in which women develop male characters.

Icarus Films | 2012 | 59 minutes | 9-12, COLLEGE, ADULT
Marcel Ophuls and Jean-Luc Godard - imageMarcel Ophuls and Jean-Luc Godard

In Geneva, Switzerland, film directors Marcel Ophuls and Jean-Luc Godard meet for a surprisingly intimate and sometimes contentious dialogue.

Icarus Films | 2010 | 44 minutes | 11-12, College, Adult
Marius Petipa: The French Master of Russian Ballet - imageMarius Petipa: The French Master of Russian Ballet

Tells the extraordinary story of Marius Petipa, the groundbreaking French choreographer who went on to create Swan Lake and Sleeping Beauty.

Icarus Films | 2019 | 52 minutes
Marx Reloaded - imageMarx Reloaded

A new exploration into the relevance of Karl Marx's ideas for understanding the global economic and financial crisis.

Icarus Films | 2011 | 52 minutes | 11-12, College, Adult
Marx for Beginners - imageMarx for Beginners

Hilarious 7 minute animated introduction to Karl Marx's worldview.

Icarus Films | 1978 | 6 minutes | 9-12, College, Adult
Matamata and Pilipili - imageMatamata and Pilipili

Reclaims an important episode in the history of Congolese popular culture, the Matamata and Pilipili series of colonial-era film comedies, while exploring the complex terrain of colonial relationships and media representations.

Icarus Films | 1996 | 58 minutes | 10-12, College, Adult
Mayan Voices: American Lives - imageMayan Voices: American Lives

Contrasts the experiences of Mayan families who came to Indiantown, Florida as refugees fleeing the violence in Guatemala in the early 1980s, with the struggles of those continuing to arrive in search of better lives.

Icarus Films | 1994 | 56 minutes | 9-12, College, Adult
Metal and Melancholy - imageMetal and Melancholy

Roving the city of Lima, Peru, Heddy Honigmann meets teachers, actors, professionals, civil servants and many others who have turned to taxi driving to earn enough to get by.

Icarus Films | 1993 | 80 minutes | 10-12, College, Adult
Milestones - imageMilestones

A lilting, free-associative masterpiece that follows dozens of characters as they try to reconcile their ideals with the realities of American life.

Icarus Films | 1975 | 195 minutes | 10-12, College, Adult
Mille Gilles - imageMille Gilles
The thought and ideas of the French philosopher Gilles Deleuze, and his impact on creative work and communities around the world.
Icarus Films | 1997 | 44 minutes | 11-12, College, Adult

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