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 collection includes the following titles:
100 Children Waiting for a TrainFilmmaker Ignacio Aguero poetically tells the story of a group of Chilean children who discover a larger reality - and a different world - through the cinema.
108 (Cuchillo de Palo)An investigation into the shadowy circumstances of the death of Rodolfo Costa's, a persecuted gay man; and Paraguay's terrifying "108" homosexual blacklists that ruined lives, careers, and families.
10th ParallelA voyage deep into the Amazon to explore the implications of Brazil's policy on uncontacted indigenous tribes.
12 DaysLegendary filmmaker-photographer Raymond Depardon chronicles the patients of a psychiatric ward where justice and madness meet.
1989: A Statesman Opens UpHow a political ingenue guided Hungary through its most critical period in three decades - and laid the groundwork for the fall of the Berlin Wall.
20 Years Old in the Middle EastFilmed after the fall of Saddam Hussein, this film traverses the region — from Jordan to Syria, Iran, and Lebanon — to take the pulse of Arab and Iranian youth.
30 Second DemocracyExplores the disturbing relationship between political parties and the advertising industry during election campaigns.
6000 A DayThe story of how the world's top decision makers knowingly failed to prevent the spread of the AIDS epidemic.
900 DaysUnforgettable life stories told by survivors of the Siege of Leningrad, where more than 1 million people died during World War II.
A Baptism of FireA new generation of freelance photographers flies low-cost to war zones on their own dime in the hope of selling images to printed media or websites.
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