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Showing 1 - 10 of 99 titles with a criteria of Subject is Biography
Althea
Pioneering athlete Althea Gibson broke records on and off the tennis court.
Icarus Films | 2014 | 83 minutes
Angry Monk
Gendun Choephel, a legendary figure in Tibet, turned from the monastic life he was born to (as the reincarnation of a Buddhist lama), to become a fierce critic of his country's religious conservatism and isolationism.
Icarus Films | 2005 | 97 minutes
Antonio Negri
Traces the biography and current relevance of this controversial moral and political philosopher, his work, and his contemporary role as an intellectual leader of the anti-globalization movement.
Icarus Films | 2004 | 52 minutes
As a Young Girl of Thirteen...
Holocaust survivor Simone Lagrange vividly recounts her experiences in Auschwitz, and the role she played in bringing Nazi war criminal Klaus Barbie to justice.
Icarus Films | 2009 | 88 minutes
August Sander
Behind-the-scenes of the Magnum Photos agency, and in-the-field with several of the group's leading photographers (including Martin Parr, Larry Towell, Donovan Wylie, and others).
Icarus Films | 2005 | 44 minutes
Ben Barka
Unearths the story of Morocco's greatest and most controversial political figure, including his abduction and subsequent murder.
Icarus Films | 2002 | 84 minutes
Between Joyce and Remembrance
A hard-hitting look at one of the many heinous crimes that came before South Africa's Truth and Reconciliation Commission.
Bullfrog Films | 2005 | 68 minutes
Between Two-Spirit
Neither man nor woman, Chris is a 'Two-Spirit,' in between genders.
Icarus Films | 2012 | 76 minutes
Black Africa White Marble
Through the conflict over raising a monument to honor the Italian explorer Petro di Brazza, BLACK AFRICA WHITE MARBLE shines a harsh light on central Africa's colonial past and troubled present.
Icarus Films | 2010 | 86 minutes
A Boatload of Wild Irishmen
The life and work of legendary director Robert Flaherty ('Nanook of the North'), the 'father of documentary.' This title has one or more clips.
Icarus Films | 2011 | 84 minutes