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Around India with a Movie Camera

Sandhya Suri skillfully weaves together archival footage—including hand colored sequences and a new score—to create a story about life across India from 1899 to 1947.

Icarus Films | 2018 | 72 minutes

A Baptism of Fire

A 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.

Icarus Films | 2015 | 52 minutes

Beyond My Grandfather Allende

Director Marcia Tambutti Allende seeks to understand the man behind the legend that was her grandfather, Salvador Allende.

Icarus Films | 2015 | 98 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

Chantal Akerman, From Here

A conversation with Belgian filmmaker Chantal Akerman about her films and her directorial philosophy.

Icarus Films | 2010 | 62 minutes

The Chicago Maternity Center Story

The struggle to keep the Chicago Maternity Center open after 75 years.

Kartemquin Films | 1976 | 60 minutes

Cinema Novo

An intricately edited documentary composed of film clips from the major works of the Brazilian 'Cinema Novo' movement and period interviews with its leading filmmakers.

Icarus Films | 2016 | 90 minutes

Circuit Earth

Shot throughout Philadelphia during the first Earth Week in 1970, the film features community groups, citizens and celebrities reflecting on the crisis facing the planet.

Bullfrog Films | 1971 | 43 minutes