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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:

Chez Jolie Coiffure - imageChez Jolie Coiffure

Filmmaker Rosine Mbakam is invited to step inside a Brussels salon, Jolie Coiffure, with the charimsatic owner, Sabine.

Icarus Films | 2018 | 70 minutes
Chicago Boys - imageChicago Boys

After the coup in 1973, Chile was turned into a laboratory for the world's most radical neo-liberal experiment. 

Icarus Films | 2015 | 85 minutes
China Concerto - imageChina Concerto

An observational essay shot in the southwestern city of Chongqing, CHINA CONCERTO probes the uses of public spectacle in contemporary China.

dGenerate Films | 2012 | 50 minutes | 9-12, COLLEGE, ADULT
Cholesterol, the Great Bluff - imageCholesterol, the Great Bluff

A rigorous investigation on the cholesterol case, dealing with social, political, scientific and economical issues.

Icarus Films | 2016 | 82 minutes
Choropampa - imageChoropampa

When a devastating mercury spill by the world's richest gold mining corporation hits a quiet peasant village in the Peruvian Andes, a courageous young mayor emerges to lead his people on a quest for healthcare and justice.

Icarus Films | 2003 | 75 minutes | 10-12, College, Adult
Chronicle Of A Genocide Foretold - Part 1 - imageChronicle Of A Genocide Foretold - Part 1

Shot over three years, CHRONICLE OF A GENOCIDE FORETOLD follows several Rwandans before, during, and after the 1994 genocide. (Part 1 of 3)

Icarus Films | 1996 | 63 minutes | 10-12, College, Adult
Chronicle Of A Genocide Foretold - Part 2 - imageChronicle Of A Genocide Foretold - Part 2

Shot over three years, CHRONICLE OF A GENOCIDE FORETOLD follows several Rwandans before, during, and after the 1994 genocide. (Part 2 of 3)

Icarus Films | 1996 | 44 minutes | 10-12, College, Adult
Chronicle Of A Genocide Foretold - Part 3 - imageChronicle Of A Genocide Foretold - Part 3

Shot over three years, CHRONICLE OF A GENOCIDE FORETOLD follows several Rwandans before, during, and after the 1994 genocide. (Part 3 of 3)

Icarus Films | 1996 | 57 minutes | 10-12, College, Adult
Cinema Novo - imageCinema 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
Clara Lemlich - imageClara Lemlich

The story of Clara Lemlich, a fledgling union organizer who launched the groundbreaking garment workers strike in 1909 in New York City.

Icarus Films | 2004 | 51 minutes | 8-12, College, Adult

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