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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:

Class of Struggle - imageClass of Struggle

Workers at the Yema Watch Factory in Besancon depict their own labor struggles in this collective production initiated by Chris Marker.

Icarus Films | 1969 | 37 minutes | 11-12, College, Adult
Codigo Color, Memorias - imageCodigo Color, Memorias

An exploration of racism and skin color in Cuba during the 1950s.

Icarus Films | 2015 | 30 minutes
Coincidence in Paradise - imageCoincidence in Paradise

Delves into the mystery of our origins, seeking the latest discoveries that may answer the question - What exactly was it that first initiated our genesis, our species' actual birth?

Icarus Films | 2000 | 88 minutes | 10-12, College, Adult
Community of Praise - imageCommunity of Praise

Examines faith working in the lives of a fundamentalist family.

Icarus Films | 1982 | 60 minutes | 10-12, College, Adult
Congo in Four Acts - imageCongo in Four Acts

A quartet of short films that lay bare the reality of everyday life in the Democratic Republic of Congo.

Icarus Films | 2009 | 69 minutes | 9-12, college, adult
Congo: The Doctor Who Saves Women - imageCongo: The Doctor Who Saves Women

Tens of thousands of women have been raped during 20 years of war in eastern Congo.

Icarus Films | 2014 | 52 minutes
Conversations with Roy DeCarava - imageConversations with Roy DeCarava

The life of the first black photographer to win a Guggenheim Fellowship.

Icarus Films | 1984 | 28 minutes | 9-12, College, Adult
Crimes of Honour - imageCrimes of Honour
Filmed in Jordan and on the West Bank, investigates the terrible reality of femicide - the killing of sisters or daughters suspected of losing their virginity, for having refused an arranged marriage or having left a husband.
Icarus Films | 1998 | 44 minutes | 10-12, College, Adult
Cul de Sac: A Suburban War Story - imageCul de Sac: A Suburban War Story

An allegory for a working class suburb in decline, this film investigates the story of Shawn Nelson, who stole a tank and went on a rampage through the residential streets of Clairemont, CA.

Icarus Films | 2001 | 57 minutes | 10-12, College, Adult
CultureJam - imageCultureJam

A film about the movement called Culture Jamming. Pranksters and subversive artists are causing a bit of brand damage to corporate mindshare...

Icarus Films | 2001 | 52 minutes | 10-12, College, Adult

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