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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:

Paths of the Soul - imagePaths of the Soul

Internationally acclaimed filmmaker Zhang Yang blurs the border between documentary and fiction to follow a group of Tibetan villagers who leave their families and homes in the small village of Nyima to make a Buddhist 'bowing pilgrimage' - laying their bodies flat on the ground after every few steps - along the 1,200 mile road to Lhasa, the holy capital of Tibet.

Icarus Films | 2016 | 117 minutes
People Power - imagePeople Power

The first comprehensive exploration of the use of active non-violence as a means to achieve social reforms.

Icarus Films | 1989 | 53 minutes | 10-12, College, Adult
Picasso and Sima, Antibes 1946 - imagePicasso and Sima, Antibes 1946

In 1946, Pablo Picasso asked fellow artist Michel Sima to document Picasso's artwork-in-progress.

Icarus Films | 2009 | 58 minutes
Post-Carbon Futures - imagePost-Carbon Futures

The world will have to survive without fossil fuels — sooner, rather than later. What are the alternatives?

Icarus Films | 2010 | 53 minutes | 9-12, College, Adult
Presumed Guilty - imagePresumed Guilty

Shot over three years, this dramatic story is a searing indictment of the Mexican justice system that presumes guilt.

Icarus Films | 2009 | 88 minutes | 8-12, COLLEGE, ADULT
Prime Time in the Camps - imagePrime Time in the Camps

Chris Marker's documentary about a group of Bosnian refugees who produce their own news show inside their camp.

Icarus Films | 1993 | 28 minutes
Private Dicks: Men Exposed - imagePrivate Dicks: Men Exposed

Men talk honestly about their penises.

Icarus Films | 1999 | 55 minutes | College, Adult
Profit and Nothing But! - imageProfit and Nothing But!

A pertinent and impertinent exploration of the profit motive, and its consequences on our daily lives, our history, and our outlook for the future.

Icarus Films | 2001 | 52 minutes | 10-12, College, Adult
Profits of Punishment - imageProfits of Punishment

A critical look at America's booming private prison industry.

Icarus Films | 2001 | 52 minutes | 10-12, College, Adult
Propaganda: The Manufacture of Consent - imagePropaganda: The Manufacture of Consent

How do you control people in a democracy? A handful of thinkers developed the first tools of persuasion in 1914 because World War I had to be promoted in the United States. In less than 50 years, they would create one of the most booming industries of our time: public relations.

Icarus Films | 2020 | 53 minutes

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