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.
Docuseek is proud to provide streaming for over 560 of Icarus Films's most distinctive titles.
The Icarus Films Collection includes the following titles:
At the International Criminal Court, Luis Moreno-Ocampo investigates and prosecutes accused war criminals, worldwide.
A comprehensive historical account of the queer movement in modern China
The story of the thousands of wild rabbits that lived in the no-man's land between East and West Germany, and what happened when the wall came down.
High in the Andes mountains of Peru, above a small village that scarcely seemed to notice, archaeologists have found the ruins of an indigenous settlement that predates the Incas.
Explores the immense influence of those with psychological illnesses on artworks and 20th century art history.
The first-ever documentary film celebrating the world famous Les Ballets Trockadero de Monte Carlo, the notorious all-male, drag ballet company founded over 40 years ago.
Profiles an innovative court in a Brooklyn neighborhood plagued by poverty and crime that is at the center of a legal revolution - the community justice movement.
A visually elegant paean to the cultivation and harvesting of the sweet red fruit, and the disappearance of a traditional way of life in rural Japan.
Ostensibly a portrait of photographer Denise Bellon, Chris Marker romps through the world of thought, feeling and history.
Unveils the complexities of a Cuban society frequently misrepresented by the media.
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