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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:

An Empire of Reason - imageAn Empire of Reason

What it would have been like if television had covered the ratification process of the US Constitution in 1781.

Icarus Films | 1988 | 58 minutes
An Injury To One - imageAn Injury To One

Reconstructs the long-forgotten murder of union organizer Frank Little in Butte, Montana, and draws a connection between the unsolved murder of Little, and the attempted murder of the town itself.

Icarus Films | 2003 | 53 minutes | 9-12, College, Adult
Anais Goes to War - imageAnais Goes to War

A young woman's struggle to forge her own path and start a farm.

Icarus Films | 2014 | 46 minutes
Anatsui at Work - imageAnatsui at Work

A swift instructive look at the artist El Anatsui demonstrating his process, and discussing his theories.

Icarus Films | 2011 | 31 minutes | 8-12, COLLEGE, ADULT
And There Was Israel - imageAnd There Was Israel

An accessible, clearly argued essay on how Israel came to be.

Icarus Films | 2018 | 52 minutes
Angry Monk - imageAngry Monk

Gendun Choephel, a legendary figure in Tibet, turned from the monastic life he was born to (as the reincarnation of a Buddhist lama), to become a fierce critic of his country's religious conservatism and isolationism.

Icarus Films | 2005 | 97 minutes | 10-12, College, Adult
Animal Machine - imageAnimal Machine

From exploiting the cow's physical body to manipulating its cells, a new 21st-century farm animal is under construction.

Icarus Films | 2015 | 52 minutes
Antiracket - imageAntiracket

In southern Italy, a group of shopkeepers stand up to the 'tax' imposed by the local mafia.

Icarus Films | 2014 | 50 minutes
Antonio Negri - imageAntonio Negri

Traces the biography and current relevance of this controversial moral and political philosopher, his work, and his contemporary role as an intellectual leader of the anti-globalization movement.

Icarus Films | 2004 | 52 minutes | 10-12, College, Adult
Around India with a Movie Camera - imageAround 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

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