Showing 1 - 8 of 8 titles with a criteria of Subject is History of Ideas

Beltracchi: The Art of Forgery

The life and work of Wolfgang Beltracchi, a master forger whose work fooled the international art world for 40 years.

KimStim | 2015 | 93 minutes

Derrida's Elsewhere

An exploration of the life and ideas of Jacques Derrida (1930-2004), arguably the most important philosopher of the 20th Century.

Icarus Films | 2000 | 68 minutes

Donna Haraway: Story Telling for Earthly Survival

A portrait of one of the most important living thinkers in the fields of feminism, science and technology.

Icarus Films | 2017 | 81 minutes

Galileo's Sons

A rare behind-the-scenes look at the Vatican Observatory, and the cosmological questions tackled by the Jesuit astronomers there.

Bullfrog Films | 2004 | 48 minutes

Just Don't Think I'll Scream

During years of solitude in an Alsatian village following the end of a relationship, Frank Beauvais found solace in the screen by watching films obsessively. He then crafted an audiovisual diary by editing shots of the films he was devouring, in which he links his private life with world events.

KimStim | 2019 | 72 minutes

Lotman's World

The story of Yuri Lotman (1922-1993), little-known - except maybe in Estonia! - pioneer of semiotics. This title has one or more clips.

Icarus Films | 2008 | 57 minutes

Tatsumi

Animated film based on the life and stories of Manga writer Yoshihiro Tatsumi who revolutionised the art form with darker, more adult stories. The film animates several of his stories.

KimStim | 2011 | 98 minutes

Yiddish

Seven young scholars share their love for Yiddish, and for the avant-garde Yiddish poetry written between the World Wars.

Icarus Films | 2020 | 61 minutes