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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:

A Boatload of Wild Irishmen - imageA Boatload of Wild Irishmen

The life and work of legendary director Robert Flaherty ('Nanook of the North'), the 'father of documentary.'

Icarus Films | 2011 | 84 minutes | 9-12, College, Adult
A Bridge Over the River - imageA Bridge Over the River

Profiles Lency, a man who lives in Cuba's central mountains who has a creative solution to all of life's daily problems there.

Icarus Films | 2009 | 30 minutes
A Common Purpose - imageA Common Purpose

The trial of the "Upington 25" in South Africa in 1986 saw twenty-five men and women from a black township tried for the murder of a local black policeman.

Icarus Films | 2014 | 75 minutes | 8-12, COLLEGE, ADULT
A Day with... Abdoul [Niger] - imageA Day with... Abdoul [Niger]

Eight African filmmakers each contributed a documentary portrait of the life of a different West African child.

Icarus Films | 2012 | 13 minutes
A Day with... Alhousseni [Niger] - imageA Day with... Alhousseni [Niger]

Eight African filmmakers each contribute a documentary portrait of the life of a different West African child.

Icarus Films | 2012 | 13 minutes
A Day with... Ato [Burkina Faso] - imageA Day with... Ato [Burkina Faso]

Eight African filmmakers each contribute a documentary portrait of the life of a different West African child.

Icarus Films | 2012 | 13 minutes
A Day with... Fousseyni [Mali] - imageA Day with... Fousseyni [Mali]

Eight African filmmakers each contribute a documentary portrait of the life of a different West African child.

Icarus Films | 2012 | 13 minutes
A Day with... Mara [Senegal] - imageA Day with... Mara [Senegal]

Eight African filmmakers each contribute a documentary portrait of the life of a different West African child.

Icarus Films | 2012 | 13 minutes
A Day with... Moussa [Senegal] - imageA Day with... Moussa [Senegal]

Eight African filmmakers each contribute a documentary portrait of the life of a different West African child.

Icarus Films | 2012 | 13 minutes
A Day with... Ngone [Senegal] - imageA Day with... Ngone [Senegal]

Eight African filmmakers each contribute a documentary portrait of the life of a different West African child.

Icarus Films | 2012 | 13 minutes

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