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:
An extended discussion with Prof. Edward Said filmed less than a year before his death. The noted literary critic and Palestinian activist delivers his final testament about his life and work as a committed intellectual.
The reknowned designer and architect Eileen Gray was always ahead of her time; thirty years after her death she is still considered the very essence of the Modern.
A haunting meditation on the last picture taken of Che Guevara, as he lay dead on a table surrounded by his captors.
The story of a hitman for the drug cartels, in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico.
From dusk to dawn Martin watches over the extravagant mausoleums of Mexico's most notorious drug lords.
Explores the effects of new screen-based advertising sign systems on urban environments and public space.
Follows several residents in the 'Elena' building, located in Central Havana, over a three-year period.
A landmark film that was one of the first to reveal the full horrors of apartheid to the world.
Brings viewers to the places and institutions in France, Switzerland, Germany, and Belgium where the history of "Outsider Art" unfolded and continues to unfold today.
The first definitive film treatment of the Basque-Spanish conflict, EUSKADI looks at the tumultuous history of a long running struggle which is far from its resolution.
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