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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:

Everything Must Fall - imageEverything Must Fall

Can a diverse group of college kids find common ground with their school’s faculty and janitorial staff to bring the school administration to its knees? Can they banish a nation’s crippling student debt, guarantee workers benefits and living wages, and implement free college for all?

Icarus Films | 2018 | 85 minutes
Everything's Fine - imageEverything's Fine

An engaging portrait of the daily routine of a self-styled 'bush doctor' in Mali.

Icarus Films | 2006 | 78 minutes | 10-12, College, Adult
Exile, A Myth Unearthed - Part 1 - imageExile, A Myth Unearthed - Part 1

A new look at history that re-shapes the Middle East conflict.

Icarus Films | 2013 | 52 minutes
Exile, A Myth Unearthed - Part 2 - imageExile, A Myth Unearthed - Part 2

A new look at history that re-shapes the Middle East conflict.

Icarus Films | 2013 | 52 minutes
FALN - imageFALN

A remarkable time capsule of Venezuelan political and social history, and valuable background to the ongoing social conflicts in that country.

Icarus Films | 1965 | 30 minutes | 10-12, College, Adult
Facebook's 'Adorno Changed My Life' - imageFacebook's 'Adorno Changed My Life'

In the hyper-connected isolation of social networks names become tags, words are links, and interfaces are never innocent.

Icarus Films | 2010 | 28 minutes | 10-12, College, Adult
Facing Death - imageFacing Death

A comprehensive look into the life and work of Elisabeth Kubler-Ross, author of the landmark On Death and Dying.

First Hand Films | 2002 | 98 minutes | 10-12, College, Adult
Family Business - imageFamily Business

An American entrepreneur struggles to make his pizza business succeed.

Icarus Films | 1982 | 90 minutes | 10-12, College, Adult
Fang - imageFang

A whole century of Western attitudes towards African culture packed into 8 minutes

Icarus Films | 2001 | 8 minutes | 9-12, College, Adult
Far from Vietnam - imageFar from Vietnam

An epic 1967 collaboration between cinema greats Jean-Luc Godard, Joris Ivens, William Klein, Claude Lelouch and Alain Resnais in protest of American military involvement in Vietnam, initiated and edited by Chris Marker.

Icarus Films | 1967 | 115 minutes | 10-12, COLLEGE, ADULT

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