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:
Examines the fundamentals of capitalism, and the pathological fantasy of infinite growth on a finite planet.
Eight former detainees recall the years spent being tortured in Syria's notorious Tadmor Prison.
Director Stefano Savona lived and filmed on the front lines in Tahrir Square, Cairo, to make this film from the heart of the protests that overthrew Mubarak in Egypt last year.
In the '70s and early '80s Detroit was the site of an unusual development in U.S. urban politics, as voters elected two socialists to citywide office. The film examines these people against the backdrop of a city in extreme economic crisis.
An amusing but informative look at the psychological, social and economic issues surrounding the modern American obsession with straight, white teeth.
This musical comedy plays with fact and fiction to depict contemporary Iranian life.
Kisilu, a Kenyan farmer, uses his camera to capture the life of his family, his village and the damages of climate change.
An award-winning, stunningly beautiful revelation of how the Chechen War has psychologically affected children in Russia and in Chechnya.
Sustainable design in the tropics. The story of a Puerto Rican architect pioneering locally-suited green buildings for over thirty years.
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