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Icarus Films distributes the work of some of the most important documentary filmmakers in history. The index below is only a partial list, and will be updated regularly as we rotate in other filmmakers whose work we represent.

Chantal AkermanChantal Akerman - "Comparable in force and originality to Godard or Fassbinder, Chantal Akerman is arguably the most important European director of her generation."—J. Hoberman, The Village Voice

Hartmut BitomskyHartmut Bitomsky - Former film critic and editor of Germany's famous film magazine Filmkritik, Hartmut Bitomsky has produced more than forty critically-acclaimed, award-winning documentary films over the last thirty years.

Olivia L. CarresciaOlivia L. Carrescia - Olivia L. Carrescia has worked as a researcher, producer and editor for the past 25 years in the US and Europe. Her award winning Mayan trilogy (Todos Santos Cuchumatan and The Survivors, and Mayan Voices: American Lives) has been distributed internationally and is now available for the first time on one DVD.

Nina DavenportNina Davenport - A filmmaker with a unique and personal style of documentary that has earned her numerous awards. "Davenport's direction is intricate and her editing is sublime."—Eric Kohn, indieWIRE

Elizabeth FerneaElizabeth Fernea - A writer and filmmaker whose work focuses on the Middle East, particularly women and the family. She is presently Professor Emeritus of English and Middle Eastern Studies at the University of Texas at Austin, where she taught for 25 years and was one of the founders of the Women's Studies program.

Maren Grainger-MonsenMaren Grainger-Monsen -A physician and award-winning filmmaker, who is currently Filmmaker in Residence and Director of the Program in Bioethics and Film at the Stanford University Center for Biomedical Ethics.

Patricio GuzmánPatricio Guzmán - The acclaimed director of the masterpiece THE BATTLE OF CHILE and other award-winning films that are, "The most eloquent and daring explorations of revolution and repression, hope and memory, to survive our sorry times." (Ariel Dorfman)

Heddy HonigmannHeddy Honigmann - Called "one of the contemporary masters of the form" by Sean Farnel, Director of Programming of Hot Docs, Honigmann’s work is known for strong imagery and her compassionate connection to her subjects.

Pirjo HonkasaloPirjo Honkasalo - Finnish director and cinematographer Pirjo Honkasalo has directed, written and worked as a cinematographer for award-winning documentaries and feature films for over 25 years.

Sergei Loznitsa - This young Russian filmmaker has brought a fresh new approach to the art of historical compilation documentaries.

Sato MakotoSato Makoto - Sato-san was an award-winning documentary filmmaker and Chief Lecturer at the Film School of Tokyo.


Chris MarkerChris Marker - The almost legendary genius; a cinematic essayist and audio-visual poet who created A GRIN WITHOUT A CAT and REMEMBRANCE OF THINGS TO COME.

Shinsuke OgawaShinsuke Ogawa - Born in 1935 in Sagamihara, Kanagawa, Japan. He began his film career in 1960 by making public-relations films, but soon left this lucrative career to devote himself to the production of independent documentaries.

Anand PatwardhanAnand Patwardhan - An award-winning filmmaker who has been making political documentaries for nearly three decades. He has relentlessly pursued diverse and controversial issues that are at the crux of social and political life in India.

Eugenio PolgovskyEugenio Polgovsky - In 2004 Polgovsky received Mexico’s National Youth Prize. His new documentary,"The Inheritors," produced with support of the Hubert Bals Fund and Visions Sud Est had its world premier at the 65th Venice Film Festival.

Jean RouchJean Rouch - The father of cinéma vérité (CHRONICLE OF A SUMMER), a key figure in the Cinémathèque Française, and founding director of the Comité du film ethnographique at the Musée de l'Homme.

Shelley SaywellShelley Saywell - Writer and director of independent international documentaries that have been critically acclaimed and honored with many awards, including an Emmy for Crimes of Honour.

Yuka SekiguchiYuka Sekiguchi - The films of Yuka Sekiguchi revolve around a search for Japanese identity, as seen from both Japanese and international perspectives.

Lisanne SkylerLisanne Skyler - As native New Yorker, Lisanne Skyler is a prolific writer and director of both fiction and nonfiction films, and currently a Professor of Film Studies at the University of Arizona.

Susan VogelSusan Vogel - Professor of African Art and Architecture at Columbia University, Founder of the Museum for African Art in New York, and winner of the Herskovits Prize, the African Studies Association's highest honor for a book of original research on Africa.

Christopher WalkerChristopher Walker - A producer, director and associate producer of over 20 documentaries, his most recent film, The Dreamers of Arnhem Land, is the remarkable story of two Aboriginal elders who set out to save their community from cultural extinction.

Shuibo WangShuibo Wang - 2006 Guggenheim Fellow, former member of China's Red Guard during the Cultural Revolution, Oscar Nominated director of SUNRISE OVER TIANANMEN SQUARE and the award winning New Release THEY CHOSE CHINA.

Peter WatkinsPeter Watkins - Groundbreaking, controversial filmmaker of the famously banned Oscar® winner THE WAR GAME who continues to be a fierce critic of the global media structures, and continues to challenge conventional cinematic norms.

Ilan ZivIlan Ziv - Director of documentaries dealing broadly with issues of human rights, the Palestinian-Israeli conflict, and investigations of contemporary history.

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