Icarus Films | Africa

Jean Rouch: Six Films

Sat, 30 Mar 2013 16:26:09 GMT

A set of six films made in West Africa by legendary ethnographic filmmaker Jean Rouch.

Black Africa, White Marble

Sat, 08 Dec 2012 23:00:03 GMT

A contemporary David-and-Goliath story that sheds a harsh light on the colonial past and troubled present of The Republic of Congo.

Berlin 1885: The Division of Africa

Fri, 09 Sep 2011 18:43:11 GMT

The story of the first international conference on Africa, which established its division amongst the European powers, and created Congo as a personal possession of the Belgian king.

Boyamba Belgique

Fri, 09 Sep 2011 18:42:32 GMT

The day before Congo gained independence, the sabre of the Belgian king Baudouin was stolen by a young Congolese. Fifty years later the filmmakers search for him, and discover the meaning of his act.

The Nine Muses

Fri, 09 Sep 2011 18:41:50 GMT

John Akomfrah's remarkable meditation about chance, fate and redemption.

Where Are You Taking Me?

Fri, 09 Sep 2011 18:41:09 GMT

Multifaceted portraits of Ugandans in both public and private spaces. An observational and contemplative documentary.

Fold Crumple Crush

Fri, 20 May 2011 23:00:41 GMT

A powerful portrait of Africa's most widely acclaimed contemporary artist El Anatsui.

NOSTALGIA FOR THE LIGHT at IFC Center, NYC

Tue, 15 Mar 2011 16:29:53 GMT

Tickets for NOSTALGIA FOR THE LIGHT are on sale now online, including for the Friday & Saturday 8:10pm shows featuring a Q&A with Patricio Guzman — book now!

Elsewhere

Thu, 06 Jan 2011 02:24:34 GMT

An epic journey through voices and sounds from elsewhere. Landscapes, outlooks on the world, outlooks on life: Desert, snow, valley, jungle, ice, rainforest. An homage to humanity at the beginning of the 21st Century.

Banking the Unbanked

Wed, 08 Sep 2010 03:53:32 GMT

As a team of managers in Gambia try to build a microfinance business, they learn that the loans may be small - but the stakes are very high.

Behind the Rainbow

Wed, 08 Sep 2010 03:52:58 GMT

An in-depth exploration into the recent internal conflicts of the ANC in South Africa, leading to Jacob Zuma's election as president.

Congo in Four Acts

Wed, 08 Sep 2010 03:52:31 GMT

A quartet of short films (on one dvd) that lay bare the reality of everyday life in the Democratic Republic of Congo.

For the Best and for the Onion!

Wed, 08 Sep 2010 03:52:06 GMT

A verite documentary that captures the rhythms of agricultural life in Niger, and how the vagaries of market price and harvest can affect the most intimate personal decisions.

Ladies in Waiting

Wed, 08 Sep 2010 03:51:35 GMT

A maternity clinic in the Democratic Republic of Congo copes with its patients' lack of money while trying to provide the best-intentioned care.

Song of the Soul: Stories of Hospice in South Africa

Wed, 08 Sep 2010 03:51:04 GMT

An inside look at urban and rural hospice centers across South Africa that provide community-based compassionate care in the face of widespread poverty.

State of Mind

Wed, 08 Sep 2010 03:50:14 GMT

Therapist Albert Pesso trains mental-health care works in Kinshasa, Congo, in a technique to help genocide survivors overcome the traumas they witnessed and endured.

The Bicycle

Wed, 13 Jan 2010 05:52:45 GMT

Fighting AIDS with community medicine in Malawi.

Seeds of Hunger

Wed, 09 Sep 2009 05:21:07 GMT

A global investigation into the evolving nature of food production, and the crisis it may portend.

North-South.com

Tue, 27 Jan 2009 02:51:19 GMT

In West Africa many young women, who dream of escaping a life of misery by marrying a rich, white foreigner, surf the Internet for marriage proposals.

The Future of Mud

Tue, 09 Sep 2008 05:35:39 GMT

This is the story of Komusa Tenapo, master mason and heir to the secrets of Djenne architecture, the traditional use of mud in Malian buildings.