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The Virgin, the Copts and Me

Thu, 09 May 2013 01:20:06 GMT

A filmmaker's revealing, sometimes comedic personal exploration of Egypt's Copt community.

Updated Best Sellers

Sat, 04 May 2013 02:35:04 GMT

An updated listing of the 15 top selling titles from Icarus Films, Program Development Associates, and Fanlight for the month of April, 2013.

New Release: Golden Slumbers

Sat, 04 May 2013 02:34:23 GMT

An inventively directed history of the lost Cambodian cinema.

New Subject Page: Urban Planning & Design

Tue, 09 Apr 2013 22:25:04 GMT

An regularly updated list of Films & DVDs on Urban Planning and Design.

New Filmmaker Page: Alice Arnold

Tue, 09 Apr 2013 22:23:54 GMT

A non-fiction filmmaker and an educator, her films and photography work explore the urban environment and visual culture.

Updated Best Sellers

Sat, 30 Mar 2013 15:44:19 GMT

An updated listing of the 15 top selling titles from Icarus Films, Program Development Associates, and Fanlight for the month of March, 2013.

Nineteen new releases (so far) in 2013

Sat, 30 Mar 2013 15:44:12 GMT

Check out the new titles released so far in 2013!

New Filmmaker Page: Shôhei Imamura

Sat, 30 Mar 2013 15:42:00 GMT

The only Japanese director to twice win the Palme d’Or at the Cannes Film Festival. Shôhei Imamura has been described by The New York Times as "one of the most significant Japanese filmmakers of the postwar generation."

New Online Catalog: Jean Rouch in Africa

Sat, 30 Mar 2013 15:40:40 GMT

A PDF of the online catalog featuring 6 Films by Jean Rouch in Africa

New Subject Listing: Central America

Sat, 30 Mar 2013 15:38:37 GMT

A constantly updated listing of our Films and DVDs on Central America.

New Subject Listing: South America

Sat, 30 Mar 2013 15:37:38 GMT

A constantly updated listing of our Films and DVDs on South America.

Updated Best Sellers

Sun, 27 Jan 2013 02:46:18 GMT

An updated listing of the 15 top selling titles from Icarus Films, Program Development Associates, and Fanlight for the month of December, 2012.

Updated Best Sellers

Sat, 08 Dec 2012 23:28:01 GMT

An updated listing of the 15 top selling titles from Icarus Films, Program Development Associates, and Fanlight for the months of October & November, 2012.

Fall Release: Black Africa, White Marble

Sat, 08 Dec 2012 22:59:32 GMT

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

Fall Release: Chantal Akerman, From Here

Sat, 08 Dec 2012 22:58:32 GMT

A conversation with Belgian filmmaker Chantal Akerman about her films and her directorial philosophy.

Fall Release: Decasia

Sat, 08 Dec 2012 22:55:08 GMT

A legendary cinematic exploration of the beauty of decaying archival footage by experimental film artist Bill Morrison.

Fall Release: Description of a Memory

Sat, 08 Dec 2012 22:54:08 GMT

A multifaceted exploration of Israel's history and its present.

Fall Release: Futures Market

Sat, 08 Dec 2012 22:49:15 GMT

A visual essay on cultural memory, urban space, and real estate speculation.

Fall Release: Light Is Calling

Sat, 08 Dec 2012 22:44:33 GMT

Light Is Calling - A sumptuous cine-poem created from decaying archival footage.

Fall Release: Marx Reloaded

Sat, 08 Dec 2012 22:39:54 GMT

A new exploration into the relevance of Karl Marx's ideas for understanding the global economic and financial crisis.

Fall Release: The Mothers' Triangle

Sat, 08 Dec 2012 22:39:00 GMT

A revealing, heartrending portrait of two generations of young, single mothers living in the shadow of abuse and abandonment.

Fall Release: A Natural History of Laughter

Sat, 08 Dec 2012 22:35:58 GMT

A lively look at the latest developments in the scientific study of laughter.

Fall Release: 900 Days

Sat, 08 Dec 2012 22:33:22 GMT

Unforgettable life stories told by survivors of the Siege of Leningrad, where more than 1 million people died during World War II.

Fall Release: Our Newspaper

Sat, 08 Dec 2012 22:26:31 GMT

A couple starts their own newspaper in rural Russia... which lands them in danger.

Fall Release: The Substance

Sat, 08 Dec 2012 22:23:00 GMT

Chock-full of rare footage and LSD-celebrity interviews, an informative and enteraining historical and scientific "trip."

Fall Release: 10th Parallel

Sat, 08 Dec 2012 22:17:46 GMT

A voyage deep into the Amazon to explore the implications of Brazil's policy on uncontacted indigenous tribes.

Fall Release: The Tiniest Place

Sat, 08 Dec 2012 22:14:15 GMT

The story of a small village in El Salvador, destroyed during the country's civil war, and its remarkable rebirth today.

New Release: A Man Vanishes

Wed, 14 Nov 2012 00:15:31 GMT

Shohei Imamura's investigation into the disappearance becomes an investigation into the nature of fiction and reality.

A Natural History of Laughter Trailer

Sun, 11 Nov 2012 21:27:32 GMT

A lively look at the latest developments in the scientific study of laughter.

Our Newspaper Trailer

Sun, 11 Nov 2012 21:28:12 GMT

A couple starts their own newspaper in rural Russia... which lands them in danger.

New Release: Dreaming of a Tree House

Wed, 10 Oct 2012 02:23:40 GMT

An exploration of the design and philosophy behind a 20 year-old experimental, ecological collective housing project in the center of Berlin.

Updated Best Sellers

Mon, 08 Oct 2012 23:16:08 GMT

An updated listing of the 15 top selling titles from Icarus Films, Program Development Associates, and Fanlight for the months of August & September, 2012.

The Substance Trailer

Thu, 27 Sep 2012 21:01:18 GMT

Watch it on YouTube now! Chock-full of rare footage and LSD-celebrity interviews, an informative and enteraining historical and scientific "trip."

New Icarus Films Release: Silvestre Pantaleón

Mon, 24 Sep 2012 13:49:14 GMT

The story of an elderly man from the Nahuatl-speaking village of San Agustin Oapan, Mexico.

New dGenerate Films release: Old Dog (Lao Gou/Khyi Rgan)

Mon, 24 Sep 2012 13:48:26 GMT

A family on the Himalayan plains discovers their dog is worth a fortune, but selling it comes at a terrible price.

Updated Best Sellers

Thu, 06 Sep 2012 00:33:48 GMT

An updated listing of the 15 top selling titles from Icarus Films, Program Development Associates, and Fanlight for the months of July & August, 2012.

Brand New 24-page Environmental Studies Catalog online

Wed, 05 Sep 2012 02:24:41 GMT

38 films on environmental issues and sustainable development.

New Subject Page: South America

Wed, 05 Sep 2012 02:23:22 GMT

Check out our new listing of films and DVDs on South America.

New Subject Page: Central America

Wed, 05 Sep 2012 02:22:35 GMT

Check out our new listing of films and DVDs on Central America.

Islam Unknown: Asma Barlas Clip

Wed, 29 Aug 2012 02:46:11 GMT

From Part 1: God is Uncreated — God Is Without Sex and Gender

Islam Unknown: Reza Aslan Clip

Wed, 29 Aug 2012 02:45:05 GMT

From Part 5: A Cosmic War Is a Religious War

Video Clip: The Battle for the Arab Viewer

Wed, 29 Aug 2012 02:43:23 GMT

A behind-the-scenes look at the rivalry between the Arab world's two main TV networks - Al Jazeera and Al Arabiya.

Two new films about the Middle East

Wed, 29 Aug 2012 02:42:20 GMT

Included in our new Fall releases, two films focused on the Middle East:

New Online Catalog: The Middle East and North Africa

Wed, 29 Aug 2012 02:40:19 GMT

A PDF catalog featuring 38 Films from & about The Middle East & North Africa.

Updated Best Sellers

Sat, 28 Jul 2012 21:03:00 GMT

An updated listing of the 15 top selling titles from Icarus Films, Program Development Associates, and Fanlight for the months of June & July, 2012.

ICARUS FILMS acquires distribution rights to the dGENERATE FILMS collection

Wed, 18 Jul 2012 13:50:51 GMT

Jonathan Miller, President of Icarus Films, and Karin Chien, President of dGenerate Films, announced today that Icarus Films has acquired the exclusive distribution rights to dGenerate Films’ collection of award-winning, contemporary independent films from China.

A Big Batch of New Video

Wed, 16 May 2012 19:01:46 GMT

New film clips and trailers have been added for these titles:

Updated Best Sellers

Tue, 08 May 2012 23:10:22 GMT

An updated listing of the 17 top selling titles from Icarus Films, Program Development Associates, and Fanlight Productions for April 2012.

A Third Film Clip for The Loving Story

Fri, 27 Apr 2012 19:22:38 GMT

Watch the third of three film clips (and the trailer) from our new release The Loving Story.

Watch the trailer for 108 Cuchillo de Palo

Thu, 26 Apr 2012 21:42:14 GMT

In her powerful and mysterious debut feature, Paraguayan director Renate Costa Perdomo investigates a gay man's persecution and murder.

Check out the trailer for El Velador

Mon, 23 Apr 2012 19:39:26 GMT

From dusk to dawn Martin watches over the extravagant mausoleums of Mexico's most notorious Drug Lords.

New Teaser for The Loving Story

Fri, 20 Apr 2012 20:17:48 GMT

We've posted a second film clip from our new release The Loving Story.

Trailer and Teaser Clip from The Loving Story

Sat, 14 Apr 2012 15:12:34 GMT

We've posted the trailer and a film clip from our new release The Loving Story.

The Loving Story Teacher's Guide

Fri, 13 Apr 2012 16:38:26 GMT

A 24-page Teacher's guide in PDF format is now available for our new release The Loving Story

Updated Best Sellers

Wed, 04 Apr 2012 19:34:00 GMT

An updated listing of the 15 top selling titles from Icarus Films, Program Development Associates, and Fanlight Productions for March 2012.

New Release: Roll On

Thu, 29 Mar 2012 23:24:07 GMT

Aims to share the everyday lives of families living with neuromuscular disorders.

New Release: Tunisia, Year Zero

Wed, 21 Mar 2012 17:36:51 GMT

Follow the day by day events during the year after the fall of Ben Ali while Tunisian’s elected a new a government and draft a constitution.

Updated Best Sellers

Sat, 10 Mar 2012 22:51:03 GMT

An updated listing of our 15 best selling titles for February 2012.

New Release: Simone de Beauvoir

Thu, 08 Mar 2012 23:35:59 GMT

Two interviews illuminating the historic role, personality and thoughts of the novelist, philosopher and political activist who paved the way for Second-Wave Feminism.

Updated Best Sellers

Sat, 11 Feb 2012 00:53:13 GMT

An updated listing of our 15 best selling titles for 2012 so far.

New Release: 108 Cuchillo de Palo

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 23:58:06 GMT

In her powerful and mysterious debut feature, Paraguayan director Renate Costa Perdomo investigates a gay man's persecution and murder.

New Release: Tahrir - Liberation Square

Mon, 30 Jan 2012 17:13:34 GMT

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.

New Release: The Miners' Hymns

Thu, 26 Jan 2012 05:00:42 GMT

The ill-fated coal mining communities in North East England are the subject of this inspired documentary by multi-media artist Bill Morrison.

Three new Fanlight releases

Tue, 24 Jan 2012 15:42:56 GMT

Check out our latest releases from The Fanlight Productions Collection:

Video clips for our latest releases

Tue, 03 Jan 2012 17:43:31 GMT

Check out the trailer for Kati With an I and a film clip from Neither Allah, Nor Master!

New 2012 Releases

Tue, 03 Jan 2012 17:40:29 GMT

Check out our latest releases for 2012:

Updated Best Sellers

Tue, 03 Jan 2012 17:37:32 GMT

An updated listing of our 15 best selling titles for December, 2011.

Updated Best Selling Titles from Fanlight Productions

Fri, 23 Dec 2011 17:47:25 GMT

The top 18 best selling titles for the past six months from our Fanlight Productions Collection.

Trailer added for El Sicario

Tue, 13 Dec 2011 19:35:59 GMT

The story of a hitman for the drug cartels, in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico.

Now available: Robert Kramer's Ice and Milestones

Tue, 13 Dec 2011 15:37:11 GMT

On one DVD:

Ice - An innovative independent thriller, shot in New York City, which centers on a revolutionary group plotting to attack a fascistic political regime.
Milestones - A lilting, free-associative masterpiece that follows dozens of characters as they try to reconcile their ideals with the realities of American life.

3 new film clips

Tue, 13 Dec 2011 05:04:42 GMT

Check out clips from new releases Fragments of a Revolution, Goodbye Mubarak!, and Neither Allah, Nor Master!

Left in Baghdad streamed free for Veteran's Day

Fri, 11 Nov 2011 21:14:04 GMT

Watch it online now!

Left in Baghdad: An American soldier returns from Iraq without his left arm and adapts to life with new physical challenges.

New Release: Goodbye Mubarak!

Mon, 17 Oct 2011 15:35:08 GMT

This documentary visits Egypt in the months leading up to the Tahrir Square demonstrations - and finds a revolution already simmering under the surface.

New Video Clip: An Injury to One

Thu, 06 Oct 2011 17:58:33 GMT

Reconstructs the long-forgotten murder of union organizer Frank Little in Butte, Montana, and draws a connection between the unsolved murder of Little, and the attempted murder of the town itself.

New Video Clip: As a Young Girl of Thirteen

Tue, 04 Oct 2011 22:58:23 GMT

Holocaust survivor Simone Lagrange vividly recounts her experiences in Auschwitz, and the role she played in bringing Nazi war criminal Klaus Barbie to justice.

New Release: Marcel Ophuls and Jean-Luc Godard

Tue, 04 Oct 2011 01:03:15 GMT

In 2009, in a small theater in Geneva, Switzerland, film directors Marcel Ophuls and Jean-Luc Godard met for an unusual, surprisngly intimate and sometimes contentious dialogue.

New Release: Fragments of a Revolution

Tue, 04 Oct 2011 01:02:39 GMT

An insider's view of the Iranian Green Revolution, which followed Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's disputed 2009 election victory.

New Release - Syria: the Assads' Twilight

Tue, 04 Oct 2011 01:02:07 GMT

A lively documentary history of Syria's Assad regime, tracing its origins and influence, even as it clings to power in the face of the Arab spring.

New Subject Page: Iran

Tue, 04 Oct 2011 00:54:48 GMT

Our award winning films and DVD about Iran.

Updated Best Sellers

Tue, 04 Oct 2011 00:44:38 GMT

An updated listing of our 15 best selling titles from the last six months.

PRESUMED GUILTY Nabs Emmy Award

Wed, 28 Sep 2011 00:10:46 GMT

The Mexican documentary feature Presunto Culpable / Presumed Guilty by Roberto Hernández and Geoffrey Smith was awarded the News and Documentary Emmy as Outstanding Investigative Journalism - Long Form in the 32nd annual edition of the awards ceremony that took place at Lincoln Center in New York. The film was nominated for three awards that are given by the National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences.

New Release: Branding Illness

Wed, 21 Sep 2011 23:50:18 GMT

A documentary exposé of how pharmaceutical companies create demand for the drugs at their disposal, and buy the science they need to prove their effectiveness.

New Video Clip: A Boatload of Wild Irishmen

Wed, 21 Sep 2011 23:23:20 GMT

The life and work of legendary director Robert Flaherty ("Nanook of the North"), the "father of documentary."

ICARUS FILMS Announces acquisition of PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT ASSOCIATES

Wed, 21 Sep 2011 21:27:15 GMT

Jonathan Miller, President of the film distribution company Icarus Films — www.IcarusFilms.com — announced today that Icarus Films has acquired Program Development Associates — www.DisabilityTraining.com — a leading distributor of DVDs, multimedia training and educational resources on disability related topics.

Autumn News 2011

Wed, 21 Sep 2011 14:29:53 GMT

It was a busy summer here in Brooklyn! Wow! The main developments and new documentary resources that we'd like to bring to your attention now are:

27 New Films Acquired and Released
2 New Catalogs Published
3 New Subject Pages Launched
1 New Filmmaker Page Launched
2 Theatrical Releases Upcoming
1 Sister Company Acquired: Program Development Associates
1 Partridge in a Pear Tree

New Release: Cycling the Frame

Mon, 19 Sep 2011 16:11:57 GMT

A quirky 1988 documentary in which Tilda Swinton tours the circumference of the Berlin Wall on a bicycle.

New Release: Kapitalism: Our Secret Recipe

Wed, 14 Sep 2011 19:30:14 GMT

Twenty years after Ceausescu, Romanian GDP is low and infrastructure poor. Featuring interviews with the oligarchs who control the Romanian economy, this documentary seeks to find out what happened.

27 Fall Releases (so far)

Wed, 07 Sep 2011 16:00:13 GMT

We've released 27 new titles for the fall, with more to come, so stay tuned...

Video Clips for our New Releases

Wed, 07 Sep 2011 16:00:06 GMT

Film clips and trailers for our 2011 Fall Releases:

Three New Subject Pages

Wed, 07 Sep 2011 15:59:56 GMT

Check out our regularly updated listings of titles about:

New Featured Filmmaker: John Akomfrah

Wed, 07 Sep 2011 15:59:46 GMT

Artist, lecturer, and writer as well as a filmmaker, his tbody of work is among the most distinctive in the contemporary British art world.

Updated screenings page

Wed, 07 Sep 2011 15:59:34 GMT

The latest listing of theatrical engagements at venues in the US and Canada, including several of our latest fall releases.

Updated Best Sellers

Wed, 07 Sep 2011 15:59:15 GMT

An updated listing of our 15 best selling titles from the last six months.

Two New Online Catalogs: Latin America and Africa

Wed, 07 Sep 2011 15:58:40 GMT

Check out the PDFs of our latest catalogs:

53 Films about Latin America
22 Films from & about Africa

Press Kits for our Fall Releases

Wed, 07 Sep 2011 15:57:28 GMT

We've added PDFs with synopses and reviews for three new titles:

New Video Clip: The Strange Disappearance of the Bees

Thu, 14 Jul 2011 00:52:09 GMT

A world-wide investigation into the latest science on the endemic decline of bee colonies, implications for agriculture and life on earth, and what might be done about it.

New Video Clip: Prosecutor

Tue, 28 Jun 2011 18:20:20 GMT

Luis Moreno-Ocampo is the Chief Prosecutor of the newly formed International Criminal Court. He investigates and prosecutes war criminals, including government leaders, worldwide.

Featured Release: Prosecutor

Mon, 27 Jun 2011 15:45:21 GMT

Prosecutor provides extraordinary inside access to the Chief Prosecutor at the first trials of the newly formed International Criminal Court, which just issued a warrant for Qaddafi's arrest (see the New York Times story: Hague Court Issues Warrant for Qaddafi for War Crimes).

Watch Petropolis online and then help stop the Alberta Tar Sands

Sun, 12 Jun 2011 20:55:00 GMT

Watch "Petropolis: Aerial Perspectives on the Alberta Tar Sands" online now at MUBI! June 18th is the international day to stop the Tar Sands!

New Video Clip: One Day in the Life of Andrei Arsenevich

Fri, 20 May 2011 23:13:23 GMT

Filmmaker Chris Marker's homage to his friend and colleague, Andrei Tarkovsky. A unique and intimate portrait of the legendary Russian filmmaker.

New Release: Fold Crumple Crush

Fri, 20 May 2011 23:12:42 GMT

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

New Release: Prosecutor

Fri, 20 May 2011 23:12:08 GMT

Extraordinary inside access to the Chief Prosecutor at the first trials of the newly formed International Criminal Court. Luis Moreno-Ocampo investigates and prosecutes war criminals, and government and militia leaders worldwide.

New Release: The Strange Disappearance of the Bees

Fri, 20 May 2011 23:11:34 GMT

A world-wide investigation into the latest science on the endemic decline of bee colonies, implications for agriculture and life on earth, and what might be done about it.

Updated best sellers

Sat, 02 Apr 2011 01:30:50 GMT

An updated listing of our best selling titles during the month of March.

New Release: Love Limits

Fri, 01 Apr 2011 22:31:59 GMT

Two people with intellectual disabilities and cerebral palsy are united in their commitment to each other and to living their lives with dignity and grace.

NOSTALGIA FOR THE LIGHT at IFC Center, NYC

Tue, 15 Mar 2011 16:15:38 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!

New Video Clip: Presumed Guilty

Thu, 03 Mar 2011 17:43:23 GMT

A searing examination of the Mexican criminal justice system through the case of one man, wrongly accused of murder.

New Video Clip: Salvador Allende

Tue, 01 Mar 2011 23:37:04 GMT

Patricio Guzmán (The Battle of Chile) tells Allende's story, from his youth in Valparaiso and his early career, to his presidency of Chile and death during the coup of September 11, 1973.

New Release: Facebook's "Adorno Changed My Life"

Thu, 17 Feb 2011 20:49:13 GMT

About our hyper-connected isolation in social networks, about self-portrayal in the midst of contradictions: names are tags, words are links and none of the interfaces are innocent.

New Release: Stroke Recovery

Tue, 08 Feb 2011 02:14:52 GMT

A comprehensive resource intended to aid stroke survivors and their caregivers during the ongoing recovery process.

Updated: Patricio Guzmán Filmmaker Page

Tue, 25 Jan 2011 09:36:59 GMT

With updated biographical information and featuring his latest Icarus Films release: Nostalgia for the Light

New Video Clip: Nostalgia for the Light

Tue, 25 Jan 2011 02:34:40 GMT

Check out the trailer for our new release Nostalgia for the Light, a gorgeous, deeply personal meditation on astronomy, archaeology, and politics from master filmmaker Patricio Guzmán.

New Press Kit for Nostalgia for the Light

Tue, 25 Jan 2011 00:32:37 GMT

Download the 23-page Nostalgia for the Light Press Kit (in PDF format) with director's statement, reviews, an interview with Patricio Guzman, and much more.

New Release: Nostalgia for the Light

Mon, 24 Jan 2011 20:50:29 GMT

Patricio Guzmán travels to Chile’s Atacama Desert where astronomers examine distant galaxies, and women dig for the remains of relatives.

New Video Clip: Dying To Live

Fri, 14 Jan 2011 21:19:57 GMT

Check out the new trailer for our new release Dying To Live, which captures a year in the lives of four people waiting for life-saving organ transplants.

NOSTALGIA FOR THE LIGHT opens in Toronto on January 13!

Thu, 06 Jan 2011 20:09:28 GMT

Patricio Guzman's new award-winning film will be shown at the TIFF Bell Lightbox theater in Toronto. Do not miss your chance to see this breathtaking visual exploration of the pre-history, history and present of Chile and the cosmos.

Become a fan on Facebook for all the latest info and watch the trailer here!

Check out our Playdates page to see more screenings for "Nostalgia for the Light" and other releases.

Three New Releases To Start Our Year

Thu, 06 Jan 2011 02:17:58 GMT

Check out our latest titles just released for 2011:

Dying To Live

Elsewhere

Hotel Terminus

New Featured Filmmaker: Jihan el-Tahri

Tue, 16 Nov 2010 15:34:16 GMT

An Egyptian-born, French filmmaker, author and news correspondent, el-Tahri’s films include the Emmy-nominated HOUSE OF SAUD, THE PRICE OF AID and most recently, BEHIND THE RAINBOW.

New Featured Filmmaker: Djo Tunda Wa Munga

Sat, 13 Nov 2010 15:59:45 GMT

Founder of the Democratic Republic of Congo’s first production company, Suka Productions!, director/producer Djo Tunda Wa Munga’s films include STATE OF MIND, VIVA RIVA! and CONGO IN FOUR ACTS.

New: A Sociological Taxonomy

Tue, 02 Nov 2010 17:35:04 GMT

We've unveiled our new (and experimental) Sociological Taxonomy page! It's still in its Beta form, but already a great resource and search tool with some outstanding films organized around relevant keywords. Please give us your feedback using the form on the page.

And while you're at it, check out the PDF of our new Hot Topics in Sociology catalog. 42 DVDs covering issues as diverse and pertinent to our fast-evolving world as aging, cyberspace, globalization and pop culture.

New Video Clip: Disco and Atomic War

Mon, 01 Nov 2010 20:24:00 GMT

Check out the new trailer for our new release Disco and Atomic War, a documentary about Cold Wars and hot desires, about how the totalitarian Soviet regime in Estonia went head to head with J.R. Ewing and the heroes of Western television...and lost.

Updated best sellers

Wed, 13 Oct 2010 01:20:39 GMT

An updated listing of our best selling titles during the month of September.

Three Icarus Films titles win LASA awards

Thu, 30 Sep 2010 23:23:13 GMT

Three titles distributed by Icarus Films have won a 2010 Award of Merit in Film from the Latin American Studies Association:

New Online Catalog: Hot Topics in Sociology

Fri, 24 Sep 2010 22:04:13 GMT

A PDF of our newest mailer featuring 42 DVDs on Hot Topics in Sociology, including 13 new releases and new lower prices.

Updated screenings page

Fri, 24 Sep 2010 22:01:33 GMT

The latest listing of theatrical engagements at venues in the US and Canada, including several upcoming releases.

Video clips added for three new releases

Fri, 17 Sep 2010 23:10:09 GMT

We've added YouTube clips for three of our new Fall releases:

New Closed Captioned Releases

Fri, 17 Sep 2010 22:28:56 GMT

We've added the following titles with closed captioning:

32 New Releases for Fall

Thu, 09 Sep 2010 23:08:48 GMT

We are thrilled to unveil 32 new titles this Fall! We have been working hard these past few months to bring you a diverse and compelling catalog of titles dealing with timely and relevant issues from around the world. Should you be interested in current African affairs, Latin American politics or Persian culture, we have a film for you.

Video clips for three fall releases

Thu, 09 Sep 2010 23:04:51 GMT

Check out the newly added clips for Disco and Atomic War, Petropolis, and Rabbit à la Berlin

Two new press kits

Thu, 09 Sep 2010 23:00:22 GMT

Press kits are now available for our Fall releases Disco and Atomic War and Middletown.

Updated best sellers

Thu, 09 Sep 2010 22:58:16 GMT

An updated listing of our best selling titles during the month of August.

New Subject Page: Japan

Thu, 09 Sep 2010 22:56:43 GMT

A regularly updated listing of films about Japan

Three new online catalogs

Thu, 09 Sep 2010 22:54:57 GMT

Check out these PDFs of our new mailers:

Updated screenings page

Thu, 02 Sep 2010 20:08:02 GMT

The latest listing of theatrical engagements at venues in the US and Canada, including several upcoming releases.

August Best Selling Titles from Icarus Films

Wed, 01 Sep 2010 00:22:14 GMT

The top 11 best selling Icarus titles in the month of August.

Two new video clips added

Wed, 25 Aug 2010 20:15:39 GMT

Check out the new clips for Henry Miller and Jack Kerouac.

Updated screenings page

Thu, 19 Aug 2010 22:41:31 GMT

The latest listing of theatrical engagements at venues in the US and Canada, including several upcoming releases.

Updated Screenings, including for our new fall release "Disco and Atomic War"

Tue, 11 May 2010 01:11:56 GMT

The latest listing of theatrical engagements at venues in the US and Canada, including festival and first screening information for our fall release Disco and Atomic War.

Coming this Fall: Disco and Atomic War

Tue, 11 May 2010 01:07:24 GMT

A documentary about Cold Wars and hot desires, about how the totalitarian Soviet regime in Estonia went head to head with J.R. Ewing and the heroes of Western television...and lost.

New Sustainability Subject Page

Mon, 26 Apr 2010 03:04:33 GMT

A collection of award winning titles on sustainability.

New Video Clip: Grand Paris

Sat, 24 Apr 2010 02:41:44 GMT

French President Nicolas Sarkozy wants to turn Paris into the model super-metropolis for the 21st century, and plenty of world-class architects would like the job.

Updated Screenings

Fri, 16 Apr 2010 16:07:02 GMT

The latest listing of theatrical engagements at venues in the US and Canada.

New Disabilities Subject Page

Tue, 06 Apr 2010 02:50:03 GMT

A collection of award winning titles on living with disabilities.

Updated Screenings

Thu, 01 Apr 2010 23:02:20 GMT

The latest listing of theatrical engagements at venues in the US and Canada.

New Germany Subject Page

Thu, 01 Apr 2010 01:53:08 GMT

A collection of award winning titles on Germany.

Two New Clips for Rocky Road to Dublin

Thu, 18 Mar 2010 03:12:39 GMT

The last film screened at the Cannes Film Festival in 1968. A provocative, biting portrayal of 1960s Ireland: the stultifying educational system, the repressive, reactionary clergy, and the myopic cultural nationalism.

Featured Video Clip: Rabbit a la Berlin

Sat, 06 Mar 2010 22:37:49 GMT

A clip from the newly acquired film by Bartek Konopka and Piotr Rosołowski, an allegory of eastern European history and the Berlin Wall as seen from the "rabbits' perspective."

New Video Clip: Views on Vermeer

Fri, 05 Mar 2010 20:16:41 GMT

10 contemporary artists and writers invite us to discover or re-discover the painter's work, and to appreciate it in new ways.

Icarus Films acquires the Academy Award nominated documentary RABBIT A LA BERLIN

Wed, 03 Mar 2010 00:01:17 GMT

We are thrilled to announce that we have finalized the acquisition of this wonderful film by Bartek Konopka and Piotr Rosołowski, an allegory of eastern European history and the Berlin Wall as seen from the "rabbits' perspective."

RABBIT A LA BERLIN is nominated for an Oscar in the Best Documentary - Short Subject section at the Academy Awards taking place this Sunday.

More info to come soon!

Updated Screenings

Thu, 25 Feb 2010 21:36:39 GMT

The latest listing of theatrical engagements at venues in the US and Canada, including screenings of some of our 2010 releases.

New Featured Filmmaker: Helga Reidemeister

Wed, 17 Feb 2010 01:51:32 GMT

Reidemeister’s award-winning films reveal the balance of power within society that determines the lives of individuals, especially those of women.

New Release: Views on Vermeer

Sat, 13 Feb 2010 00:53:39 GMT

10 contemporary artists and writers invite us to discover or re-discover the painter's work, and to appreciate it in new ways.

New Release: Grand Paris

Thu, 11 Feb 2010 00:31:17 GMT

French President Nicolas Sarkozy wants to turn Paris into the model super-metropolis for the 21st century, and plenty of world-class architects would like the job.

January Best Selling Titles from Icarus Films

Fri, 05 Feb 2010 00:35:42 GMT

The top 16 best selling Icarus titles in the month of January.

New Release: Paris Ring

Wed, 03 Feb 2010 06:55:26 GMT

The story of the road round Paris, the most significant 'redevelopment' project in Paris since Haussmann's time.

New Release: Paris, 19th Century

Wed, 03 Feb 2010 06:54:49 GMT

Architectural historian François Loyer, an expert on 19th-century Paris, examines the foundation of the modern city in Georges-Eugène Haussmann's massive "renovation" of the 1860s.

New Video Clip: Three Songs about Motherland

Sat, 30 Jan 2010 22:08:47 GMT

A film about collisions between the past, present, and future in three Russian cities today.

New Release: Karen Refugees

Thu, 21 Jan 2010 17:35:37 GMT

A courageous band of "backpack medics" slips through the jungle, avoiding army checkpoints, to deliver medical supplies and care to their people, the Karen minority of Burma.

New Release: Henry Miller

Thu, 21 Jan 2010 15:27:19 GMT

An intimate and revealing look at Henry Miller, and his life and work through this program from the archives that originally aired on television in Quebec in 1969.

Two More 2010 Releases Added

Tue, 19 Jan 2010 18:53:04 GMT

Two more new releases: Jack Kerouac and This Way Up

Three New Subject Pages

Thu, 14 Jan 2010 01:54:57 GMT

We've added new subject pages for Films for Biology, Films on China, and Films on Christianity.

Three New Video Clips

Thu, 14 Jan 2010 01:51:02 GMT

Video clips have been added for the new 2010 releases Food Design, Stolen Art and Tagged

12 New Releases for 2010

Wed, 13 Jan 2010 06:17:34 GMT

We've added twelve new titles to our New Releases page.

New Filmmaker Page: Maren Grainger-Monsen

Wed, 13 Jan 2010 06:16:26 GMT

Maren Grainger-Monsen is 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.

Best Selling Titles During December, 2009

Thu, 07 Jan 2010 03:52:36 GMT

Best Selling Titles page updated with the 12 top sellers in December.

IN SEARCH OF MEMORY opening at the IFC Center NYC on Friday, Jan. 8th; Dr. Eric Kandel in person for a Q&A!

Tue, 05 Jan 2010 23:43:17 GMT

We are thrilled to announce the theatrical opening of the film IN SEARCH OF MEMORY, the documentary on the life and work of one of the most important neuroscientists of the 20th century, Nobel Prize winner Eric Kandel.

Do not miss your chance to ask questions to Dr. Kandel during the Q&A following the 7:35pm screening on Friday, Jan. 8th. Get your tickets now!

The IFC Center is located on Sixth Avenue at West 3rd street in New York City.
Showtimes: 1pm, 3:10pm, 5:25pm, 7:35pm, and 10pm.
It will run for one week only!

Click here for more details and to purchase tickets.

New Trailer and Press Kit for In Search of Memory

Wed, 16 Dec 2009 17:46:35 GMT

The official trailer for In Search of Memory is now online! Check out the film page to view it and a new expanded press kit. In Search of Memory focuses on the life and work of one of the most important neuroscientists of the 20th century, Nobel Prize winner Eric Kandel.

New Release: A Change of Character

Wed, 09 Dec 2009 08:05:52 GMT

Truett Allen's personality changed drastically after a series of strokes resulted in damage to the frontal lobes of his brain. This captivating video features neuroscientist Dr. Elkhonon Goldberg, author of The Executive Brain, as well as neurologist and best-selling author Dr. Oliver Sacks (Awakenings).

4 Icarus Films at the American Anthropological Association conference

Wed, 02 Dec 2009 06:27:21 GMT

The 108th AAA annual meeting is taking place in Philadelphia from December 2 to 6. Four of our films will be presented:

For more information, please visit the AAA website here

New Release: Oedipus in China

Fri, 23 Oct 2009 00:23:46 GMT

Over the last ten to fifteen years, the development of psychoanalysis in China reflects the changing needs of a society that is just learning how to express personal feelings.

A very special event: Conference honoring filmmaker and professor Elizabeth Fernea

Tue, 13 Oct 2009 19:13:43 GMT

Icarus Films is proud to announce a conference organized by the University of Texas Austin in honor of the late professor Elizabeth "BJ" Fernea.

Fernea was a leading scholar, author and filmmaker whose work focused on Women's Issues in the Middle East. Her memoir “Guests of the Sheik: An Ethnography of an Iraqi Village” (1965) which detailed her immersion into the lives of the women of Al-Nahra, was a national bestseller.

The conference will take place from October 15 to 17 and is free and open to the public. Click here for more details and a list of speakers, and click here to download the information poster.

For a complete list of Elizabeth Fernea's films distributed by Icarus Films, please click here.

New Video - Chantal Akerman Moving Through Time & Space

Wed, 07 Oct 2009 20:05:09 GMT

"This exploration/homage arrives in the form of a lecture/conversation, breaking some conventions, not unlike the object/subject of the event, Chantal Akerman, filmmaker and video artist. Two Akerman experts discuss her work in the kick-off event to an exhibition at MIT’s List Visual Arts Center."

13 Best Sellers from the Fanlight Productions Collection

Wed, 07 Oct 2009 20:02:48 GMT

Thirteen best selling titles added from the newly acquired Fanlight Productions collection.

14 New Releases from the Fanlight Productions Collection

Wed, 07 Oct 2009 20:00:18 GMT

Fourteen new titles added from the newly acquired Fanlight Productions Collection.

Updated Screenings

Wed, 07 Oct 2009 19:56:46 GMT

The latest listing of theatrical engagements at venues in the US and Canada, including screenings of some of our new Fall releases.

New Video Clip for Lotman's World

Sat, 03 Oct 2009 00:06:53 GMT

The story of Yuri Lotman (1922-1993), little-known - except maybe in Estonia! - pioneer of semiotics.

New Video Clip for The World's Next Supermodel

Sat, 03 Oct 2009 00:06:11 GMT

Asia, Brazil or Western Europe - which will be the world's next economic superstar?

New Video Clip for In Search of Memory

Wed, 23 Sep 2009 23:06:06 GMT

The life and work of one of the most important neuroscientists of the 20th century, Nobel Prize winner Eric Kandel.

New Video Clip for The Inheritors

Wed, 23 Sep 2009 23:05:33 GMT

An immersion in the daily life of children in Mexico who, with their families, survive only by their unrelenting labor.

Updated Screenings

Wed, 23 Sep 2009 23:04:13 GMT

The latest listing of theatrical engagements at venues in the US and Canada, including screenings of some of our new Fall releases.

New Video Clip for Secret Museums

Thu, 17 Sep 2009 23:25:52 GMT

For millenia erotic art has been created, often by some of the world's best-known artists. But it is rarely on public display.

New Video Clip for The Battle for the Arctic

Thu, 17 Sep 2009 03:13:01 GMT

As the polar ice caps shrink, an international contest for control of the Arctic, is escalating.

New Video Clip for Seeds of Hunger

Fri, 11 Sep 2009 07:38:14 GMT

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

12 New Fall Releases

Wed, 09 Sep 2009 06:07:36 GMT

Twelve new titles released for the Fall.

New Featured Filmmaker: Eugenio Polgovsky

Wed, 09 Sep 2009 06:05:47 GMT

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.

Updated Screenings

Wed, 09 Sep 2009 06:04:52 GMT

The latest listing of theatrical engagements at venues in the US and Canada, including screenings of some of our new Fall releases.

New Release: In Search of Memory

Wed, 02 Sep 2009 05:55:20 GMT

A compelling blend of autobiography and history that recounts the life of one of the most important neuroscientists of the 20th century, Nobel Prize winner Eric Kandel.

Best Selling Titles During August, 2009

Wed, 02 Sep 2009 05:54:09 GMT

Best Selling Titles page updated with the 12 top sellers in August.

Three New Online Catalogs

Mon, 31 Aug 2009 23:26:58 GMT

We've added PDFs for three new catalogs:

Two new subject pages added: Biology and Christianity

Mon, 31 Aug 2009 23:22:18 GMT

We've added to new subject pages to the site, listing our Films and DVDs for Biology and on Christianity.

Updated screenings include 10 engagements for Oblivion

Fri, 28 Aug 2009 23:24:25 GMT

A updated listing of engagements of our films at venues open to the public in the U.S. and Canada, including 10 screenings of Heddy Honigmann's "Oblivion"

Updated screenings include 8 engagements for Oblivion

Mon, 10 Aug 2009 22:46:26 GMT

Our play dates page is now updated, including 8 coming engagements of Heddy Honigmann's Oblivion.

Two new online catalogs available

Mon, 10 Aug 2009 20:12:17 GMT

We've added PDFs for the following catalogs:

41 Films on Islam & The Middle East
22 Films on Neuroscience & Psychology

Best Selling Titles During June, 2009

Fri, 03 Jul 2009 16:08:33 GMT

Best Selling Titles page updated with the 12 top sellers in June.

Three new video clips

Thu, 23 Apr 2009 04:32:50 GMT

New clips have been added for Malls R Us, for Mind in Motion, and North-South.com

Four new films highlighted

Thu, 23 Apr 2009 04:31:56 GMT

Battleship Antarctica, The Hidden Face of Fear, Mind in Motion, and Young Freud in Gaza are now featured.

Two new filmmakers featured

Thu, 23 Apr 2009 04:30:16 GMT

Sergei Loznitsa and Yuka Sekiguchi are now highlighted.

Best Selling Titles During March, 2009

Thu, 09 Apr 2009 17:34:20 GMT

Best Selling Titles page updated with the 15 top sellers in March.

New Featured Video Clips

Tue, 31 Mar 2009 04:26:13 GMT

The home page now features rotating video clips from the films Battleship Antarctica, The Hidden Face of Fear, Mechanical Love, Oblivion, and We All Fall Down.

Two new video clips

Mon, 30 Mar 2009 04:53:41 GMT

Battleship Antarctica - An intimate look at the crew of the Greenpeace ship Esperanza as they embark on a journey to save whales from Japanese hunters and are faced with difficult decisions when their expedition takes an unexpected turn.

The Hidden Face of Fear - Studying the traumatic impact of 9/ll, neuroscientists and psychologists are approaching a common understanding of how the brain's fear circuitry works, and changes.

Icarus Films screenings at national conferences

Mon, 30 Mar 2009 04:41:01 GMT

OAH - Organization of American Historians
Seattle, WA. March 26th - 28th

MILK IN THE LAND
This documentary traces the history of the national consumption of milk, from the mid-19th century swill cow stables-an urban byproduct of distilleries, when Americans drank more beer than milk-to today's industrialized production of homogenized and pasteurized milk.

WPA - The Western Psychological Association
Portland, OR. April 23rd - 26th

BETWEEN MADNESS AND ART
The story of Dr. Hans Prinzhorn (1886-1933) and his collection of art by schizophrenic patients.

HIDDEN GIFTS
The mysterious relationship between artistic expression and mental illness, glimpsed through the story of Scotsman Angus MacPhee, diagnosed with schizophrenia in 1946.

FAT CHANCE
Yuka, almost 200 pounds and fast approaching fifty, decides the time has come to lose weight in hopes of becoming healthier and happier.

New Release: We All Fall Down

Thu, 19 Mar 2009 17:26:46 GMT

The evolution of America's mortgage finance system, and a clear explanation of its collapse. With amongst others, Nouriel Roubini, Richard Sylla, and Chris Mayer.

Best Selling Titles During February, 2009

Wed, 04 Mar 2009 08:44:07 GMT

Best Selling Titles page updated with the 17 top sellers in February.

Heddy Honigmann discusses People vs. Subjects

Sat, 28 Feb 2009 01:27:36 GMT

In a recent interview at the San Francisco International Film Festival, Heddy Honigmann, director of FOREVER, O AMOR NATURAL, and the upcoming OBLIVION, discusses her attitude toward documentary filmmaking.

Sergei Loznitsa

Sat, 28 Feb 2009 01:26:49 GMT

This young Russian filmmaker has brought a fresh new approach to the art of historical compilation documentaries with award-winning films such as BLOCKADE and REVUE.

Yuka Sekiguchi

Sat, 28 Feb 2009 01:23:32 GMT

The documentaries of Yuka Sekiguchi, even the more intensely personal ones, revolve around a search for Japanese identity, as seen from both Japanese and international perspectives.

New Release: Battleship Antarctica

Sat, 28 Feb 2009 01:25:19 GMT

An intimate look at the crew of the Greenpeace ship Esperanza as they embark on a journey to save whales from Japanese hunters and are faced with difficult decisions when their expedition takes an unexpected turn.

New Release: Lucanamarca

Tue, 10 Feb 2009 06:16:24 GMT

High in the Peruvian Andes, in the town of Lucanamarca, old wounds are re-opened when the Truth and Reconstruction Commission arrives to investigate a massacre from 20 years ago.

Meet the scientists of Hidden Face of Fear

Sun, 01 Feb 2009 01:41:51 GMT

Biographies of the scientists featured in the new release Hidden Face of Fear.

Meet the scientists of Mind in Motion

Sun, 01 Feb 2009 01:41:10 GMT

Biographies of the scientists featured in the new release Mind in Motion.

Four new video clips

Sun, 01 Feb 2009 01:40:27 GMT

We've added video clips for four new releases: Oblivion; Rapayan; A Road to Mecca; and Svetlana About Svetlana.

12 New 2009 Releases

Tue, 27 Jan 2009 06:39:20 GMT

We're proud to announce the release of 12 new titles to ring in 2009.

Director Ilan Ziv on the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict

Tue, 27 Jan 2009 06:37:44 GMT

Ilan Ziv, director of JESUS POLITICS, released an article with journalist Daoud Kuttab on the conflict between Israel and Palestine and how the region could be saved by an international tribunal.

Best Selling Titles During December, 2008

Tue, 27 Jan 2009 06:37:00 GMT

Best Selling Titles page updated with the 16 top sellers in December.

Anand Patwardhan's Statement on the Tragedy in Mumbai

Fri, 12 Dec 2008 06:09:55 GMT

Award-winning Indian filmmaker Anand Patwardhan released a statement on the recent terror attacks in Mumbai. Patwardhan 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.

New Filmmaker Page: Hartmut Bitomsky

Wed, 03 Dec 2008 06:09:13 GMT

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.

Best Selling Titles During November, 2008

Wed, 03 Dec 2008 06:10:38 GMT

Best Selling Titles page updated with the 14 top sellers in November.

New Release: Meeting Resistance

Wed, 03 Dec 2008 06:15:37 GMT

What would you do if America was invaded? MEETING RESISTANCE raises the veil of anonymity surrounding the Iraqi insurgency by meeting face to face with individuals who are passionately engaged in the struggle.

New release: A Mayan Trilogy: Life, Death & Migration

Mon, 13 Oct 2008 03:23:08 GMT

Now on one DVD, Olivia Carrescia's three films on the Mayan Indians of Guatemala preserve a record, and provide an acute observation on how the indigenous culture has been affected by, yet survived, that country's tumultuous history.

New Filmmaker Page: Lynne Sachs

Tue, 07 Oct 2008 17:58:22 GMT

Lynne Sachs had been painting and writing poetry for years when, in 1983, she began to make films, in particular documentaries, often with an unconventional, experimental approach.

New Filmmaker Page: Olivia L. Carrescia

Tue, 07 Oct 2008 17:57:36 GMT

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.

New Featured Release: Jesus Politics

Thu, 02 Oct 2008 19:58:54 GMT

A personal investigation into the role of religion in American politics, and specifically this year's presidential election.

New address, new design, new features

Wed, 10 Sep 2008 23:45:35 GMT

We've changed our web address, and that's not all! The site has a new look and new features such as printer-friendly pages and email-a-friend. Come check it out.

Two new subject indexes

Wed, 10 Sep 2008 23:42:58 GMT

We've added two new subject pages for the Fall:

Food
Mexico

Four new online catalogs

Wed, 10 Sep 2008 23:40:18 GMT

We've added four new catalogs for the Fall:

61 Films about Asia
40 Films about Latin America
52 Films for Women's Studies
15 Films for U.S. History

Updated Screenings Page

Wed, 10 Sep 2008 23:36:20 GMT

The listing of screenings in the U.S. and Canada has been updated.

Best Selling Titles During August, 2008

Wed, 10 Sep 2008 23:35:07 GMT

Best Selling Titles page updated with the 14 top sellers in April.

20 New Films for the Fall

Tue, 09 Sep 2008 13:12:49 GMT

Icarus Films is proud to release twenty new compelling and thought provoking films this month. With subjects as varied and timely as the environment, the situation in the Middle East, this year's US electoral campaign or urbanization in China, these new titles help us understand the stakes of our changing world. Click here to check all our new titles on our redesigned website!