Icarus Films | New Releases

The Virgin, the Copts and Me

Thu, 09 May 2013 01:18:18 GMT

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

Golden Slumbers

Sat, 04 May 2013 02:32:14 GMT

An inventively directed history of the lost Cambodian cinema.

Electric Signs

Sat, 30 Mar 2013 15:33:33 GMT

Explores the the effects of new screen-based advertising sign systems on urban environments and public space.

Flower in Otomi

Sat, 30 Mar 2013 15:33:02 GMT

Tells the story of Dení Prieto Stock, a 19-year-old woman killed by the Mexican army in a 1973 raid on the Fuerzas de Liberación Nacional.

The Forgotten Space

Sat, 30 Mar 2013 15:32:31 GMT

An essayistic investigation into the maritime trade at the heart of the global supply chain and 21st-century capitalism.

In Search of the Unreturned Soldiers

Sat, 30 Mar 2013 15:31:53 GMT

Shohei Imamura travels first to Malaysia and then to Thailand, to investigate the lives and experiences of Japanese soldiers who, during World War II, chose to desert.

Jean Rouch: Six Films

Sat, 30 Mar 2013 15:31:11 GMT

The West African films of French ethnographer Jean Rouch revolutionized both cinema and the practice of ethnography in the 20th century.

Karayuki-San, The Making of a Prostitute

Sat, 30 Mar 2013 15:30:17 GMT

Shohei Imamura profiles a Japanese woman forced into sexual slavery for the Japanese military in Southeast Asia.

Khmer Rouge, A Simple Matter of Justice

Sat, 30 Mar 2013 15:29:41 GMT

A UN-appointed judge and his team track down those responsible of the crimes committed in Cambodia under the Khmer Rouge regime from April 1975 to January 1979.

Login 2 Life

Sat, 30 Mar 2013 15:28:27 GMT

Profiles seven people who spend most of their lives in online virtual worlds such as Second Life and World of Warcraft.

The Machine Which Makes Everything Disappear

Sat, 30 Mar 2013 15:27:51 GMT

A kaleidoscopic view of life for young adults in the contemporary Republic of Georgia.

Outlaw-Matsu Comes Home

Sat, 30 Mar 2013 15:26:52 GMT

Shohei Imamura follows a former Japanese soldier during his first trip home after having been abandoned by the military in Thailand during World War II.

Philosophers: Debates and Dialogues

Sat, 30 Mar 2013 15:26:17 GMT

A series of four debates between internationally renowed philosophers, including Noam Chomsky, Michel Focault, Alfred Ayer, Karl Popper, Henri Lefebvre, and others.

The Pirates of Bubuan

Sat, 30 Mar 2013 15:25:34 GMT

Shohei Imamura's look at rival gangs of pirates in the Philippines.

The Search

Sat, 30 Mar 2013 15:24:42 GMT

A film crew travels through Tibet, searching for actors for their adaptation of a classic Buddhist story.

When the Bough Breaks

Sat, 30 Mar 2013 15:24:05 GMT

On the outskirts of Beijing, two teenage girls from a migrant family struggle to earn the money to pay for their brother's schooling

Black Africa, White Marble

Sat, 08 Dec 2012 23:00:43 GMT

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

Chantal Akerman, From Here

Sat, 08 Dec 2012 22:57:26 GMT

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

Decasia

Sat, 08 Dec 2012 22:56:38 GMT

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

Description of a Memory

Sat, 08 Dec 2012 22:53:27 GMT

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

Futures Market

Sat, 08 Dec 2012 22:48:08 GMT

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

Light Is Calling

Sat, 08 Dec 2012 22:43:58 GMT

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

A Man Vanishes

Sat, 08 Dec 2012 22:41:43 GMT

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

Marx Reloaded

Sat, 08 Dec 2012 22:40:34 GMT

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

The Mothers' Triangle

Sat, 08 Dec 2012 22:37:14 GMT

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

A Natural History of Laughter

Sat, 08 Dec 2012 22:35:05 GMT

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

900 Days

Sat, 08 Dec 2012 22:31:38 GMT

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

Our Newspaper

Sat, 08 Dec 2012 22:25:52 GMT

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

The Substance

Sat, 08 Dec 2012 22:22:19 GMT

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

10th Parallel

Sat, 08 Dec 2012 22:17:09 GMT

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

The Tiniest Place

Sat, 08 Dec 2012 22:11:50 GMT

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

Dreaming of a Tree House

Wed, 10 Oct 2012 02:22:46 GMT

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

Old Dog (Lao Gou/Khyi Rgan)

Mon, 24 Sep 2012 13:31:53 GMT

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

Silvestre Pantaleón

Mon, 24 Sep 2012 13:31:53 GMT

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

The Battle for the Arab Viewer

Tue, 28 Aug 2012 03:14:06 GMT

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

Islam Unknown

Tue, 28 Aug 2012 03:13:27 GMT

A series of eight conversations with unconventional Muslim intellectuals.

Sign Language Made Easy Special

Wed, 04 Apr 2012 19:32:24 GMT

Sign Language Made Easy Series with Introduction to Sign Language, Signs You Know and Basic Conversation

Roll On

Thu, 29 Mar 2012 23:23:34 GMT

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

Tunisia, Year Zero

Wed, 21 Mar 2012 17:36:13 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.

Simone de Beauvoir

Thu, 08 Mar 2012 23:34:44 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.

108 Cuchillo de Palo

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 23:57:09 GMT

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

Tahrir - Liberation Square

Mon, 30 Jan 2012 17:10:46 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.

The Miners' Hymns

Thu, 26 Jan 2012 04:59:54 GMT

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

Changing Your Mind

Tue, 24 Jan 2012 15:45:02 GMT

Illustrates new research in nueroplasticity and how the changing brain plays an important role in treating mental diseases and disorders.

The Disappearing Male

Tue, 24 Jan 2012 15:44:38 GMT

Looks at a class of common chemicals doctors and researchers now suspect are responsible for the toxic threat to the male reproductive system.

Killed by Care

Tue, 24 Jan 2012 15:44:00 GMT

Explores the tragic consequences of medical error on patients, their families and on health care workers, and asks how medicine can be made safer.

Kati With an I

Tue, 03 Jan 2012 17:21:06 GMT

In three tumultuous days, the future of one Alabama high school senior is cast into doubt.

Neither Allah, Nor Master!

Tue, 03 Jan 2012 17:20:20 GMT

An explosive, personal look at secularism in the Muslim country of Tunisia.

Ten Commandments of Communicating With People With Disabilities

Tue, 03 Jan 2012 17:19:39 GMT

This top selling video is used to train staff and community about disability etiquette.

Ice

Tue, 13 Dec 2011 15:32:58 GMT

An innovative independent thriller, shot in New York City, which centers on a revolutionary group plotting to attack a fascistic political regime.

Milestones

Tue, 13 Dec 2011 15:32:18 GMT

A lilting, free-associative masterpiece that follows dozens of characters as they try to reconcile their ideals with the realities of American life.

Goodbye Mubarak!

Mon, 17 Oct 2011 15:32:48 GMT

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

Marcel Ophuls and Jean-Luc Godard

Tue, 04 Oct 2011 01:06:27 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.

Fragments of a Revolution

Tue, 04 Oct 2011 01:05:56 GMT

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

Syria: the Assads' Twilight

Tue, 04 Oct 2011 01:05:30 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.

Branding Illness

Wed, 21 Sep 2011 23:50:54 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.

Cycling the Frame

Mon, 19 Sep 2011 16:11:15 GMT

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

Kapitalism: Our Secret Recipe

Wed, 14 Sep 2011 19:29:19 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.

Alzheimer's Disease: Inside Looking Out

Tue, 06 Sep 2011 19:10:05 GMT

Through the stories of eight people with Alzheimer's disease, this touching video gives viewers a real and vivid sense of what it's like to experience the early stages of progressive memory loss.

As a Young Girl of Thirteen

Tue, 06 Sep 2011 19:30:49 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.

At the Breaking Point

Tue, 06 Sep 2011 19:09:24 GMT

Short video excerpts that reflect on several crucial aspects of family caregiving-from the effects of Alzheimer's on the spousal relationship to the right to die with dignity.

Berlin 1885: The Division of Africa

Tue, 06 Sep 2011 19:30:09 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.

A Better Life

Tue, 06 Sep 2011 19:29:30 GMT

Returning to Todos Santos after 30 years, a look at the profound economic and social changes that have transformed this Guatemalan Mayan village.

A Boatload of Wild Irishmen

Tue, 06 Sep 2011 19:26:15 GMT

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

Boy In The World

Tue, 06 Sep 2011 19:08:53 GMT

Following four-year-old Ronen, a young boy with Down syndrome, this intimate documentary concretely demonstrates that inclusive preschool classrooms benefit both children with special needs and their typical peers.

Boyamba Belgique

Tue, 06 Sep 2011 19:25:23 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.

El Sicario

Tue, 06 Sep 2011 19:24:43 GMT

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

El Velador

Tue, 06 Sep 2011 19:23:54 GMT

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

Elder Project

Tue, 06 Sep 2011 19:08:11 GMT

An engaging collection of short stories from our diverse community of the elderly.

Freedom of Sexual Expression

Tue, 06 Sep 2011 19:07:27 GMT

Looks at sexuality and intimacy as basic human rights for those living with a decreased cognizance in a nursing home.

Guañape Sur

Tue, 06 Sep 2011 19:23:04 GMT

A barren rock island off the coast of Peru. Every eleven years hundreds of men come here, to dig up guano, the shit the birds leave behind.

Impunity

Tue, 06 Sep 2011 19:22:11 GMT

What is the cost of truth for families damaged by Colombia's violent past?

Learning To Speak Alzheimer's

Tue, 06 Sep 2011 19:06:47 GMT

Applying the basic concepts of habilitation the video shows how to create a suitable environment in which the person can lead a quality life through proactive adjustments.

Making Every Moment Count

Tue, 06 Sep 2011 19:06:13 GMT

Addresses the complex issues surrounding palliative end-of-life care for children. Psychologist Leora Kuttner profiles five children with life threatening illness, and the families and health professionals who support them.

A Mother Never Gives Up Hope

Tue, 06 Sep 2011 19:05:08 GMT

Shares the candid and powerful stories of Ruth, Lova, Anne and Rita—four women who are dealing with abuse at the hands of an adult son.

Mr. CO2

Tue, 06 Sep 2011 19:21:06 GMT

Traveling from Copenhagen to China, and from Australia to the US, this documentary looks at the state of carbon emissions and efforts to rein them in.

The Nine Muses

Tue, 06 Sep 2011 19:19:44 GMT

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

One in Eight

Tue, 06 Sep 2011 19:04:33 GMT

Janice was 33 when she was diagnosed with breast cancer. This is an irreverent and highly personal look at one woman's fight with a disease that affects one in eight women.

Our Daily Poison

Tue, 06 Sep 2011 19:18:07 GMT

Reveals how everyday chemicals—pesticides, Aspartame and plastics—may be slowly poisoning us.

Outside In

Tue, 06 Sep 2011 19:03:50 GMT

Spanning nine years, Dr. Kasia Clark's story reveals how the human spirit can combine with medicine, complementary therapies, support, athletics, and art to challenge cancer.

Outsider

Tue, 06 Sep 2011 19:03:10 GMT

Judith Scott has Down syndrome, is deaf, and does not speak. Yet after 35 years of institutionalization, with the help of a sister who never gave up on her, she emerged to create a series of sculptures that have fascinated and mystified.

Post-Carbon Futures

Tue, 06 Sep 2011 19:14:35 GMT

The world will have to survive without fossil fuels - sooner, rather than later. What are the alternatives?

The Siege

Tue, 06 Sep 2011 19:14:00 GMT

The story of the siege of the Palace of Justice in Bogota, Colombia in 1985. 35 armed guerrillas take hundreds hostage. Almost the entire Supreme Court ends up dead.

Vital Signs

Tue, 06 Sep 2011 19:02:10 GMT

An edgy, raw documentary exploring the politics of disability through performances at a national conference on disability and the arts.

Where Are You Taking Me?

Tue, 06 Sep 2011 19:11:23 GMT

Revealing, multifaceted portraits of Ugandans in both public and private spaces. A gentle, observational and contemplative documentary.

The Strange Disappearance of the Bees

Fri, 20 May 2011 22:56:49 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.

Prosecutor

Fri, 20 May 2011 22:55:52 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.

Fold Crumple Crush

Fri, 20 May 2011 22:54:58 GMT

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

Love Limits

Fri, 01 Apr 2011 22:32:40 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 16:16:35 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!

Facebook's "Adorno Changed My Life"

Thu, 17 Feb 2011 20:47:34 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.

Stroke Recovery

Tue, 08 Feb 2011 02:17:22 GMT

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

Nostalgia for the Light

Mon, 24 Jan 2011 18:46:56 GMT

Director Patricio Guzmán travels to Chile’s Atacama Desert where astronomers examine distant galaxies, archaeologists uncover traces of ancient civilizations, and women dig for the remains of disappeared relatives.

Dying to Live

Thu, 06 Jan 2011 02:12:27 GMT

Captures a year in the lives of four people waiting for life-saving organ transplants.

Elsewhere

Thu, 06 Jan 2011 02:11:14 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.

Hotel Terminus

Thu, 06 Jan 2011 02:10:09 GMT

Marcel Ophuls' Academy Award winning examination of the Nazi officer Klaus Barbie, the infamous "Butcher of Lyon," weaves together 40 years of footage and interviews.

Video clips added for three new releases

Fri, 17 Sep 2010 23:16:17 GMT

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

All Restrictions End

Thu, 09 Sep 2010 01:18:57 GMT

Reflections on Islam and clothing, Iranian cinema, Persian painting and more characterize this thought-provoking artistic documentary.

Awakening from Sorrow: Buenos Aires 1997

Thu, 09 Sep 2010 01:18:33 GMT

Documents the power to transform pain into action and to lift the veil of repression that has gripped a generation of young people orphaned by Argentina's 'Dirty War.'

Banking the Unbanked

Thu, 09 Sep 2010 01:18:12 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

Thu, 09 Sep 2010 01:17:38 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

Thu, 09 Sep 2010 01:17:13 GMT

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

Disco and Atomic War

Thu, 09 Sep 2010 01:13:11 GMT

The Soviet regime in Estonia went head to head with J.R. Ewing and the heroes of Western television...and lost.

Earth Keepers

Thu, 09 Sep 2010 01:11:59 GMT

A global quest to meet key visionaries working on innovative approaches to building an environmentally sustainable future.

Famous 4A

Thu, 09 Sep 2010 01:11:17 GMT

Set in a hospice care center, captures the bond shared between patients and caregivers, grown children and their ailing parents, while challenging stereotypes of aging and dying.

Final Fitting

Thu, 09 Sep 2010 01:09:35 GMT

Showcases the changing cultural styles of Iran and its clerical elite through its portrait of one master tailor and his time-honored craft.

For the Best and for the Onion!

Thu, 09 Sep 2010 01:04:26 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.

Flying People

Thu, 09 Sep 2010 01:04:00 GMT

A world champion kite flyer shares his passion for flight with a man blind from birth in this tale of friendship that challenges our notions of disability.

Glassy-Eyed

Thu, 09 Sep 2010 01:03:39 GMT

After painter Bill Utermohlen was diagnosed with Alzheimer's, he began his greatest body of work - a decade-long series of self-portraits chronicling his journey into dementia.

The Invisible Frame

Thu, 09 Sep 2010 01:03:11 GMT

A filmic journey starring Tilda Swinton as she traces the former Berlin Wall via bicycle.

Japan, The Emperor and the Army

Thu, 09 Sep 2010 01:02:46 GMT

Examines how Japan’s demilitarization in the months following the WWII continues to resonate today – in Japanese politics, national identity and cultural influence on the international stage

K.O.R.

Thu, 09 Sep 2010 01:02:17 GMT

An insider's look at Poland's dissident Workers Defense Committee - and how the group's actions led directly to the formation of the Solidarity union and the end of Poland's Communist regime.

The Koran: The Origins of the Book

Thu, 09 Sep 2010 01:01:51 GMT

Explores the origins and history of the Koran - where Muslim tradition and scientific research converge.

Ladies in Waiting

Thu, 09 Sep 2010 01:00:22 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.

Left in Baghdad

Thu, 09 Sep 2010 01:00:00 GMT

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

Loss

Thu, 09 Sep 2010 00:59:33 GMT

An examination of German Jewish life and culture and the lasting intellectual, moral and spiritual void that loss has meant to their fatherland.

Luckey

Thu, 09 Sep 2010 00:59:04 GMT

A highly engrossing family drama about a successful artist who must cope with his sudden paralysis following an accident.

Middletown

Thu, 09 Sep 2010 00:58:39 GMT

This classic series, created by Emmy and Academy Award winner Peter Davis, explores both the continuity and the change embodied in the people and institutions of one Midwestern community: Muncie, Indiana

Open Sky

Thu, 09 Sep 2010 00:58:03 GMT

When an open-pit silver mine comes to an isolated, desert community in Argentina, corporate and government interests clash with those of the local population.

Petropolis: Aerial Perspectives on the Alberta Tar Sands

Thu, 09 Sep 2010 00:57:22 GMT

The Alberta tar sands, the world’s largest industrial, capital and energy project has far-reaching environmental impact.

Presumed Guilty

Thu, 09 Sep 2010 00:56:56 GMT

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

Rabbit á la Berlin

Thu, 09 Sep 2010 00:56:23 GMT

2010 Academy Award Nominee, Best Documentary Short Subject. The history of the Beriln Wall. From the rabbits' point-of-view.

Shadi

Thu, 09 Sep 2010 00:55:56 GMT

Moved by the economic hardships of the Iranian theater troupe the "Joy Makers" world-renowned French stage director, Ariane Mnouchkine invites them to perform in Paris.

Siah Bâzi: The Joy Makers

Thu, 09 Sep 2010 00:55:28 GMT

A look at how folkloric entertainment is challenged by modern political and economic changes in Tehran.

Song of the Soul: Stories of Hospice in South Africa

Thu, 09 Sep 2010 00:55:01 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

Thu, 09 Sep 2010 00:54:23 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.

Stolen Land

Thu, 09 Sep 2010 00:44:09 GMT

Illustrates the decades-long often violent resistance movement of the indigenous Nasa people of Colombia over rights to their native land.

Stroke

Thu, 09 Sep 2010 00:43:43 GMT

A personal film diary of a man's rehabilitation from a life threatening brain-stem stroke.

Surrounded by Waves

Thu, 09 Sep 2010 00:43:15 GMT

A global exploration of the health impacts of electromagnetic waves in our wireless technology.

Views on Vermeer

Sat, 13 Feb 2010 00:55:07 GMT

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

Grand Paris

Thu, 11 Feb 2010 00:32:07 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.

Paris Ring

Wed, 03 Feb 2010 06:53:53 GMT

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

Paris, 19th Century

Wed, 03 Feb 2010 06:52:54 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.

Karen Refugees: Fleeing Burma’s Forgotten War

Thu, 21 Jan 2010 17:36:05 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.

Henry Miller

Thu, 21 Jan 2010 15:27:50 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.

Jack Kerouac

Tue, 19 Jan 2010 20:00:33 GMT

A charming program from Quebec television 40+ years ago. Jack Kerouac talks about his childhood, writing On the Road and the origin of the word "beat."

This Way Up

Tue, 19 Jan 2010 19:59:57 GMT

Near Jerusalem, the construction of the separation wall continues, a few feet from a senior citizens' home.

Art Safari

Wed, 13 Jan 2010 06:14:16 GMT

Meet the superstars of the Contemporary Art World, including Matthew Barney, Takashi Murakami and Sophie Calle, in this playful series of 8 films, along with "art geek" Ben Lewis, as he travels the world in search of great art, and art that might be great.

The Bicycle

Wed, 13 Jan 2010 06:13:44 GMT

Fighting AIDS with community medicine in Malawi.

Drawing From Life

Wed, 13 Jan 2010 06:13:14 GMT

A half-hour film that goes inside a group therapy workshop for people who have attempted suicide more than once

Food Design

Wed, 13 Jan 2010 06:12:45 GMT

A look inside the secret chambers where designers and scientists are defining your favorite mouthful of tomorrow.

Hand-Held

Wed, 13 Jan 2010 06:12:24 GMT

A documentary anthology on health and homelessness, and a frank and invaluable resource for anyone interested in how media and medicine can work together to change lives.

The Interventionists

Wed, 13 Jan 2010 06:12:03 GMT

A mental health nurse and a police officer ride the streets of the inner city in an unmarked police car, responding to 911 calls involving what are officially called "emotionally disturbed persons" (EDP).

Making Mothers

Wed, 13 Jan 2010 06:11:37 GMT

Profile of the Family Health and Birth Center in Washington, D.C. which primarily serves and is likewise staffed by the African American community.

Not Just a Bad Day

Wed, 13 Jan 2010 06:11:13 GMT

Living under the shadow of one of the most commonly misunderstood and misdiagnosed mental illnesses - bipolar dIsorder.

The 7 Interventions of Filmmaker-in-Residence

Wed, 13 Jan 2010 06:10:39 GMT

The story of a groundbreaking project in media intervention at an inner-city hospital. What happens when documentary filmmaking, photoblogs, digital storytelling and more are used to investigate complex health issues?

Stolen Art

Wed, 13 Jan 2010 06:10:08 GMT

In New York City in 1978, an unknown Czech artist by the name of Pavel Novak held an exhibit entitled Stolen Art.

Tagged

Wed, 13 Jan 2010 06:09:36 GMT

Playful, smart and engaging, TAGGED stealthily taps into a widespread sense of unease raised by the technological development of human implanted microchips.

Three Songs about Motherland

Wed, 13 Jan 2010 06:09:09 GMT

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

A Change of Character

Wed, 09 Dec 2009 08:04:35 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).

Oedipus in China

Fri, 23 Oct 2009 00:24:29 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.

14 New Releases from the Fanlight Productions Collection

Wed, 07 Oct 2009 20:01:03 GMT

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

Agustín's Newspaper

Wed, 09 Sep 2009 06:00:46 GMT

Journalism students at the University of Chile embark on an investigation of El Mercurio, the oldest newspaper in Chile.

The Battle for the Arctic

Wed, 09 Sep 2009 06:00:20 GMT

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

Black Sun

Wed, 09 Sep 2009 05:59:52 GMT

A history of the esoteric ideas and myths that served as a breeding ground for Nazi ideology and inspired Adolf Hiter.

The Inheritors

Wed, 09 Sep 2009 05:59:18 GMT

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

Lotman's World

Wed, 09 Sep 2009 05:58:43 GMT

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

The Moving Earth

Wed, 09 Sep 2009 05:57:37 GMT

A chronicle of the revolution that shaped the world as we know it, made by Galileo, Copernicus, Tycho Brahe to Newton.

The Nine Lives of Norodom Sihanouk

Wed, 09 Sep 2009 05:57:06 GMT

The life story of Norodom Sihanouk, by turns Cambodia's King, Prime Minister, Prince, Head of State for Life, Exile, and Prisoner.

Secret Museums

Wed, 09 Sep 2009 05:56:36 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.

Seeds of Hunger

Wed, 09 Sep 2009 05:56:10 GMT

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

War and Love in Kabul

Wed, 09 Sep 2009 05:55:42 GMT

Hossein's and Shaima's love is a story about honor, tribal laws, disgrace, fear, and hope for change in a war-ravaged Afghanistan.

The World's Next Supermodel

Wed, 09 Sep 2009 05:55:17 GMT

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

In Search of Memory

Wed, 02 Sep 2009 05:56:10 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.

Three New Online Catalogs

Mon, 31 Aug 2009 23:28:34 GMT

We've added PDFs for three new catalogs:

We All Fall Down

Sat, 28 Feb 2009 01:31:30 GMT

The rise and fall of the mortgage system and the damage in the wake of its collapse: How did it all happen?

Battleship Antarctica

Sat, 28 Feb 2009 01:31:05 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.

Lucanamarca

Tue, 10 Feb 2009 06:15:32 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 01:38:07 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 01:36:53 GMT

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

The Hidden Face of Fear

Tue, 27 Jan 2009 06:34:59 GMT

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.

Malls R Us

Tue, 27 Jan 2009 06:34:31 GMT

From impressive architectural projects to environmental and social concerns, everything you ever wanted to know (and didn't suspect) about shopping malls.

Mechanical Love

Tue, 27 Jan 2009 06:33:59 GMT

As modern technology develops, and increasingly life-like robots move from factories into our homes, how will human beings interact with these machines?

Mind in Motion

Tue, 27 Jan 2009 06:33:29 GMT

An exploration of the latest scientific discoveries about the human brain, an inner cosmos as complex as the universe itself.

The Moroccan Labyrinth

Tue, 27 Jan 2009 06:33:02 GMT

The little-known history of Spain's bloody colonial ambitions in North Africa, and how they became a prelude to the Spanish Civil War.

North-South.com

Tue, 27 Jan 2009 06:32:30 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.

Oblivion

Tue, 27 Jan 2009 06:32:02 GMT

Heddy Honigmann's latest film focuses on Peru's capital city of Lima, revealing the contrasts of wealth and poverty, and how its poorest citizens have survived decades of economic crisis and corruption.

Rapayan

Tue, 27 Jan 2009 06:31:32 GMT

High in the Andes mountains of Peru, above a small village that scarcely seemed to notice, archaeologists have found the ruins of an indigenous settlement that predates the Incas.

A Road to Mecca

Tue, 27 Jan 2009 06:30:55 GMT

The spiritual journey of Leopold Weiss, a Viennese Jew who converted to Islam in the 1920's and became the Muslim scholar Muhammad Asad

Sacred Soil

Tue, 27 Jan 2009 06:30:27 GMT

The Guatemalan Forensic Anthropology Foundation exhumes up to 1,000 bodies a year in order to identify them, and return the remains to their families.

Svetlana About Svetlana

Tue, 27 Jan 2009 06:30:06 GMT

A rare filmed interview with Svetlana Alliluyeva, Joseph Stalin's daughter.

Young Freud in Gaza

Tue, 27 Jan 2009 06:29:38 GMT

Ayed is a young psychotherapist in Gaza. The film shows his consultations with a variety of patients, and the challenges he and they face.

Meeting Resistance

Wed, 03 Dec 2008 06:13:10 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.

A Mayan Trilogy: Life, Death & Migration

Mon, 13 Oct 2008 03:22:14 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.

Baghdad Twist

Wed, 10 Sep 2008 23:33:42 GMT

A "visual memoir" blending photos, archival footage and Super-8 home movies of the filmmaker's Jewish family in Iraq until their departure for a new home in Canada in 1970.

Between Madness and Art

Wed, 10 Sep 2008 23:33:05 GMT

The story of Dr. Hans Prinzhorn (1886-1933) and his collection of art by schizophrenic patients. What is art? And, what is illness?

Damages

Wed, 10 Sep 2008 23:32:32 GMT

Behind the scenes at Koskoff, Koskoff and Bieder, a leading law firm specializing in personal injury cases. What is an injury, or a life, worth?

Dishonored

Wed, 10 Sep 2008 23:32:03 GMT

The story of Mukhtar Mai, whose demands for justice after being raped, led to an historic series of legal proceedings in Pakistan, and media coverage worldwide.

Fat Chance

Wed, 10 Sep 2008 23:31:35 GMT

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

Hidden Gifts

Wed, 10 Sep 2008 23:31:09 GMT

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

An Island Calling

Wed, 10 Sep 2008 23:30:37 GMT

A morally complex postcolonial tragedy, the story of a murder and of Fiji, a small country divided along ethnic and class lines, told through the eyes of two very different families.

Jesus Politics

Wed, 10 Sep 2008 23:30:10 GMT

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

Killer's Paradise

Wed, 10 Sep 2008 23:29:43 GMT

Since 1999 more than two thousand women have been murdered in Guatemala. Yet law enforcement and government turn a blind eye.

Milk in the Land

Wed, 10 Sep 2008 23:29:18 GMT

How did milk become so popular, and iconic? An entertaining and innovative history and deconstruction of milk and American culture!

Milosevic on Trial

Wed, 10 Sep 2008 23:28:47 GMT

Four years of the trial of Slobodan Milosevic, charged with 66 counts of war crimes, crimes against humanity and genocide for his role in the conflict in the former Yugoslavia.

Mustapha Kemal Ataturk

Wed, 10 Sep 2008 23:28:14 GMT

The story of the founder of the Republic of Turkey, called Atatürk ("the father of the Turks").

On the Side of "Angels"

Wed, 10 Sep 2008 23:27:24 GMT

The stories of several prominent corporate "whistleblowers" around the world, including Sherron Watkins who helped uncover the accounting fraud at Enron.

Recipes for Disaster

Wed, 10 Sep 2008 23:26:56 GMT

Concerned about the world's addiction to oil, and its disastrous environmental consequences for the planet, the filmmaker convinces his family to live "oil-free" for one year.

Recycle

Wed, 10 Sep 2008 23:26:25 GMT

A portrait of life in Jordan's second largest city, Zarqa, of the poverty, political humiliation, and role of Islam, through the eyes of an ex-mujahid from the Afghan-Soviet war.

Revue

Wed, 10 Sep 2008 23:25:48 GMT

A portait of life in the USSR in the '50s and '60s, this is the new film by Sergei Loznitsa (Blockade).

Strait Through The Ice

Wed, 10 Sep 2008 23:25:13 GMT

Climate change is opening the Northwest Passage through Canada's Arctic for shipping. Examines the ecological and geopolitical ramifications.

Syria, Chess Match at the Borders

Wed, 10 Sep 2008 23:24:30 GMT

A chronicle, enriched by archival footage and interviews, of how Syria became simultaneously a player and a pawn in the geopolitical "chess match" that characterizes the Middle East today.

Tracing Aleida

Wed, 10 Sep 2008 23:23:52 GMT

Thirty years after being separated when their parents "disappeared" during Mexico's "Dirty War" in the '70s, Aleida searches to uncover the truth, and to find her brother.

Umbrella...

Wed, 10 Sep 2008 23:23:07 GMT

Conceptual and observational but fundamentally a telling look at changes in China today, particularly between rural and urban society.

20 New Films for the Fall

Tue, 09 Sep 2008 13:16:49 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.