Icarus Films: Bones of Contention
Directed by Andrea Weiss 75 minutes / ColorEnglish; Spanish / English subtitlesClosed CaptionedRelease: 2017Copyright: 2017 BONES OF CONTENTION is the first nonfiction feature film to explore the theme of historical memory in Spain, focusing on the repression of lesbians and gays under Franquismo and Spain’s most famous poet, Federico Garcia
Icarus Films: We the Workers
Directed by Wen Hai 174 minutes / ColorEnglish; Mandarin / English subtitlesRelease: 2017Copyright: 2017 China’s economic miracle has been built on cheap labor. And now, that labor is starting to fight back. Filmed in the southeastern part of the country, WE THE WORKERS is a vérité documentary that closely follows
Icarus Films: December Days
Directed by Carla Valdes Leon 45 minutes / ColorEnglish; Spanish / English subtitlesRelease: 2017Copyright: 2016 Delfin, a shirtless old man in a New York Yankees cap, proudly fingers the medals on the military uniform hanging on the wall of his small home in the Sierra Maestra mountains of Cuba. The
Icarus Films: Free Lunch Society
Directed by Christian Tod 92 minutes / ColorEnglish / English subtitlesClosed CaptionedRelease: 2017Copyright: 2017 What would you do if your income was taken care of? Just a few years ago, an unconditional basic income was considered a pipe dream. Today, this utopia is more imaginable than ever before—intense discussions are
Icarus Films: Miss Kiet’s Children
Directed by Petra Lataster-Czisch and Peter Lataster 113 minutes / ColorEnglish; Dutch / English subtitlesRelease: 2017Copyright: 2016 Kiet Engels is the kind of teacher one wishes every schoolchild could have. She is strict but never harsh. She is loving but never soft. Her patience in endless. Many of Miss Kiet’s
Icarus Films: Mama Colonel
Directed by Dieudo Hamadi 72 minutes / ColorEnglish; French / English subtitlesRelease: 2017Copyright: 2017 Colonel Honorine Manyole, commonly known as “Mama Colonel,” works for the Congolese police force and heads the unit for the protection of minors and the fight against sexual violence. Having worked for 15 years in Bukavu,
Icarus Films: Rebels on Pointe
Directed by Bobbi Jo Hart 90 minutes / ColorClosed CaptionedRelease: 2017Copyright: 2016 Exploring universal themes of identity, dreams and family, REBELS ON POINTE is the first-ever documentary film celebrating the world famous Les Ballets Trockadero de Monte Carlo. The notorious all-male, drag ballet company was founded over 40 years ago
