Icarus Films: Nefertiti’s Daughters
Directed by Mark Nickolas and Racha Najdi 40 minutes / ColorEnglish; Arabic / English subtitlesRelease: 2015Copyright: 2015 A story of women, art and revolution, this vibrant film documents the critical role that revolutionary street art played—and is continuing to play—in the political uprising of Egypt. Introducing a cadre of courageous
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Directed by Ilan Ziv 318 minutes / ColorClosed CaptionedRelease: 2015 Capitalism has been the engine of unprecedented economic growth and social transformation. With the fall of the communist states and the triumph of “neo- liberalism,” capitalism is by far the world’s dominant ideology. But how much do we understand about
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Born in Brussels, Belgium, Chantal Akerman (1950 – 2015) was a filmmaker whose work gave new meaning to the term “independent film.” An Akerman film is an exercise in pure independence, creativity and art. Her viewers must give themselves over completely to the experience of her films and watch with
Icarus Films: About Executing Eichmann
Directed by Florence Jammot 60 minutes / Color/B&WClosed CaptionedRelease: 2015Copyright: 2014 On December 15, 1961, in Jerusalem, Adolf Eichmann was sentenced to death for crimes against the Jewish people and against humanity. Eichmann had played a central role in the mass deportation of Jews to Nazi extermination camps, and the
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Wang Bing has been a leading documentary filmmaker of the burgeoning independent documentary scene in China for the past decade. Acclaimed by critics and recognized as one of the most important Chinese artists and filmmakers of his time, his work has garnered awards and international praise at major film festivals.
Icarus Films: Paths of the Soul
Directed by Zhang Yang 117 minutes / ColorTibetan / English subtitlesRelease: 2016 An astonishing journey of redemption, faith, and devotion. Internationally acclaimed filmmaker Zhang Yang (Shower, Getting Home) blurs the border between documentary and fiction to follow a group of Tibetan villagers who leave their families and homes in the
Icarus Films: Beyond My Grandfather Allende
Directed by Marcia Tambutti Allende 98 minutes / ColorEnglish; Spanish / English subtitlesRelease: 2016Copyright: 2015 More than 40 years have passed since a military coup in Chile deposed the democratically elected government of President Salvador Allende. The death of Allende and the years of military dictatorship that followed have left
Icarus Films: Under the Sun
Directed by Vitaly Mansky 110 minutes / ColorEnglish; Korean / English subtitlesRelease: 2016Copyright: 2015 After years of negotiation the Russian director Vitaly Mansky was invited by the North Korean government to make a film about one girl and her family in the year she prepares to join the Children’s Union,
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Ilan Ziv was born in Israel in 1950 and came to the United States after fighting in the Yom Kippur (The October) War in 1973. Ilan Ziv is a graduate of New York University Film School, and in 1978 he co-produced New York’s first Middle East Film Festival. That same