Icarus Films

Icarus Films Films from independent producers worldwide. Icarus Films is a leading distributor of documentary films.

Since 1978, the films in our collection have addressed areas of political, social and cultural concern. We work with independent producers from around the world to help innovative and informative films find their audiences.

07/04/2025

Happy Fourth of July, America. Partnered with OCN Distribution, Icarus Films is releasing Robert Kramer's essential road movie masterpiece ROUTE ONE/USA on Blu-ray.

“Endlessly fascinating. An extraordinary, fluidly shaped mosaic of the fragmented pockets of American life that together compose the mainstream.” —The New York Times

Preorder now Vinegar Syndrome. Learn more: https://mailchi.mp/icarusfilms/hv-routexbd-0701

07/02/2025

Kramer's 1989 masterpiece is one of cinema's most daunting attempts to understand America in all of its confusion, dysfunction, and beauty.

ISRAEL PALESTINE ON SWEDISH TV 1958–1989 directed by archival film maestro Göran Hugo Olsson (The Black Power Mixtape), ...
07/02/2025

ISRAEL PALESTINE ON SWEDISH TV 1958–1989 directed by archival film maestro Göran Hugo Olsson (The Black Power Mixtape), comes to Film Forum NYC in Fall 2025, followed by theaters nationwide.

Visit http://icarusfilms.com/if-isrpal for more details!

NEW ON BLU-RAY! Robert Kramer's essential road movie masterpiece ROUTE ONE/USA is now available on 2-disc Blu-ray set.Bo...
07/01/2025

NEW ON BLU-RAY! Robert Kramer's essential road movie masterpiece ROUTE ONE/USA is now available on 2-disc Blu-ray set.

Bonus features: ✨New release LOOKING FOR ROBERT (2025). Directed and narrated by Kramer’s longtime cinematographer, producer, and friend, Richard Copans. ✨12-page booklet with essay by film scholar Erika Balsom.

“Endlessly fascinating. An extraordinary, fluidly shaped mosaic of the fragmented pockets of American life that together compose the mainstream.” —The New York Times

Preorder now via Vinegar Syndrome. Limited edition slipcover (only 500 units!) now available. Released with OCN Distribution. Learn more + press release 🔗 https://mailchi.mp/icarusfilms/hv-routexbd-0701

“Deftly brings the Hollywood paranoia thriller back to life, keeping viewers on their toes.” —Le MondeDirected by Yann G...
06/30/2025

“Deftly brings the Hollywood paranoia thriller back to life, keeping viewers on their toes.” —Le Monde

Directed by Yann Gozlan and starring the impeccable Pierre Niney, BLACK BOX is now available to rent and buy on Vimeo on Demand ▶️ vimeo.com/ondemand/blackboxfrench

: On June 27, 1954, democratically elected young president of Guatemala, Jacobo Arbenz, was overthrown in a CIA-sponsor...
06/27/2025

: On June 27, 1954, democratically elected young president of Guatemala, Jacobo Arbenz, was overthrown in a CIA-sponsored coup. Ten years prior, he had led the successful revolt against the military dictatorship in Guatemala, a regime that had oppressed the country since colonialism.

"A wealth of fascinating archive footage that pinpoints the time and the lessons of history. Riveting viewing." —London Film Festival

Watch DEVILS DON'T DREAM! now on Icarus Films On Demand. ▶️ icarusfilms.com/if-devils

Former Chilean president Salvador Allende was born on this day in 1908. In documentary SALVADOR ALLENDE, acclaimed Chile...
06/26/2025

Former Chilean president Salvador Allende was born on this day in 1908.

In documentary SALVADOR ALLENDE, acclaimed Chilean filmmaker Patricio Guzmán returns to his native country thirty years after the 1973 military coup that overthrew Chile's Popular Unity government to examine the life of its leader, both as a politician and a man.

“The definitive portrait of the Chilean leader.”—Documentary Magazine

Watch SALVADOR ALLENDE now on Icarus Films On Demand. ▶️ icarusfilms.com/if-sal

06/25/2025

"Unfolds in rhythm with the passage of time… Punctures all the simplistic arguments." —Svenska Dagbladet (Sweden)

ISRAEL PALESTINE ON SWEDISH TV 1958–1989 directed by archival film maestro Göran Hugo Olsson (The Black Power Mixtape), comes to Film Forum NYC in Fall 2025, followed by theaters nationwide.

Visit IcarusFilms.com for more details!

06/24/2025

He was a prominent member of the Kamoinge Workshop, a collective that nurtured Black photographers at a time when they were marginalized by the mainstream.

"Critic's Pick! An exhortation not to forget the unseen.” —The New York Times The first installment of Wang Bing's epic ...
06/23/2025

"Critic's Pick! An exhortation not to forget the unseen.” —The New York Times

The first installment of Wang Bing's epic chronicle of Chinese garment workers, YOUTH (SPRING) is now available to rent and buy on Vimeo on Demand ▶️ vimeo.com/ondemand/youthspring

06/23/2025

Chilean performance artist, writer, anti-fascist, cross-dresser, and q***r activist Pedro Lemebel (1952-2015) was a larger-than-life icon of his country’s gay liberation movement. In both his work and his life, he blended humor with spectacle, working for a new and expansive view of sexuality rooted in solidarity with all marginalized groups.

LEMEBEL is an artistic biography of a brilliant and provocative man, and an intimate portrait of an artist at the end of his days, making sense of it all. Watch now on Icarus Films On Demand ▶️ icarusfilms.com/if-leme

Filmmaker Robert Kramer was in 1939. Icarus Films is proud to distribute 4 of his films; his essential road movie mast...
06/22/2025

Filmmaker Robert Kramer was in 1939.

Icarus Films is proud to distribute 4 of his films; his essential road movie masterpiece ROUTE ONE/USA, the epic MILESTONES, his early short FALN (co-directed with Peter Gessner), and antifascist thriller ICE (in which he also stars, pictured here) 🔗 icarusfilms.com/filmmakers?id=30

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