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Three new Icarus Films titles
added to our collection: Western Eyes: The search for beauty and self-acceptance of two women of Asian descent contemplating plastic surgery — they believe their appearance, specifically their eyes, affect how they are perceived by others. Gorgeous: Animated film by Kaz Cooke, whose character Hermoine, the Modern Girl, tackles plastic surgery, beauty therapy, and bulimia in a feral fit of inadequacy.
Western Psychological Association
Soldier's Heart: What we now call PTSD once had other names: Civil War Soldiers suffered from ‘soldier’s heart.’ and in World War, ‘shell shock.’ The filmmaker’s father came back from World War II with ‘combat fatigue,’ and the trauma of his wartime experiences affected his entire family. Children of the Stars: The harsh reality of raising children with autism in modern day China, and a painful reminder of conditions that prevailed in the United States not so long ago. Mortal Lessons: Follows the stories of two extraordinary women, diagnosed with end stage cancer, who are facing death head on, determined to lead richer, more rewarding lives in the time that they have. Threaded through their narratives are the perspectives of hospice workers, funeral directors, bereavement counselors and others who deal with death on a daily basis.
Children of the Stars: The harsh reality of raising children with autism in modern day China, and a painful reminder of conditions that prevailed in the United States not so long ago. Givin' It Up: This disturbing documentary explores the lives of three convicted sex offenders between the ages of 15 and 17 (two male, one female), all of whom were themselves sexually abused when they were younger. Their victims were children as young as four. It examines approaches to the treatment of sexual offenders while acknowledging the challenge of balancing rehabilitation with community safety. Untold Desires: Powerful documentary about people with disabilities who struggle to be recognized as sexual beings, free to explore their sexuality and to lead sexually fulfilling lives.
Collection Update
Old Enough to Know Better: The remarkable story of the Fromm Institute for Lifelong Learning, a University whose student body is composed entirely of retired persons. The Vanishing Line: From the producer of Worlds Apart, Hold Your Breath and Grave Words, Maren Grainger-Monsen chronicles one physician's exploration of how to try and meet the needs of the dying and their families. The Clitoris: A close look at that part of the female anatomy that exists purely for pleasure, and how this highly sensitive organ has long been ignored or misunderstood in the medical literature. Donka: X-Ray of an African Hospital: Daily life in the largest public hospital in the Republic of Guinea. Everything’s Fine: Seydou Konaté is a doctor in a remote area in Mali. But he is at the center of a global issue: bringing quality health care to rural people left behind by development. A Plastic Story: The remarkable history of the surprising origins and development of this now common medical field of plastic surgery. 6000 A Day:
The story of how the world's top decision makers knowingly failed
to prevent the spread of the AIDS epidemic.
Jonathan Miller, President of Icarus Films, and Ben Achtenberg, President of Fanlight Productions, jointly announced today their agreement for Icarus Films to acquire Fanlight Productions and its collection of 350 award-winning health care and mental health films, videos and DVDs. Achtenberg, President and founder of Fanlight Productions in 1980, and producer of many films, including Code Grey: Ethical Dilemmas in Nursing (an Academy Award nominee in 1985 for Best Documentary Short Subject), has decided to devote his future efforts entirely to production, and to discontinue the company’s distribution activities. Miller, President of Icarus Films, a leading distributor of documentaries since 1978, was eager to take on the distribution of Fanlight Productions’ prestigious collection of health care titles, which deal with a wide variety of issues, including public health, gerontology, death and dying, mental health, disabilities, parenting and childbirth, gender and sexuality, and psychology. “The Fanlight Productions collection is a natural complement to the Icarus Films library of social issue documentaries,” explained Miller, “and will represent an important expansion of our own collection in these academic and professional disciplines. In fact, the merger of these two collections of critically acclaimed, award-winning films now arguably comprises the preeminent library of documentary films, particularly independently produced documentary films, in North America.” “Icarus Films is a company that is about as close to Fanlight in style and spirit,” Achtenberg has commented, “as it is possible to be. I couldn’t imagine a better ‘home’ for the films and filmmakers in the Fanlight collection.” Miller added, “Many people—at least in the film world—are talking about the ‘crisis’ in independent and specialty film distribution. But from our standpoint this is an exciting time to be expanding and evolving our company. After the successful launch last year of our new home video DVD label, we are now excited to be able to demonstrate our continuing dedication to more specialized non-theatrical markets. Independent documentaries are not just one thing, or for only one audience, they are many things, and deserve a distributor that can deliver each film to its most appropriate and receptive audience and community.” And at a time when these vital issues, including prospects
for the most significant reform in public health care policy in
decades, dominate the national debate, the newly expanded Icarus
Films collection represents a major new audio-visual resource for
patients and their families, health care professionals, scholars,
and all concerned citizens.
How I Am
Recognized by ALA
Sprout Film Festival
Song of Our Children: Honorable Mention, Meet teachers, administrators, parents, and students whose daily struggles and triumphs exemplify what it takes to make educational inclusion work. Breathe Easy: Official Selection, Determined not to let her own past stereotypes of people on oxygen affect her enthusiasm for life, Lois Perelman set out to change the tape in her own head as well as society's views of aging and disability. Boy
in The World: Official Selection, Following
a 4-year-old with Down-syndrome, this film examines the nuts and
bolts of successful preschool inclusion and the challenges of helping
all children to find their places in the world. Plan F: Official Selection, Being an occupational therapist was "Plan A" but at 20, Ed Marko lost his eyesight. By the time he got to Plan F he'd found his life's work, fixing cars. Gruff and down-to-earth, Ed demonstrates the power of reinvention when life forces a change of plans.
FOCUS Film Festival Edges of Perception: Best Documentary Award, Eleven-year-old Jessica has Stargardt's, an inherited eye disease. She is legally blind, but with the calm, determined support of her parents and teachers she attends a regular classroom, plays soccer, and is a serious runner. She wants to meet her inspiration, Marla Runyan, a legally blind Olympic runner who also has Stargardt's. Phoenix
Dance: Spirit of the Festival Award, Renowned
dancer Homer Avila lost his right leg and most of his hip to cancer.
Following the creation of a pas de deux choreographed by
Alonzo King, Phoenix Dance takes us on a journey of transformation
and healing, challenging our expectations of what it means to be
"disabled."
American Psychological Association Breathe Easy: When 78-year-old Lois recently developed Emphysema, she was devastated at the thought that she would have to carry an oxygen tank around for the rest of her life. Determined not to let her own past stereotypes of people on oxygen affect her enthusiasm for life, she set out to change the tape in her own head - and society's views of aging and disability as well. The Chemo Ate My Homework: Kids with cancer are kids first. In between surgeries, radiation and chemotherapy, they want and need to continue with their ordinary lives. A brave, dedicated, and skilled corps of teachers help to give young patients a measure of normalcy. But not all the kids make it, and teachers must develop the strength to cope with grief and carry on. Givin' It Up: This disturbing documentary explores the lives of three convicted sex offenders between the ages of 15 and 17 (two male, one female), all of whom were themselves sexually abused when they were younger. Their victims were children as young as four. It examines approaches to the treatment of sexual offenders while acknowledging the challenge of balancing rehabilitation with community safety. How I Am: "I'm like a hermit on an island," is the way Patrick describes his life with autism. With the dreams and fears of a teenager, but wisdom beyond his years, Patrick takes us into his emotional world through the words he painstakingly types into his computer. Stuffed: Some people can't seem to throw anything away. This engaging documentary invites us to enter the mind of the compulsive hoarder, while dispelling the stereotype that all "packrats" are isolated elderly derelicts. Hoarding is widely thought to be related to OCD, but this film notes that recent studies suggest it may be a neurologically distinct condition. Uncoupled: In the aftermath of a spouse's death, people may feel that they don't know how to behave, or even to mourn properly. Alone for the first time in years, grieving spouses often feel that there is no one there to help them sort through this devastation. Four people at varying stages of dealing with the loss of a spouse explain what worked and did not work for them during the months and years after their loss. |
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