Icaros explores the profound spiritual universe of the Shipibo indigenous people who live by the Ucayali river, one of the main tributaries of the Peruvian Amazon. Young Mokan Rono sets out on a fascinating journey to discover the ancestral knowledge of ayahuasca, mentored by a wise shaman and by his…
Icarus Films is proud to present four dance films - ONE DAY PINA ASKED..., REBELS ON POINTE, IN THE STEPS OF TRISHA BROWN and PHOENIX DANCE. ONE DAY PINA ASKED... (re-released 2013) An encounter between two of the most remarkable women artists of the 20th century, ONE DAY PINA ASKED... is Chantal…
Drug addicts taking 'Ice', or crystal methamphetamine, show us their violent and manic lives. The drug crystal methamphetamine, or ice, is cheap, highly addictive and ultra powerful. Its use is increasing, emergency wards are filling with dangerous psychotic patients. We follow the lives…
Australian Joel Stevenson (47) is surfing world-class slabs in one of the most unlikely places, alone in the Oslofjord, Norway. Only the most obsessed and dedicated would ever dare to dream you could find barrels in these icy, sheltered waters. Shot over three winter-seasons. Directed and shot…
A film about the most insane sport you’ve never heard of. ICE CROSS: LIFE ON THE EDGE follows four athletes racing down frozen tracks at over 40 mph, battling daring jumps, sharp turns, and fierce competition for the Ice Cross World Championship. Beyond the adrenaline, they’re also fighting…
Ice Edge is a short documentary about a group of surfers trying to make surfboards out of ice. It follows the process from freezing the boards, shaping them and taking them out into the sea. There is a lot of trying and failing. Will it work at all? The boards are slippery, and they melt very fast. Everything…
Exploring one of the most controversial and provocative positions in the history of sport, ICE GUARDIANS journeys into the lives of those who perform what is undoubtedly the toughest job within the National Hockey League today: the Enforcer. Very few understand this position and fewer yet appreciate…
Spätestens seit der Fußball-EM wissen wir: Island begeistert! Das Land mit seiner unvergleichlichen Natur ebenso wie seine Menschen, die in allen möglichen Rankings ganz oben stehen, sogar im Glücklichsein. Aber warum nur? Warum sind Menschen, die auf einer abgelegenen Insel im Nordatlantik…
“ICELAND - ON TOP OF THE WORLD” A DOCUMENTARY BY REINHARD KUNGEL Geysers, volcanoes, waterfalls – the nature in Iceland is IMMENSE! Here, the four elements of nature can be experienced as raw and close-up as in practically no other place on Earth. Iceland also comes out on top…
The chronological story of the Iceland Defense Force from their arrival in 1951 to the withdrawal of the last units in 2006. Their are interviews with participants and specialists both in Iceland and abroad. Former military sites in Iceland are revisited and ample use made of previuosly unseen stock…
Lisa Blair aims to become the first woman to sail solo, non-stop and unassisted around Antarctica, aiming to break the current speed record. Battling life-threatening weather conditions, Lisa must dig into every ounce of courage and self-belief to not only finish the course, but survive in the most dangerous…
Antarctica is a place few get to visit, let alone connect with. This is the story of two paddlers with adventurous spirits, whom when presented with an unique opportunity to undertake a self-supported sea kayak expedition in Antarctica, took it. Took it as an opportunity to go beyond adrenalin-based…
