The filmmaker Joris Ivens was the son of C.A.P. Ivens, owner of the CAPI photography shop in Nijmegen. With the help of his father’s employees, in the 1910s the young Joris Ivens made the short film De wigwam, with roles for his parents, brothers, and sisters. Ivens studied economics and photography. From the end of the 1920s, he was one of the vital figures in the world of Dutch avant-garde film. As a technical consultant, he was involved with the Filmliga, and made important avant-garde films like De brug and Regen. He also founded the film company Studio Joris Ivens, where young, enthusiastic filmmakers could find a home. The Studio was the cradle of experimental film in the early 1930s. Ivens developed into a political filmmaker, and with films like Borinage, Spanish Earth, and Indonesia Calling!, he grew into a leading documentary filmmaker.
To Arms, We Are Fascists!
Far from Vietnam
Havre
Valparaiso
The 17th Parallel
A Tale of the Wind
The Spanish Earth
Rain
Know Your Enemy: Japan
The Seine Meets Paris
Indonesia Calling
New Earth
How Yukong Moved the Mountains
Power and the Land
Philips-Radio
Borinage
Song of Heroes
The 400 Million
The Mistral
The Bridge
