Joris Ivens

Joris Ivens (1898-1989) was a Dutch documentary filmmaker. His father owned a photography shop in Nijmegen, and with the help of his employees, young Ivens made his first short film. De wigwam featured his parents, brothers, and sisters. From the end of the 1920s, he became one of the vital figures in the Dutch avant-garde with influential films such as De brug and Regen. He also founded Studio Joris Ivens, a cradle of experimental film in the early 1930s, where young, enthusiastic filmmakers found a home. He later made important political documentaries, including Misère au Borinage (1934), Valparaiso (1963), and Far from Vietnam (1967).