Joris Ivens (Georg Henri Anton Ivens) was a prominent Dutch documentary filmmaker and one of the founding fathers of the genre. His career spanned over sixty years, during which he directed or co-directed more than fifty international documentaries exploring leftist social and political concerns. He is known for his commitment to humanitarian principles and his extensive travels as a chronicler of global events, including the Spanish Civil War and various conflicts in Asia.[1,2,3]
