Three early films from the Dutch documentarian Joris Ivens, who went on to make over forty features spread over seven decades. True to a committed communist, many of Ivens works focused on the struggles of the working man.

De Brug - The Bridge

The Bridge has a fascination with railways and makes a close study of the balletic mechanics of steam engines.

Regen - Rain

Rain shows the residents of Amsterdam before, during and after a rain storm, making full use of an innovative variety of angles and shots to show the power of nature.

Power and the Land

Power and the Land, a more substantial work, lays the foundations for much of Ivens’ later career in looking at the struggle to bring electricity to rural areas of the United states. Ivens made the film during a 10-year period in which he lived in America making anti-fascist propaganda films.