New Earth

  • Netherlands Nieuwe Gronden
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Documentary / Short
Netherlands, 1933, 36 min

Directed by:

Joris Ivens

Screenplay:

Joris Ivens

Cinematography:

John Fernhout, Joris Ivens

Composer:

Hanns Eisler

Cast:

Joris Ivens

Plots(1)

In order to raise questions about its usefulness, Ivens intercut his own previous film Zuiderzee (1930) about the construction of the Afsluitdijk dike and the reclamation of the Zuiderzee with harrowing news footage of the global crisis that subsequently hit. (International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam)