It is an autobiographical fiction starring Ivens as an old man who has spent his life trying to "tame the wind and harness the sea" by capturing them on film.
Joris Ivens
Self
Liu Zhuang
Wang Delong
Wang Hong
Fu Dalin
Liu Guilian
Chen Zhijian
To Be Takei
Harry Dean Stanton: Partly Fiction
Zou Qiaoyu
Paul Sergent
Liu Hongyiu
Self - Interpreter (uncredited)
Marceline Loridan-Ivens
Self (uncredited)
Henxiang Han
Love, Marilyn
Love, Gilda
Beyoncé: Life Is But a Dream
The Crash Reel
Seduced and Abandoned
Cameraperson
In the Realms of the Unreal
Making 'The Shining'
Heart of a Dog
I Am Heath Ledger
Anna Nicole Smith: You Don't Know Me
The Cutting Edge: The Magic of Movie Editing
Varda by Agnès
Bright Lights: Starring Carrie Fisher and Debbie Reynolds
Naqoyqatsi
Katy Perry: Part of Me
Directed by John Ford
A Plastic Ocean