Ivan Polunin (1920–2010) was a medical doctor, author, teacher, documentary filmmaker, and photographer. He is best known for his rare colour films,[1] which document cultural traditions and wildlife in Singapore[2] and Malaysia from the 1950s.[3] The films contain important historical and sociological information, and were recently the subject of a local documentaries Lost Images[4][5] and "Invisible City" which showed his well-preserved film archive. His work has been featured in National Geographic magazine; aired on the BBC and stored in the Smithsonian.
- ^ "Dr. Ivan Ponunin dies". Straits Times
- ^ Audrey Yue; Olivia Khoo (22 January 2014). Sinophone Cinemas. Palgrave Macmillan. pp. 93–. ISBN 978-1-137-31120-7.
- ^ Tilman Baumgärtel (1 January 2012). Southeast Asian Independent Cinema: Essays, Documents, Interviews. Hong Kong University Press. pp. 55–. ISBN 978-988-8083-60-2.
- ^ Nicole Tarulevicz (26 December 2013). Eating Her Curries and Kway: A Cultural History of Food in Singapore. University of Illinois Press. pp. 34–. ISBN 978-0-252-09536-8.
- ^ Ivan Polunin's Lost Images gets Kudos from Singapore Public | The Moving Visuals Co