Maya Deren

Born: 1917-04-29

Maya Deren (April 29, 1917 – October 13, 1961), born Eleonora Derenkowska (Ukrainian: Елеоно́ра Деренко́вська), was one of the most important American experimental filmmakers and entrepreneurial promoters of the avant-garde in the 1940s and 1950s. Deren was also a choreographer, dancer, film theorist, poet, lecturer, writer and photographer.


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At Land

as uncredited
Released: 1944-01-01

A dream-like narrative in which a woman (Deren), is washed up on a beach and goes on a strange...

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Meshes of the Afternoon

as The Woman
Released: 1943-01-01

A woman returning home falls asleep and has vivid dreams that may or may not be happening in...

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Ritual in Transfigured Time

as uncredited
Released: 1946-10-22

A social event choreographed in the manner of a dance, illuminated by concepts drawn from Greek...

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In the Mirror of Maya Deren

as Herself
Released: 2002-03-15

Documentary about the life of avant-garde filmmaker Maya Deren, who led the independent film...

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Invocation: Maya Deren

as Herself (archive footage)
Released: 1986-04-24

Maya Deren is a legend of avant-garde cinema. This authoritative biography of the charismatic...

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Maya Deren - Experimental Films

as uncredited
Released: 2002-02-02

The collected shorts of Maya Deren the "Mother of the trance film" who worked completely outside...

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Maya Deren's Sink

as Herself (archival footage)
Released: 2011-01-05

Maya Deren's Sink, a 30 minute experimental film, is an evocative tribute to the mother of...

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