Maya Deren
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.
Meshes of the Afternoon
as The WomanA woman returning home falls asleep and has vivid dreams that may or may not be happening in...
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The Private Life of a Cat
as NarratorAn intimate study of the life of a domestic cat, taking place over a period of months as she...
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Ritual in Transfigured Time
as uncreditedA social event choreographed in the manner of a dance, illuminated by concepts drawn from Greek...
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At Land
as uncreditedA dream-like narrative in which a woman (Deren), is washed up on a beach and goes on a strange...
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Invocation: Maya Deren
as Herself (archive footage)Maya Deren is a legend of avant-garde cinema. This authoritative biography of the charismatic...
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In the Mirror of Maya Deren
as HerselfDocumentary about the life of avant-garde filmmaker Maya Deren, who led the independent film...
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Maya Deren - Experimental Films
as uncreditedThe 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)Maya Deren's Sink, a 30 minute experimental film, is an evocative tribute to the mother of...
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