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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 1940...

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Biography

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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Known for

Meshes of the Afternoon posterMeshes of the Afternoon1943 · The Woman3.8At Land posterAt Land1944 · Cast3.6Ritual in Transfigured Time posterRitual in Transfigured Time1946 · Cast3.5The Private Life of a Cat posterThe Private Life of a Cat1946 · Producer, Co-Director3.6Witch's Cradle posterWitch's Cradle1944 · Director3.4A Study in Choreography for Camera posterA Study in Choreography for Camera1945 · Director3.0In the Mirror of Maya Deren posterIn the Mirror of Maya Deren2002 · Herself3.8The Very Eye of Night posterThe Very Eye of Night1958 · Director, Editor, Cinematography, Writer3.0
Cast

Cast credits

Meshes of the Afternoon posterMeshes of the Afternoon1943 · The Woman3.8At Land posterAt Land1944 · Cast3.6Ritual in Transfigured Time posterRitual in Transfigured Time1946 · Cast3.5In the Mirror of Maya Deren posterIn the Mirror of Maya Deren2002 · Herself3.8Free Radicals: A History of Experimental Film posterFree Radicals: A History of Experimental Film2011 · Herself (archive footage)3.4Invocation: Maya Deren posterInvocation: Maya Deren1986 · Herself (archive footage)3.1Maya Deren's Sink posterMaya Deren's Sink2011 · Herself (archival footage)2.3MMaya Deren, Take Zero2012 · Herself2.5Maya Deren - Experimental Films posterMaya Deren - Experimental Films2002 · Cast
Crew

Crew credits

Meshes of the Afternoon posterMeshes of the Afternoon1943 · Director, Editor, Writer3.8At Land posterAt Land1944 · Director, Writer3.6Ritual in Transfigured Time posterRitual in Transfigured Time1946 · Director3.5The Private Life of a Cat posterThe Private Life of a Cat1946 · Producer, Co-Director3.6Witch's Cradle posterWitch's Cradle1944 · Director3.4A Study in Choreography for Camera posterA Study in Choreography for Camera1945 · Director3.0The Very Eye of Night posterThe Very Eye of Night1958 · Director, Editor, Cinematography, Writer3.0Meditation on Violence posterMeditation on Violence1949 · Director, Writer, Cinematography2.9Divine Horsemen: The Living Gods of Haiti posterDivine Horsemen: The Living Gods of Haiti1993 · Director, Director of Photography, Book3.1Ensemble for Somnambulists posterEnsemble for Somnambulists1951 · Director, Writer, Producer3.0Cinema16: American Short Films posterCinema16: American Short Films2006 · Director3.8A Study in Choreography for Camera - Outtakes posterA Study in Choreography for Camera - Outtakes1945 · Director4.0Vever (For Barbara) posterVever (For Barbara)2023 · Sound, Writer2.5MMaya Deren, Take Zero2012 · Music2.5Alter Ego Film Project posterAlter Ego Film Project2024 · Original Film WriterSeason of Strangers posterSeason of Strangers1959 · DirectorMaya Deren - Experimental Films posterMaya Deren - Experimental Films2002 · Cinematography, Director, Editor, WriterMedusa posterMedusa1949 · Director