
Maya Deren
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.
Known For
Meshes of the Afternoon
The Woman
At Land
Ritual in Transfigured Time
The Private Life of a Cat
Director
A Study in Choreography for Camera
Director
Witch's Cradle
Director
The Very Eye of Night
Cinematography
In the Mirror of Maya Deren
Herself
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Filmography
Acting (8)
Movies (8)
Maya Deren, Take Zero
2012as Herself
Maya Deren's Sink
2011as Herself (archival footage)
In the Mirror of Maya Deren
2002as Herself
Maya Deren - Experimental Films
2002
Invocation: Maya Deren
1986as Herself (archive footage)
Ritual in Transfigured Time
1946
At Land
1944
Meshes of the Afternoon
1943as The Woman
Crew (35)
Movies (35)
Alter Ego Film Project
2024Original Film Writer
Vever (For Barbara)
2023Sound
Vever (For Barbara)
2023Writer
Maya Deren, Take Zero
2012Music
Cinema16: American Short Films
2006Director
Maya Deren - Experimental Films
2002Cinematography
Maya Deren - Experimental Films
2002Director
Maya Deren - Experimental Films
2002Editor
Maya Deren - Experimental Films
2002Writer
Divine Horsemen: The Living Gods of Haiti
1993Book
Divine Horsemen: The Living Gods of Haiti
1993Director
Divine Horsemen: The Living Gods of Haiti
1993Director of Photography
A Study in Choreography for Camera - Outtakes
1975Director
Season of Strangers
1959Director
The Very Eye of Night
1958Cinematography
The Very Eye of Night
1958Director
The Very Eye of Night
1958Editor
The Very Eye of Night
1958Writer
Ensemble for Somnambulists
1951Director
Ensemble for Somnambulists
1951Producer
Ensemble for Somnambulists
1951Writer
Meditation on Violence
1949Cinematography
Meditation on Violence
1949Director
Meditation on Violence
1949Writer
Medusa
1949Director
Ritual in Transfigured Time
1946Director
The Private Life of a Cat
1946Director
The Private Life of a Cat
1946Producer
A Study in Choreography for Camera
1945Director
At Land
1944Director
At Land
1944Writer
Witch's Cradle
1944Director
Meshes of the Afternoon
1943Director
Meshes of the Afternoon
1943Editor
Meshes of the Afternoon
1943Writer
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