Invocation: Maya Deren
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Maya Deren is a legend of avant-garde cinema. This authoritative biography of the charismatic filmmaker, poet and anthropologist features excerpts from her pioneering Meshes of the Afternoon and her unfinished documentary on Haiti, interviews with Stan Brakhage and Jonas Mekas, and recordings of her lectures. Narrated by actress Helen Mirren, this definitive documentary offers startling insights into one of the most intriguing, accomplished figures in cinema history.
Jo Ann Kaplan
DirectorHelen Mirren , Maya Deren , Jana Shelden
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"Meshes of the Afternoon" , "At Land" , "The Very Eye of Night" , "A Study in Choreography for Camera" , "The Private Life of a Cat" , "Ritual in Transfigured Time" , "Meditation on Violence" , "In the Mirror of Maya Deren" , "Witch's Cradle" , "Divine Horsemen: The Living Gods of Haiti", view more...
"As I Was Moving Ahead Occasionally I Saw Brief Glimpses of Beauty" , "The Velvet Underground" , "What Is Cinema?" , "42 One Dream Rush" , "Jack Smith and the Destruction of Atlantis" , "Free Radicals: A History of Experimental Film" , "Notes on an American Film Director at Work" , "Sleepless Nights Stories" , "It Came from Kuchar" , "Reminiscences of a Journey to Lithuania", view more...
"Cannibal! The Musical" , "As I Was Moving Ahead Occasionally I Saw Brief Glimpses of Beauty" , "Mothlight" , "The Act of Seeing with One's Own Eyes" , "Free Radicals: A History of Experimental Film" , "Window Water Baby Moving" , "Anticipation of the Night" , "Night Music" , "Eye Myth" , "I... Dreaming", view more...
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| Director | Jo Ann Kaplan |
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| Language | English |
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