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Maya Deren

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Maya Deren

Born
Died
(aged 44)
Birthplace
Kyiv, Ukraine
Credits
22 titles

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.

Latest project Best work, ranked IMDb

Signature work

Known For

Acting credits 9

YearTitleRole
2012 Maya Deren, Take Zero Film Herself
2011 Free Radicals: A History of Experimental Film Film Herself (archive footage)
2011 Maya Deren's Sink Film Herself (archival footage)
2002 In the Mirror of Maya Deren Film Herself
2002 Maya Deren - Experimental Films Film
1986 Invocation: Maya Deren Film Herself (archive footage)
1946 Ritual in Transfigured Time Film
1944 At Land Film
1943 Meshes of the Afternoon Film The Woman

Crew credits 18

YearTitleJob
2024 Alter Ego Film Project Film Original Film Writer
2023 Vever (For Barbara) Film Sound, Writer
2012 Maya Deren, Take Zero Film Music
2006 Cinema16: American Short Films Film Director
2002 Maya Deren - Experimental Films Film Editor, Director, Writer, Cinematography
1993 Divine Horsemen: The Living Gods of Haiti Film Director, Director of Photography, Book
1959 Season of Strangers Film Director
1958 The Very Eye of Night Film Director, Cinematography, Editor, Writer
1951 Ensemble for Somnambulists Film Producer, Director, Writer
1949 Meditation on Violence Film Director, Writer, Cinematography
1949 Medusa Film Director
1946 The Private Life of a Cat Film Producer, Co-Director
1946 Ritual in Transfigured Time Film Director
1945 A Study in Choreography for Camera Film Director
1945 A Study in Choreography for Camera - Outtakes Film Director
1944 At Land Film Director, Writer
1944 Witch's Cradle Film Director
1943 Meshes of the Afternoon Film Director, Editor, Writer
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