Maya Deren Movies

  • 1943
    Meshes of the Afternoon

    Meshes of the Afternoon

    Meshes of the Afternoon

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    A woman returning home falls asleep and has vivid dreams that may or may not be happening in reality. Through repetitive images and complete mismatchi...

    Meshes of the Afternoon
  • 2002
    In the Mirror of Maya Deren

    In the Mirror of Maya Deren

    In the Mirror of Maya Deren

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    Documentary about the life of avant-garde filmmaker Maya Deren, who led the independent film movement of the 1940s.

    In the Mirror of Maya Deren
  • 1946
    Ritual in Transfigured Time

    Ritual in Transfigured Time

    Ritual in Transfigured Time

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    A social event choreographed in the manner of a dance, illuminated by concepts drawn from Greek legend; one of filmmaker Maya Deren’s most intriguing...

    Ritual in Transfigured Time
  • 1946
    The Private Life of a Cat

    The Private Life of a Cat

    The Private Life of a Cat

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    An intimate study of the life of a domestic cat, taking place over a period of months as she gives birth to a litter of kittens and cares for them as...

    The Private Life of a Cat
  • 2002
    Maya Deren - Experimental Films

    Maya Deren - Experimental Films

    Maya Deren - Experimental Films

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    The collected shorts of Maya Deren the "Mother of the trance film" who worked completely outside the commercial film industry and made her own inner e...

    Maya Deren - Experimental Films
  • 2012
    Maya Deren, Take Zero

    Maya Deren, Take Zero

    Maya Deren, Take Zero

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    This documentary interweaves celluloid and voice recordings by Maya Deren, and colleagues who knew her firsthand: Jean Rouch, Jonas Mekas, Alexander H...

    Maya Deren, Take Zero
  • 1944
    At Land

    At Land

    At Land

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    A dream-like narrative in which a woman (Deren),is washed up on a beach and goes on a strange journey, a quest for personal identity, encountering ot...

    At Land
  • 1986
    Invocation: Maya Deren

    Invocation: Maya Deren

    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 fro...

    Invocation: Maya Deren
  • 2011
    Maya Deren's Sink

    Maya Deren's Sink

    Maya Deren's Sink

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    Maya Deren's Sink, a 30 minute experimental film, is an evocative tribute to the mother of avantgarde American film. The film calls forth the spirit o...

    Maya Deren's Sink