Maya Deren
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Maya Deren

Born 1917-04-29 · Kyiv, Ukraine · Died 1961-10-13

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★ 7.8Moment
Meshes of the Afternoon
1943
At Land★ 7.3Moment
At Land
1944
A Study in Choreography for Camera★ 5.9Moment
A Study in Choreography for Camera
1945
The Private Life of a Cat★ 7.1Moment
The Private Life of a Cat
1946
Ritual in Transfigured Time★ 6.8Moment
Ritual in Transfigured Time
1946
The Very Eye of Night★ 5.8Moment
The Very Eye of Night
1958
Witch's Cradle★ 6.6Moment
Witch's Cradle
1944
Ensemble for Somnambulists★ 5.8Moment
Ensemble for Somnambulists
1951
MedusaMoment
Medusa
1949
Season of StrangersMoment
Season of Strangers
1959
Vever (For Barbara)★ 6.1Moment
Vever (For Barbara)
2018
Cinema16: American Short Films★ 7.5Moment
Cinema16: American Short Films
2006
Invocation: Maya Deren★ 5Moment
Invocation: Maya Deren
1986
Alter Ego Film ProjectMoment
Alter Ego Film Project
2023
Dans le miroir de Maya Deren★ 7.3Moment
Dans le miroir de Maya Deren
2002
Meditation on Violence★ 5.7Moment
Meditation on Violence
1949
Divine Horsemen: The Living Gods of Haiti★ 6.1Moment
Divine Horsemen: The Living Gods of Haiti
1985
A Study in Choreography for Camera - Outtakes★ 8Moment
A Study in Choreography for Camera - Outtakes
1945

Frequent collaborators