Maya Deren
Born: 1917-04-29
Birthplace: Kyiv, Ukraine
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
Cinema16: American Short Films
Alter Ego Film Project
Ritual in Transfigured Time
At Land
Witch's Cradle
In the Mirror of Maya Deren
Free Radicals: A History of Experimental Film
Meditation on Violence
The Very Eye of Night
Top Movie Credits
Meshes of the Afternoon
Writer
Cinema16: American Short Films
Director
Alter Ego Film Project
Original Film Writer
Ritual in Transfigured Time
Director
At Land
Director
Witch's Cradle
Director
In the Mirror of Maya Deren
Herself
Free Radicals: A History of Experimental Film
Herself (archive footage)
Meditation on Violence
Cinematography
The Very Eye of Night
Writer