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
Witch's Cradle
Meshes of the Afternoon
Cinema16: American Short Films
Maya Deren's Sink
In the Mirror of Maya Deren
Meditation on Violence
Alter Ego Film Project
Ritual in Transfigured Time
Divine Horsemen: The Living Gods of Haiti
Invocation: Maya Deren
Top Movie Credits
Witch's Cradle
Director
Meshes of the Afternoon
Writer
Cinema16: American Short Films
Director
Maya Deren's Sink
Herself (archival footage)
In the Mirror of Maya Deren
Herself
Meditation on Violence
Cinematography
Alter Ego Film Project
Original Film Writer
Ritual in Transfigured Time
Director
Invocation: Maya Deren
Herself (archive footage)