Maya Deren

Maya Deren

Born April 29, 1917 · Died October 13, 1961

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.

Filmography

Alter Ego Film ProjectMaya Deren's SinkCinema16: American Short FilmsIn the Mirror of Maya DerenDivine Horsemen: The Living Gods of HaitiThe Very Eye of NightEnsemble for SomnambulistsMeditation on ViolenceThe Private Life of a CatRitual in Transfigured TimeAt LandWitch's CradleMeshes of the Afternoon
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