
Directing
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.
Movies & TV Credits
Meshes of the AfternoonMovie · The Woman
Ensemble for SomnambulistsMovie · Writer
Alter Ego Film ProjectMovie · Original Film Writer
Free Radicals: A History of Experimental FilmMovie · Herself (archive footage)
Maya Deren's SinkMovie · Herself (archival footage)
In the Mirror of Maya DerenMovie · Herself
Cinema16: American Short FilmsMovie · Director
Ritual in Transfigured TimeMovie ·
The Very Eye of NightMovie · Director
Meditation on ViolenceMovie · Director
Invocation: Maya DerenMovie · Herself (archive footage)
Divine Horsemen: The Living Gods of HaitiMovie · Director
Witch's CradleMovie · Director
A Study in Choreography for CameraMovie · Director
At LandMovie ·
The Private Life of a CatMovie · Producer
Vever (For Barbara)Movie · Sound
Maya Deren - Experimental FilmsMovie ·
A Study in Choreography for Camera - OuttakesMovie · Director
Season of StrangersMovie · Director
MedusaMovie · Director