Maya Deren

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.
Details
Details
Date of Birth
Apr 29, 1917
Place of Birth
Kyiv, Ukraine
Date of Death
Oct 13, 1961
Age
44
Known For
Directing
Also Known As
Eleonora Derenkowsky
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Images

Movie Credits

Meshes of the Afternoon
1943
The Woman, Director, Editor, Writer
Ritual in Transfigured Time
1946
, Director
In the Mirror of Maya Deren
2002
Herself
Invocation: Maya Deren
1986
Herself (archive footage)
A Study in Choreography for Camera
1945
Director
Meditation on Violence
1949
Director, Writer, Cinematography
The Very Eye of Night
1958
Director, Editor, Cinematography, Writer
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