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
| Homepage | http://www.mayaderen.org/ |
|---|---|
| Birth Location | Kyiv, Ukraine |
| Born | 1917-04-29 |
| Died | 1961-10-13 |
Movies
Maya Deren, Take Zero
as Herself
2012
In the Mirror of Maya Deren
as Herself
2002
Invocation: Maya Deren
as Herself (archive footage)
1986
The Private Life of a Cat
as Narrator
1946
1944
Meshes of the Afternoon
as The Woman
1943
Movies
Alter Ego Film Project
Original Film Writer
2024
Vever (For Barbara)
Sound
2023
Vever (For Barbara)
Writer
2023
Maya Deren, Take Zero
Music
2012
Cinema16: American Short Films
Director
2006
2002
2002
Maya Deren - Experimental Films
Director
2002
Maya Deren - Experimental Films
Cinematography
2002
Divine Horsemen: The Living Gods of Haiti
Director of Photography
1993
1993
Season of Strangers
Director
1959
The Very Eye of Night
Editor
1958
The Very Eye of Night
Writer
1958
The Very Eye of Night
Cinematography
1958
The Very Eye of Night
Director
1958
Ensemble for Somnambulists
Writer
1951
Ensemble for Somnambulists
Director
1951
Ensemble for Somnambulists
Producer
1951
Meditation on Violence
Writer
1949
Meditation on Violence
Cinematography
1949
Meditation on Violence
Director
1949
Medusa
Director
1949
The Private Life of a Cat
Director
1946
The Private Life of a Cat
Producer
1946
Ritual in Transfigured Time
Director
1946
A Study in Choreography for Camera
Director
1945
Witch's Cradle
Director
1944
At Land
Writer
1944
At Land
Director
1944
Meshes of the Afternoon
Writer
1943
Meshes of the Afternoon
Editor
1943
Meshes of the Afternoon
Director
1943
