Maya Deren

Maya Deren

Born 29 April 1917 in Kyiv, Ukraine

Died 13 October 1961 (aged 44)

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.

Director

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1943
Meshes of the Afternoon Director
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1944
At Land Director
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1945
A Study in Choreography for Camera Director
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1946
Ritual in Transfigured Time Director

Actor

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1943
Meshes of the Afternoon The Woman
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1944
At Land
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1946
Ritual in Transfigured Time
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2002
In the Mirror of Maya Deren Herself

Writer

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1943
Meshes of the Afternoon Writer
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1944
At Land Writer
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1958
The Very Eye of Night Writer
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1949
Meditation on Violence Writer

Editor

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1943
Meshes of the Afternoon Editor
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1958
The Very Eye of Night Editor
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2002
Maya Deren - Experimental Films Editor

Crew

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1958
The Very Eye of Night Cinematography
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1949
Meditation on Violence Cinematography
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2002
Maya Deren - Experimental Films Cinematography

Sound

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2023
Vever (For Barbara) Sound
Maya Deren, Take Zero
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2012
Maya Deren, Take Zero Music

Producer

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1946
The Private Life of a Cat Producer
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1951
Ensemble for Somnambulists Producer

Cinematographer

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1993
Divine Horsemen: The Living Gods of Haiti Director of Photography