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Maya Deren, Take Zero

Maya Deren, Take Zero

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📜 Overview: This documentary interweaves celluloid and voice recordings by Maya Deren, and colleagues who knew her firsthand: Jean Rouch, Jonas Mekas, Alexander Hammid, Cecile Starr etc. Maya Deren (1917-1961) was an experimental filmmaker. In the 1940s and 1950s she made several influential avant-garde films, such as Meshes of the Afternoon (1943). Images from this and her other work are used in this documentary. You can also hear her voice, as well as accounts by contemporaries such as Jean Rouch and Jonas Mekas.
🌏 Languages Available: English
📆 Date Released: 2012-01-30
⌚ Running Time: 29 mins
⭐ Vote Average: 5.0

Beloved Cast

Maya Deren original image
Herself
Maya Deren
Alexander Hammid original image
Himself
Alexander Hammid
Cecile Starr original image
Herself
Cecile Starr
Jean Rouch original image
Himself
Jean Rouch
Jonas Mekas original image
Himself
Jonas Mekas
Graeme Ferguson original image
Himself
Graeme Ferguson
Herbert Passin original image
Himself
Herbert Passin
Robert Gardner original image
Himself
Robert Gardner

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