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.
Known For
Meshes of the Afternoon
Cinema16: American Short Films
Maya Deren's Sink
At Land
In the Mirror of Maya Deren
Meditation on Violence
Witch's Cradle
Divine Horsemen: The Living Gods of Haiti
Maya Deren, Take Zero
The Private Life of a Cat
Top Movie Credits
Meshes of the Afternoon
Writer
Cinema16: American Short Films
Director
Maya Deren's Sink
Herself (archival footage)
At Land
Writer
In the Mirror of Maya Deren
Herself
Meditation on Violence
Cinematography
Witch's Cradle
Director
Maya Deren, Take Zero
Music
The Private Life of a Cat
Director