Maya Deren, Take Zero

Maya Deren, Take Zero

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2012-01-30

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.

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Maya Deren, Take Zero

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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.

Released

2012-01-30

Runtime

29

Director

Jaime Ballada

Budget

$0

Revenue

$0

Genres

Documentary

History

Language

English

Production

Marcial Audiovisual SC

La Ferida Produccions

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    Maya Deren

    Maya Deren
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    Alexander Hammid

    Alexander Hammid
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    Cecile Starr

    Cecile Starr
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    Jean Rouch

    Jean Rouch
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    Jonas Mekas

    Jonas Mekas
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    Graeme Ferguson

    Graeme Ferguson
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    Herbert Passin

    Herbert Passin
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    Robert Gardner

    Robert Gardner