Maya Deren, Take Zero (2012)
Synopsis
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.
Release Date: 2012-01-30
Runtime: 29 minutes
Director: Jaime Ballada
Top Cast
- Maya Deren as Herself
- Alexander Hammid as Himself
- Cecile Starr as Herself
- Jean Rouch as Himself
- Jonas Mekas as Himself
- Graeme Ferguson as Himself
- Herbert Passin as Himself
- Robert Gardner as Himself
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