Maya Deren, Take Zero
30/01/2012
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
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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