Movie: Maya Deren, Take Zero

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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
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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.

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    2012-01-30

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