Maya Deren, Take Zero
Maya Deren, Take Zero

Maya Deren, Take Zero

January 30, 2012 | 29 min

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.

Genres

Documentary History

Cast

Naomi Scott

Cecile Starr

Naomi Scott

Herbert Passin

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