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.
Status: Released
Released Date: 2012-01-30
Runtime: 29 mins
Director: Gerard Gil, Jaime Ballada
Spoken language: English
Genres: Documentary, History
Original title: Maya Deren, Take Zero
Production Companies: Marcial Audiovisual SC, La Ferida Produccions
Production Countries: Spain
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