Cinema16: American Short Films
2006 · 7.5/10
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Maya Deren
Director & actor · born 29 April 1917 · Kyiv, Ukraine
Maya Deren (April 29, 1917 – October 13, 1961), born Eleonora Derenkowska (Ukrainian: Елеоно́ра Деренко́вська), was one of the most important American experimental filmmakers and entrepreneurial promoters of the avant-garde in the 1940s and 1950s. Deren was also a choreographer, dancer, film theorist, poet, lecturer, writer and photographer.
Where to start: Meshes of the Afternoon (1943).
As director 14
Maya Deren - Experimental Films
2002
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Divine Horsemen: The Living Gods of Haiti
1993 · 6.1/10
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Season of Strangers
1959
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The Very Eye of Night
1958 · 6.0/10
Popcorn Flick
Ensemble for Somnambulists
1951 · 6.0/10
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Meditation on Violence
1949 · 5.8/10
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Medusa
1949 · 4.0/10
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Ritual in Transfigured Time
1946 · 6.8/10
Popcorn Flick
A Study in Choreography for Camera
1945 · 5.9/10
Snoozefest
A Study in Choreography for Camera - Outtakes
1945 · 8.0/10
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At Land
1944 · 7.2/10
Worth the Hype
Witch's Cradle
1944 · 6.7/10
Popcorn Flick
Meshes of the Afternoon
1943 · 7.6/10
Worth the HypeAs actor 8
Maya Deren, Take Zero
Maya Deren, Take Zero
2012 · 5.0/10
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Free Radicals: A History of Experimental Film
2011 · 6.8/10
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Maya Deren's Sink
2011 · 4.5/10
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In the Mirror of Maya Deren
2002 · 7.5/10
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Invocation: Maya Deren
1986 · 6.3/10
NewRitual in Transfigured Time
1946 · 6.8/10
Popcorn FlickAt Land
1944 · 7.2/10
Worth the HypeMeshes of the Afternoon
1943 · 7.6/10
Worth the HypeFrequently asked questions
What is the best Maya Deren movie?
By viewer score, Meshes of the Afternoon (1943) at 7.6/10.
What are Maya Deren’s most popular movies?
Meshes of the Afternoon, Meshes of the Afternoon, At Land.
How many movies has Maya Deren made?
22 films on TMDB, 14 as director, 8 as actor.