Maya Deren

Instruktør, Forfatter, Skuespiller, Filmklipper, Producer, Komponist

29. april 1917 — 13. oktober 1961 (44 år)
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.

Kendt for

  • Meshes of the Afternoon
    Meshes of the Afternoon1943
  • At Land
    At Land1944
  • Ritual in Transfigured Time
    Ritual in Transfigured Time1946
  • A Study in Choreography for Camera
    A Study in Choreography for Camera1945
  • The Private Life of a Cat
    The Private Life of a Cat1946
  • The Very Eye of Night
    The Very Eye of Night1958
  • Meditation on Violence
    Meditation on Violence1949
  • Witch's Cradle
    Witch's Cradle1944
  • Divine Horsemen: The Living Gods of Haiti
    Divine Horsemen: The Living Gods of Haiti1993