Maya Deren
Directing·April 29, 1917·† October 13, 1961 — 44 years old·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.
Known For
Meshes of the Afternoon
1943·7.6
At Land
1944·7.3
A Study in Choreography for Camera
1945·6.0
Ritual in Transfigured Time
1946·6.9
The Private Life of a Cat
1946·7.2
Witch's Cradle
1944·6.7
The Very Eye of Night
1958·6.0
Meditation on Violence
1949·5.7
Ensemble for Somnambulists
1951·6.0
In the Mirror of Maya Deren
2002·7.5
Divine Horsemen: The Living Gods of Haiti
1993·6.3
Invocation: Maya Deren
1986·6.3
Filmography · 21
2024Alter Ego Film ProjectOriginal Film Writer2023Vever (For Barbara)Sound · Writer2012Maya Deren, Take ZeroHerself · Music2011Maya Deren's SinkHerself (archival footage)2006Cinema16: American Short FilmsDirector2002In the Mirror of Maya DerenHerself2002Maya Deren - Experimental FilmsCinematography · Director · Editor · Writer1993Divine Horsemen: The Living Gods of HaitiDirector · Director of Photography · Book1986Invocation: Maya DerenHerself (archive footage)1959Season of StrangersDirector1958The Very Eye of NightDirector · Editor · Cinematography · Writer1951Ensemble for SomnambulistsWriter · Director · Producer1949Meditation on ViolenceDirector · Writer · Cinematography1949MedusaDirector1946The Private Life of a CatProducer · Director1946Ritual in Transfigured TimeDirector1945A Study in Choreography for CameraDirector1945A Study in Choreography for Camera - OuttakesDirector1944At LandWriter · Director1944Witch's CradleDirector1943Meshes of the AfternoonThe Woman · Director · Editor · Writer