January 30th, 2012

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.

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Maya Deren

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Maya Deren
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Alexander Hammid

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Alexander Hammid
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Cecile Starr

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Jean Rouch

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Jean Rouch
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Jonas Mekas

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Jonas Mekas
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Graeme Ferguson

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Herbert Passin

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Robert Gardner

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