Maya Deren
Known For
Directing
Gender
Female
Birthday
Apr 29, 1917 (109 years old)
Place of Birth
Kyiv, Ukraine
Biography
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
| 2012 | Maya Deren, Take ZeroHerself | |
| 2011 | Maya Deren's SinkHerself (archival footage) | |
| 2002 | In the Mirror of Maya DerenHerself | |
| 2002 | Maya Deren - Experimental Films | |
| 1986 | Invocation: Maya DerenHerself (archive footage) | |
| 1946 | Ritual in Transfigured Time | |
| 1944 | At Land | |
| 1943 | Meshes of the AfternoonThe Woman |
| 1951 | Ensemble for SomnambulistsProducer | |
| 1946 | The Private Life of a CatProducer |
| 2006 | Cinema16: American Short FilmsDirector | |
| 2002 | Maya Deren - Experimental FilmsDirector | |
| 1993 | Divine Horsemen: The Living Gods of HaitiDirector | |
| 1959 | Season of StrangersDirector | |
| 1958 | The Very Eye of NightDirector | |
| 1951 | Ensemble for SomnambulistsDirector | |
| 1949 | Meditation on ViolenceDirector | |
| 1949 | MedusaDirector | |
| 1946 | Ritual in Transfigured TimeDirector | |
| 1946 | The Private Life of a CatDirector | |
| 1945 | A Study in Choreography for CameraDirector | |
| 1945 | A Study in Choreography for Camera - OuttakesDirector | |
| 1944 | At LandDirector | |
| 1944 | Witch's CradleDirector | |
| 1943 | Meshes of the AfternoonDirector |
| 2024 | Alter Ego Film ProjectOriginal Film Writer | |
| 2023 | Vever (For Barbara)Writer | |
| 2002 | Maya Deren - Experimental FilmsWriter | |
| 1993 | Divine Horsemen: The Living Gods of HaitiBook | |
| 1958 | The Very Eye of NightWriter | |
| 1951 | Ensemble for SomnambulistsWriter | |
| 1949 | Meditation on ViolenceWriter | |
| 1944 | At LandWriter | |
| 1943 | Meshes of the AfternoonWriter |
| 2002 | Maya Deren - Experimental FilmsCinematography | |
| 1958 | The Very Eye of NightCinematography | |
| 1949 | Meditation on ViolenceCinematography |