Maya Deren is a legend of avant-garde cinema. This authoritative biography of the charismatic filmmaker, poet and anthropologist features excerpts from her pioneering Meshes of the Afternoon and her unfinished documentary on Haiti, interviews with Stan Brakhage and Jonas Mekas, and recordings of her lectures. Narrated by actress Helen Mirren, this definitive documentary offers startling insights into one of the most intriguing, accomplished figures in cinema history.
Jo Ann Kaplan
Director, Writer
Helen Mirren
Narrator
Maya Deren
Herself (archive footage)
Jana Shelden
Reader
Jonas Mekas
Himself
Stan Brakhage
Himself
Alexander Hammid
Himself (as Sasha Hammid)
Amos Vogel
Himself
Hella Hammid
Herself (as Hella Hammid)
Teiji Ito
Himself (archive footage)
Directed by John Ford70%
In the Realms of the Unreal71%
Above Majestic73%
A Plastic Ocean75%
The Class of ‘9271%
Tricked: The Documentary61%
180° South72%
John Candy: I Like Me78%
Seduced and Abandoned62%
Public Speaking70%
Sherman's March67%
Lionel Messi: Destiny78%
Western Stars70%
Looking for Richard68%
Sidney70%
Elstree 197661%
Cuadecuc, vampir61%
X-Rated 2: The Greatest Adult Stars of All-Time67%
My Mom Jayne80%
Audrey71%
