Maya Deren

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

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Cinema16: American Short Films

2006 ⭐ 7.5

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Divine Horsemen: The Living Gods of Haiti

1993 ⭐ 6.3

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Ensemble for Somnambulists

1951 ⭐ 6.0

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The Private Life of a Cat

1946 ⭐ 7.2

Career timeline

2006

Cinema16: American Short Films Notable

2006

⭐ 7.5

2002

Maya Deren - Experimental Films

2002

1993

Divine Horsemen: The Living Gods of Haiti

1993

⭐ 6.3

1959

Season of Strangers

1959

1958

The Very Eye of Night

1958

⭐ 6.0

1951

Ensemble for Somnambulists

1951

⭐ 6.0

1949

Meditation on Violence

1949

⭐ 5.7

Medusa

1949

1946

The Private Life of a Cat Notable

1946

⭐ 7.2

Ritual in Transfigured Time

1946

⭐ 6.9

1945

A Study in Choreography for Camera

1945

⭐ 6.0

A Study in Choreography for Camera - Outtakes Notable

1945

⭐ 8.0

1944

At Land Notable

1944

⭐ 7.3

Witch's Cradle

1944

⭐ 6.7

1943

Meshes of the Afternoon Notable

1943

⭐ 7.6

Full filmography

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Cinema16: American Short Films

2006 ⭐ 7.5

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Maya Deren - Experimental Films

2002

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Divine Horsemen: The Living Gods of Haiti

1993 ⭐ 6.3

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Season of Strangers

1959

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The Very Eye of Night

1958 ⭐ 6.0

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Ensemble for Somnambulists

1951 ⭐ 6.0

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Meditation on Violence

1949 ⭐ 5.7

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Medusa

1949

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The Private Life of a Cat

1946 ⭐ 7.2

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Ritual in Transfigured Time

1946 ⭐ 6.9

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A Study in Choreography for Camera

1945 ⭐ 6.0

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A Study in Choreography for Camera - Outtakes

1945 ⭐ 8.0

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At Land

1944 ⭐ 7.3

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Witch's Cradle

1944 ⭐ 6.7

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Meshes of the Afternoon

1943 ⭐ 7.6