In the Mirror of Maya Deren (2002) on Netflix
NR20021h 43mBiographyDocumentary
An avant-garde filmmaker of the 1940s, Maya Deren led the independent film movement of her time. Footage from her work and archival interviews with contemporaries build a portrait of her.
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Plot summary
Maya Deren, born in 1917, led the independent film movement during the 1940s, the decade in which she made her avant-garde films. The documentary sets footage from that work, among it Meshes of the Afternoon, At Land and Ritual in Transfigured Time, beside archival audio interviews and memories from contemporaries, building a portrait of the person behind the films. It draws on The Legend of Maya Deren, a biography of the filmmaker.
Cast
- Miriam Arshamas Herself
- Rita Christianias Herself
- Graeme Fergusonas Himself
- André Pierreas Himself
