This documentary interweaves films and voice recordings by Maya Deren with interviews featuring colleagues and contemporaries who worked with or knew her firsthand. Drawing on archival material and commentary from figures such as Jean Rouch and Jonas Mekas, the film traces Deren’s work and influence across experimental cinema and ethnographic thought.
- Status
- Released
- Production
- Marcial Audiovisual SC, La Ferida Produccions
Keywords
- dreams
- feminism
- symbolism
- surrealism
- feminist
- documentary filmmaking
- woman director
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Top Cast
Maya Deren as Herself
Alexander Hammid as Himself
Cecile Starr as Herself
Jean Rouch as Himself
Jonas Mekas as Himself
Graeme Ferguson as Himself
Herbert Passin as Himself
Robert Gardner as Himself
Top Crew
Jaime Ballada · Director
Gerard Gil · Director
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