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Maya Deren, Take Zero

| 30 January 2012 (USA)

This documentary interweaves celluloid and voice recordings by Maya Deren, and colleagues who knew her firsthand: Jean Rouch, Jonas Mekas, Alexander Hammid, Cecile Starr etc. Maya Deren (1917-1961) was an experimental filmmaker. In the 1940s and 1950s she made several influential avant-garde films, such as Meshes of the Afternoon (1943). Images from this and her other work are used in this documentary. You can also hear her voice, as well as accounts by contemporaries such as Jean Rouch and Jonas Mekas.

Maya Deren, Take Zero

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Meshes of the Afternoon

Maya Deren, Take Zero

In the Mirror of Maya Deren

Meshes of the Afternoon

Maya Deren, Take Zero

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I like movies that are aware of what they are selling... without [any] greater aspirations than to make people laugh and that's it.

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Melanie Bouvet

The movie's not perfect, but it sticks the landing of its message. It was engaging - thrilling at times - and I personally thought it was a great time.