Maya Deren, Take Zero

Maya Deren, Take Zero

29 mins | Documentary, History | Jan. 30, 2012

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

29 mins | Documentary, History | Jan. 30, 2012

Maya Deren, Take Zero
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.
Producers Marcial Audiovisual SC, La Ferida Produccions
Original title Maya Deren, Take Zero
Directors Jaime Ballada, Gerard Gil
Writers

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