Invocation: Maya Deren

Invocation: Maya Deren

53 mins | Documentary | April 24, 1986

Maya Deren is a legend of avant-garde cinema. This authoritative biography of the charismatic filmmaker, poet and anthropologist features excerpts from her pioneering Meshes of the Afternoon and her unfinished documentary on Haiti, interviews with Stan Brakhage and Jonas Mekas, and recordings of her lectures. Narrated by actress Helen Mirren, this definitive documentary offers startling insights into one of the most intriguing, accomplished figures in cinema history.

Invocation: Maya Deren

53 mins | Documentary | April 24, 1986

Invocation: Maya Deren
Maya Deren is a legend of avant-garde cinema. This authoritative biography of the charismatic filmmaker, poet and anthropologist features excerpts from her pioneering Meshes of the Afternoon and her unfinished documentary on Haiti, interviews with Stan Brakhage and Jonas Mekas, and recordings of her lectures. Narrated by actress Helen Mirren, this definitive documentary offers startling insights into one of the most intriguing, accomplished figures in cinema history.
Producers
Original title Invocation: Maya Deren
Directors Jo Ann Kaplan
Writers Jo Ann Kaplan

Cast

Helen Mirren

as Narrator

Maya Deren

as Herself (archive footage)

Jana Shelden

as Reader

Jonas Mekas

as Himself

Stan Brakhage

as Himself

Alexander Hammid

as Himself (as Sasha Hammid)

Amos Vogel

as Himself

Hella Heyman

as Herself (as Hella Hammid)

Teiji Ito

as Himself (archive footage)

Marcia Vogel

as Herself

Joseph Campbell

as Himself