Invocation: Maya Deren

Invocation: Maya Deren

1986/04/24 • Released

Documentary
5.0
53m

Overview

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.

Director : Jo Ann Kaplan

Casts
Helen Mirren

Helen Mirren

Narrator

Maya Deren

Maya Deren

Herself (archive footage)

Jana Shelden

Jana Shelden

Reader

Jonas Mekas

Jonas Mekas

Himself

Stan Brakhage

Stan Brakhage

Himself

Alexander Hammid

Alexander Hammid

Himself (as Sasha Hammid)

Amos Vogel

Himself

Hella Hammid

Herself (as Hella Hammid)

Teiji Ito

Teiji Ito

Himself (archive footage)

Marcia Vogel

Herself

Joseph Campbell

Himself

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