In the Mirror of Maya Deren

Im Spiegel der Maya Deren

Austria, Germany, Switzerland, Czech Republic

2002

103 Min

Color, Black and White

1.85:1

English, French

Currently 4.1/5 Stars.
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PROD Johannes Holzhausen, Johannes Rosenberger, Constantin Wulff

CAST Maya Deren, Miriam Arsham, Stan Brakhage, Chao Li Chi, Rita Christiani, Alexander Hammid, Jonas Mekas, Judith Malina, Amos Vogel

SOUND Carl Fuermann, Jan McLaughlin

Rotterdam (Main Programme), Karlovy Vary (Documentary Competition), London, Stockholm (Competition)

Synopsis

Using footage from filmmaker Maya Deren’s avant-garde films of the 1940s, including the seminal Meshes of the Afternoon (1942), At Land (1943), and Ritual in Transfigured Time (1948); archival audio interviews and observances from contemporaries such as Stan Brakhage, Amos Vogel, and Jonas Mekas, the documentary provides a glimpse into the mind and life of this groundbreaking and influential artist. —IMDb