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Maya Deren (1917–1961)

Director | Writer | Cinematographer

Maya Deren came to the USA in 1922 as Eleanora Derenkowsky. Together with her father, a psychiatrist, and her mother, an artist, she fled the pogroms against Russian Jews. She studied journalism and political science in at Syracuse University in New York, finishing her BA at NYU in June 1936 and then received her MA in English literature from Smith in 1939... See full bio »

Born:

Eleanora Derenkovskaya
in Kiev, Russia [now Ukraine]

Died:

(age 44) in Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA
from Cinema16: American Short Films (DVD)
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2006 Cinema16: American Short Films (video)
 
1985 Divine Horsemen: The Living Gods of Haiti (documentary) (original footage)
 
1958 The Very Eye of Night (short)
 
1951 Ensemble for Somnambulists (short)
 
1948 Meditation on Violence (short)
 
1946 Ritual in Transfigured Time (short)
 
1945 A Study in Choreography for Camera (short)
 
1944 At Land (short)
 
1944 Witch's Cradle (short)
 
1943 Meshes of the Afternoon (short)
 
Show ShowWriter (7 titles)
1985 Divine Horsemen: The Living Gods of Haiti (documentary) (book)
 
1961 Maeva
 
1958 The Very Eye of Night (short) (writer)
 
1951 Ensemble for Somnambulists (short)
 
1948 Meditation on Violence (short) (writer)
 
1944 At Land (short)
 
1943 Meshes of the Afternoon (short) (writer)
 
Show ShowCinematographer (3 titles)
1985 Divine Horsemen: The Living Gods of Haiti (documentary) (original footage)
 
1958 The Very Eye of Night (short)
 
1948 Meditation on Violence (short)
 
Show ShowActress (3 titles)
1946 Ritual in Transfigured Time (short)
 
1944 At Land (short)
 
1943 Meshes of the Afternoon (short)
The Woman
 
Show ShowEditor (2 titles)
1958 The Very Eye of Night (short)
 
1943 Meshes of the Afternoon (short)
 
Show ShowProducer (1 title)
1951 Ensemble for Somnambulists (short) (producer)
 
Show ShowMiscellaneous Crew (1 title)
1951 Ensemble for Somnambulists (short) (choreographer)
 
Show ShowThanks (2 titles)
2013 Julie's Smile (dedicatee)
 
2011 Reminiscences of Yearning (dedicatee)
 
Show ShowArchive Footage (2 titles)
2002 In the Mirror of Maya Deren (documentary)
Herself
 
1987 Invocation: Maya Deren (documentary)
Herself (voice)
 

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Divine Horsemen: The Living Gods of Haiti -- Trailer for this documentary
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Personal Details

Other Works:

(1953) Book: "Diving Horsemen: The Living Gods of Haiti". It is considered one of the most useful books on Haitian voodoo. See more »

Publicity Listings:

2 Biographical Movies  | 7 Print Biographies  | See more »
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Did You Know?

Personal Quote:

Art actually is based on the notion that if you would really celebrate an idea or a principle, you must think, you must plan, you must put yourself completely in the state of devotion, and not simply give the first thing that comes to your head. See more »

Trivia:

In 1986, the American Film Institute created the Maya Deren Award to honor independent film and video artists. See more »

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