(Invocation: Maya Deren)

Content: 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.

Countries:

United Kingdom

Genres:

Documentary

Runtime:

53 minutes

Year:

1986

Directors:

Jo Ann Kaplan

Actors:

Narrator

Herself (archive footage)

Reader

Himself

Himself

Crews:

Director

Editor

Cinematography

Writer

Producer