Maya Deren, Take Zero (2012)

Maya Deren, Take Zero (2012)

All the adventure a man can live, he lives. 2012-01-30 Spain 29 Min. PG-13
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Overview

This documentary interweaves celluloid and voice recordings by Maya Deren, and colleagues who knew her firsthand: Jean Rouch, Jonas Mekas, Alexander Hammid, Cecile Starr etc. Maya Deren (1917-1961) was an experimental filmmaker. In the 1940s and 1950s she made several influential avant-garde films, such as Meshes of the Afternoon (1943). Images from this and her other work are used in this documentary. You can also hear her voice, as well as accounts by contemporaries such as Jean Rouch and Jonas Mekas.

Cast

Maya Deren is Herself
Herself
Alexander Hammid is Himself
Himself
Cecile Starr is Herself
Herself
Jean Rouch is Himself
Himself
Jonas Mekas is Himself
Himself
Graeme Ferguson is Himself
Himself
Herbert Passin is Himself
Himself
Robert Gardner is Himself
Himself

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