Movie Description

Maya Deren's Sink

(2011)

Overview

Maya Deren's Sink, a 30 minute experimental film, is an evocative tribute to the mother of avantgarde American film. The film calls forth the spirit of one who was larger than life as recounted by those who knew her. Teiji Ito's family, Carolee Schneemann and Judith Malvina, float through the homes recalling in tiny bits and pieces words of Deren's architectural and personal interior space. Clips from Maya Deren's films are projected back into the spaces where they were originally filmed appearing on the floorboard, furniture, and in the bowl of her former sink. Fluid light projections of intimate space provide an elusive agency for a filmmaker most of us will never know as film with its imaginary nature evokes a former time and space.

Cast

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Facts

Original TitleMaya Deren's Sink

Status Released

Release Information

  • 2011-01-05

Original LanguageEnglish

Runtime 00h 30m

Homepagehttp://barbarahammer.com/films/maya-derens-sink/

Production CompaniesNew York State Council on the Arts

Genres

  • History
  • Documentary