Movie Description
Invocation: Maya Deren
(1986)Overview
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.
Featured Crew
- Director : Jo Ann Kaplan
- Producer : Fiz Oliver
- Writer : Jo Ann Kaplan
- Editor : Susan Manning
- Cast : Helen Mirren,Maya Deren,Jana Shelden,Jonas Mekas,Stan Brakhage,Alexander Hammid,Amos Vogel,Hella Hammid,Teiji Ito,Marcia Vogel,Joseph Campbell
Cast
Narrator
Herself (archive footage)
Reader
Himself
Himself
Himself (as Sasha Hammid)
Himself
Herself (as Hella Hammid)
Himself (archive footage)
Herself
Himself
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Facts
Original TitleInvocation: Maya Deren
Status Released
Release Information
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1986-04-24
Original Language
Runtime 00h 53m
Homepagehttp://www.wmm.com/filmcatalog/pages/c330.shtml
Genres
- Documentary
