Maya Deren, Take Zero

Maya Deren, Take Zero

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20120h 29minDocumentary MoviesEnglish
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Plot

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.

WriterN/A
DirectorJaime Ballada & Gerard Gil
ActorMaya Deren, Alexander Hammid, Cecile Starr
CountrySpain
ProductionMarcial Audiovisual SC