Biography
Maya Deren (April 29, 1917 – October 13, 1961), born Eleonora Derenkowska (Ukrainian: Елеоно́ра Деренко́вська), was one of the most important American experimental filmmakers and entrepreneurial promoters of the avant-garde in the 1940s and 1950s. Deren was also a choreographer, dancer, film theorist, poet, lecturer, writer and photographer.
Filmography
all 20
Movies 20
Director 9
Writer 3
self 3
Producer 1
Original Film Writer
Alter Ego Film Project (2024)
Movie
Director / Editor / Writer / Cinematography
Maya Deren - Experimental Films (2002)
Movie
Director
Medusa (1949)
Movie
Narrator / Producer / Director
The Private Life of a Cat (1946)
Movie
6.8
Actress
At Land (1944)
Movie
Director
Witch's Cradle (1944)
Movie
The Woman
Meshes of the Afternoon (1943)
Movie
7
Gallery
Information
Known ForDirecting
GenderFemale
Birthday1917-04-29
Deathday1961-10-13 (44 years old)
Birth PlaceKyiv, Ukraine
RelationshipsAlexandr Hackenschmied (1942-01-01 - 1947-01-01), Teiji Ito (1960-01-01 - 1961-01-01)
CitizenshipsUkrainian People's Republic, Russian Republic, Russian Empire, United States of America
Also Known AsEleonora Derenkowsky
AwardsGuggenheim Fellowship
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