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Maya Deren

Maya Deren

Known For Directing
Birthday Apr 29, 1917
Died Oct 13, 1961 (44)
Birthplace Kyiv, Ukraine
Popularity 0.7 (history)
Updated Aug 09, 2025 (Update)
Entry Date Apr 13, 2024
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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 theo ... rist, poet, lecturer, writer and photographer.

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The Private Life of a Cat

The Private Life of a Cat

1946

as Narrator

Meshes of the Afternoon

Meshes of the Afternoon

1943

as The Woman

Alter Ego Film Project

Alter Ego Film Project

2024

Original Film Writer

Vever (For Barbara)

Vever (For Barbara)

2023

Writer, Sound

Divine Horsemen: The Living Gods of Haiti

Divine Horsemen: The Living Gods of Haiti

1993

Book, Director of Photography

The Very Eye of Night

The Very Eye of Night

1958

Cinematography, Writer, Editor

Meditation on Violence

Meditation on Violence

1949

Cinematography, Writer

At Land

At Land

1944

Writer

Meshes of the Afternoon

Meshes of the Afternoon

1943

Writer, Editor

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