Invocation: Maya Deren (1986)
1986 · 0h 53m · Documentary
Genres: Documentary
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…
Director: Jo Ann Kaplan
Writers: Jo Ann Kaplan
Cinematography: Adam Rodgers
Editor: Susan Manning
Cast
Helen Mirren as NarratorMaya Deren as Herself (archive footage)Jana Shelden as ReaderJonas Mekas as HimselfStan Brakhage as HimselfAlexander Hammid as Himself (as Sasha Hammid)Amos Vogel as HimselfHella Hammid as Herself (as Hella Hammid)Teiji Ito as Himself (archive footage)Marcia Vogel as HerselfJoseph Campbell as HimselfMore like this
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