Invocation: Maya Deren (1986)

ALL 04/24/1986 (en) Documentary 53 Min
  • Release
    04/24/1986
  • Production
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  • Original title
    Invocation: Maya Deren
  • Original language
    en
  • Production Cost
  • 0.00
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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.

  1. Jo Ann Kaplan

    Director

  2. Story

  3. Susan Manning

    Editor

  4. Fiz Oliver

    Producer



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  1. Helen Mirren

    Narrator

  2. Maya Deren

    Herself (archive footage)

  3. Jana Shelden

    Reader

  4. Jonas Mekas

    Himself

  5. Stan Brakhage

    Himself

  6. Alexander Hammid

    Himself (as Sasha Hammid)

  7. Amos Vogel

    Himself

  8. Hella Heyman

    Herself (as Hella Hammid)

  9. Teiji Ito

    Himself (archive footage)

  10. Marcia Vogel

    Herself

  11. Joseph Campbell

    Himself

Full Cast & Crew

Casts : 11 , Crews : 6

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Invocation: Maya Deren (1986) 53 Min

ALL 04/24/1986 (en)
Documentary
  • Release 04/24/1986
  • Production
  • Original title Invocation: Maya Deren
  • en
  • Revenue0.00

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.

  1. Jo Ann Kaplan

    Director

  2. Story

  3. Susan Manning

    Editor

  4. Fiz Oliver

    Producer