Cinematic visionary Maya Deren is the focus of this celebratory documentary examining her groundbreaking films. Through excerpts from such mesmerizing masterpieces as "Meshes of the Afternoon," "Ritual in Transfigured Time," and "At Land," as well asarchival footage and interviews with contemporaries Stan Brakhage, Jonas Mekas and others, Deren's creative beauty is remembered. 103 min. Standard; Soundtrack: English; Subtitles: English; bonus footage; bonus shorts "Ensemble for Somnambulists" (1951), "Water for Maya" (2000); filmography.
Cinematic visionary Maya Deren is the focus of this celebratory documentary examining her groundbreaking films. Through excerpts from such mesmerizing masterpieces as "Meshes of the Afternoon," "Ritual in Transfigured Time," and "At Land," as well asarchival footage and interviews with contemporaries Stan Brakhage, Jonas Mekas and others, Deren's creative beauty is remembered. 103 min. Standard; Soundtrack: English; Subtitles: English; bonus footage; bonus shorts "Ensemble for Somnambulists" (1951), "Water for Maya" (2000); filmography.
