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Invocation: Maya Deren (1986)
Directed by Jo Ann Kaplan
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.
Length 53 minutes
Actors
Helen Mirren | Maya Deren | Alexander Hammid | Jana Shelden | Stan Brakhage | Teiji Ito | Amos Vogel | Marcia Vogel | Jonas Mekas | Joseph Campbell | Hella Heyman