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Invocation: Maya Deren
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Invocation: Maya Deren 1986 Directed by Jo Ann Kaplan

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.

Production Country United Kingdom
Language English
Gnere Documentary
Release Date 24 April 1986
53 mins
Cast
Helen Mirren
Helen Mirren Narrator
Maya Deren
Maya Deren Herself (archive footage)
Jana Shelden
Jana Shelden Reader
Jonas Mekas
Jonas Mekas Himself
Stan Brakhage
Stan Brakhage Himself
Alexander Hammid
Alexander Hammid Himself (as Sasha Hammid)
Amos Vogel
Amos Vogel Himself
Hella Hammid
Hella Hammid Herself (as Hella Hammid)
Teiji Ito
Teiji Ito Himself (archive footage)
Marcia Vogel
Marcia Vogel Herself
Joseph Campbell
Joseph Campbell Himself
Crew
Director
Jo Ann Kaplan
Jo Ann Kaplan
Writer
Jo Ann Kaplan
Jo Ann Kaplan
Producer
Fiz Oliver
Fiz Oliver
Editor
Susan Manning
Susan Manning
Sound
Mandy Rose
Mandy Rose