Also Known As: Eleonora Derenkowsky
Maya Deren
📍Born in Kyiv, Ukraine
Biography
Maya Deren (April 29, 1917 – October 13, 1961), born Eleonora Derenkowska (Ukrainian: Елеоно́ра Деренко́вська), was one of the most important American experimental filmmakers and entrepreneurial promoters of the avant-garde in the 1940s and 1950s. Deren was also a choreographer, dancer, film theorist, poet, lecturer, writer and photographer.
Known For
Meshes of the Afternoon
as The Woman
In the Mirror of Maya Deren
as Herself
Ritual in Transfigured Time
Maya Deren - Experimental Films
Maya Deren, Take Zero
as Herself
At Land
Invocation: Maya Deren
as Herself (archive footage)
Maya Deren's Sink
as Herself (archival footage)
Free Radicals: A History of Experimental Film
as Herself (archive footage)
Crew Work
📌 Quick Info
Born
April 29, 1917
Place of Birth
Kyiv, Ukraine
Department
Directing
Popularity
0.5
Also Known As
📊 Career Stats
9
Acting Roles
35
Crew Roles
9
Movies
0
TV Shows