Maya Deren

Maya Deren

Born 04/29/1917
Kyjev, Russian Empire

Died 10/13/1961 (44 years old)
Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA

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Maya Deren (1917–1961), a leading personality of avant-garde film, created works characterised by introspection, spirituality, and explorations of the human body in movement. Meshes of the Afternoon (1943), co-directed with her husband, Alexander Hackenschmied, is a key American avant-garde film.

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1956

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