Invocation: Maya Deren
movie
Released April 24, 1986
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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.
Cast
Helen Mirren
as
Narrator
Maya Deren
as
Herself (archive footage)
Jana Shelden
as
Reader
Jonas Mekas
as
Himself
Stan Brakhage
as
Himself
Alexander Hammid
as
Himself (as Sasha Hammid)
- no image
Amos Vogel
as
Himself
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Hella Hammid
as
Herself (as Hella Hammid)
Teiji Ito
as
Himself (archive footage)
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Marcia Vogel
as
Herself
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Joseph Campbell
as
Himself
