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Invocation: Maya Deren

Plot: 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
Release Date: Thursday, April 24 1986
38 years ago
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Portrait of Helen MirrenHelen MirrenHelen Mirren was 40 in Invocation: Maya Deren as 'Narrator'.
Birthday: Thu, Jul 26 1945
Portrait of Maya DerenMaya DerenMaya Deren would have been no older than 44 in Invocation: Maya Deren as 'Herself (archive footage)'.
Birthday: Sun, Apr 29 1917 –
Fri, Oct 13 1961
Portrait of Jana SheldenJana SheldenJana Shelden was 40 in Invocation: Maya Deren as 'Reader'.
Birthday: Sun, Sep 30 1945
Portrait of Jonas MekasJonas MekasJonas Mekas was 63 in Invocation: Maya Deren as 'Himself'.
Birthday: Sun, Dec 24 1922 –
Wed, Jan 23 2019
Portrait of Stan BrakhageStan BrakhageStan Brakhage was 53 in Invocation: Maya Deren as 'Himself'.
Birthday: Sat, Jan 14 1933 –
Sun, Mar 09 2003
Portrait of Alexander HammidAlexander HammidAlexander Hammid was 78 in Invocation: Maya Deren as 'Himself (as Sasha Hammid)'.
Birthday: Tue, Dec 17 1907 –
Mon, Jul 26 2004
Portrait of Amos VogelAmos VogelAmos Vogel was >> in Invocation: Maya Deren as 'Himself'.
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Hella HammidHella HammidHella Hammid was 64 in Invocation: Maya Deren as 'Herself (as Hella Hammid)'.
Birthday: Fri, Jul 15 1921 –
Fri, May 01 1992
Portrait of Teiji ItoTeiji ItoTeiji Ito would have been no older than 47 in Invocation: Maya Deren as 'Himself (archive footage)'.
Birthday: Tue, Jan 22 1935 –
Mon, Aug 16 1982
Portrait of Marcia VogelMarcia VogelMarcia Vogel was >> in Invocation: Maya Deren as 'Herself'.
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Joseph CampbellJoseph CampbellJoseph Campbell was >> in Invocation: Maya Deren as 'Himself'.
Birthday: Unknown Birthday

Crew

Portrait of Jo Ann KaplanJo Ann KaplanJo Ann Kaplan was 41 in Invocation: Maya Deren as 'Director, Writer'
Birthday: Mon, Jan 01 1945 –
Sun, May 01 2016
Portrait of Fiz OliverFiz OliverFiz Oliver was >> in Invocation: Maya Deren as 'Producer'
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Susan ManningSusan ManningSusan Manning was >> in Invocation: Maya Deren as 'Editor'
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Adam RodgersAdam RodgersAdam Rodgers was >> in Invocation: Maya Deren as 'Cinematography'
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Mandy RoseMandy RoseMandy Rose was >> in Invocation: Maya Deren as 'Sound'
Birthday: Unknown Birthday