Invocation: Maya Deren

Name: Invocation: Maya Deren
Cast: Helen Mirren, Maya Deren, Jana Shelden, Jonas Mekas, Stan Brakhage

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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.

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Cast & Crew

Director: Jo Ann KaplanProducer: Fiz Oliver

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)

Amos Vogel

as Himself

Hella Hammid

as Herself (as Hella Hammid)

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