Maya Deren

Personal Info

Known For Directing

Known Credits 21

Gender Female

Birthday April 29, 1917

Day of Death October 13, 1961 (44 years old)

Place of Birth Kyiv, Ukraine

Also Known As

  • Eleonora Derenkowsky

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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.

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.

Directing

2006
2002
1993
1975
1959
1958
1951
1949
1949
1946
1946
1945
1944
1944
1943

Writing

2024
2023
2002
1993
1958
1951
1949
1944
1943

Acting

2012
2011
2002
2002
1986
1946
1944
1943

Crew

2002
1958
1949

Editing

2002
1958
1943

Sound

2023
2012

Production

1951
1946

Camera

1993

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