In The Mirror of Maya Deren
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1h 40m
Directed by Martina Kudlacek | 103 mins | 2001
Using footage from Deren’s groundbreaking experimental films of the 1940s—among them Meshes of the Afternoon and At Land—and interviews with Deren’s contemporaries, Kudlacek’s film provides penetrating insights into the mind of its legendary subject that will fascinate both newcomers to her work and those who know it well.
Selected by Sarah Blakley-Cartwright.
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