#mayaderen — Public Fediverse posts

A few pictures of Maya Deren (and Antony Tudor) on the set of one of the shoots for “The Very Eye of Night”
#LaEsoterica #WomensHistoryMonth #TheVeryEyeOfNight #MayaDeren #ballet

Our final piece is “The Very Eye of Night” (1955)(https://youtu.be/VsLdAmK_8LE?si=4YPguspF3GUvHwxi), which is one of final films that Maya Deren completed in her lifetime. It was made over the course of 3yrs in collaboration with choreographer Antony Tudor and the Metropolitan Opera Ballet School in NYC
#LaEsoterica #WomensHistoryMonth #TheVeryEyeOfNight #MayaDeren #ballet

And yes, the man in “The Witch’s Cradle” is played by Dada/Cubist/conceptual artist Marcel Duchamp
#LaEsoterica #TheWitchsCradle #MarcelDuchamp #MayaDeren

Next we have 2 shorts by Maya Deren. The first is “The Witch’s Cradle” (1943) (https://youtu.be/5iErVrOQH5U?si=A76qtdvfa2Ss5Tda) which is an unfinished film comprised of footage that was constructed together posthumously using notes that Deren had written. 
#LaEsoterica #WomensHistoryMonth #MayaDeren

ALSO, the 1991 Stan Brakhage book “Films at Wit’s End” (https://archive.org/details/filmatwitsendeig0000brak) that was my introduction to Maya Deren’s work and film studies in general when I was in high school
#LaEsoterica #WomensHistoryMonth #MayaDeren

I also 1000% recommend: “The Legend of Maya Deren, a Documentary and Collected Works, Volume 1, Part 1: Signatures (1917-1942) Available for free here (https://archive.org/details/legendofmayadere0001clar) and “…Volume 1, Part 2: Chambers” (1942-1947) by VèVè Amasasa Clark, Catrina Neiman, and Millicent Hodson, (2006) Available for free here (https://archive.org/details/legendofmayadere0001clar_w7o8)
#LaEsoterica #WomensHistoryMonth #MayaDeren

You can also check out Maya Deren’s book “Divine Horsemen: The Living Gods of Haiti” for free here (https://archive.org/details/bwb_C0-AWD-428), the 1954 corresponding film here (https://youtu.be/HqBPjpAeUuQ?si=Iqs_3Tl5X-eQhq8O) and the field recordings here (https://youtu.be/5QHEnA5u39A?si=QNKW4VgsjtuodMGi)
#LaEsoterica #WomensHistoryMonth #MayaDeren #haiti

You can hear more of Maya Deren’s insights about film at the October 1953 “Cinema 16 Symposium” here (https://youtu.be/HA-yzqykwcQ?si=mCbJjW7-NYcqn87o) or read a transcript here (https://archive.org/details/vogel_mchc83-024_f11)
#LaEsoterica #WomensHistoryMonth #MayaDeren #poetry

Maya Deren (April 29, 1917-October 13, 1961) was a Ukrainian-American pioneer of avant-garde filmmaking. She became the first female filmmaker to receive a Guggenheim grant for creative work in film.
#LaEsoterica #WomensHistoryMonth #MayaDeren

This week’s #LaEsoterica has some strobing and a good deal of imagery that may make people uncomfortable. If this isn’t for you I recommend this (https://youtu.be/LT7HSQhiomQ?si=G5SF2zWbcQrZWDGN) 2022 lecture about Maya Deren’s work through the lens of Black Art- & Dance- History
#WomensHistoryMonth #MayaDeren

In a #LaEsoterica first: We’re starting with our feature presentation: the 2001 documentary about Ukrainian-American avant-garde filmmaker and writer Maya Deren “Im Spiegel der Maya Deren”/“In the Mirror of Maya Deren” directed by Martina Kudláček (https://youtu.be/xpOkIWH3C2E?si=o5YphA409kZez3SC)
#LaEsoterica #WomensHistoryMonth #MayaDeren

Just a head’s up: #LaEsoterica will be EVERY TUESDAY in March. This is the mostly finalized plans for the month:
#WomensHistoryMonth #jazz #NewYork #MayaDeren #Linguistics

🎃 Teach with Meshes of the Afternoon for spooky season! The horror elements in this acclaimed experimental short film make it fun to teach for Halloween and all year round.

Our Mini Discussion Guide works as a bell ringer-style classroom warm-up. Or pair it with The Yellow Wallpaper by Charlotte Perkins Gilman for a full cross-media lesson. For grades 9+.

https://journeysinfilm.org/film/meshes-of-the-afternoon/

@bookstodon

#Halloween #CreativeWriting #Movies #MayaDeren #Education #Homeschooling

Happy Birthday, Maya Deren! Born on this day in 1917, the celebrated Ukrainian-born American experimental filmmaker was an important part of the avant-garde in the 1940s and 1950s. Her short film "Meshes of the Afternoon" is considered one of the most influential works in American experimental cinema. She was also a choreographer, dancer, film theorist, poet, lecturer, writer, and photographer. 1/2

#MayaDeren #MeshesOfTheAfternoon #BOTD #FilmHistory #WomenInFilm @film

@nojarama As a fan of #MayaDeren's #AtLand and #IngmarBergman's #SeventhSeal, I think this music video is one of the best I've seen in years! (And the song ain't too shabby either.)
#DepecheMode #GhostsAgain

enjoyable unfinished/liminal Maya Deren. just old enough that it makes me think about how different eras of technology might have affected concepts of spirituality. with a little selective editing you could pass this off as a retro-themed Backrooms video.

https://archive.org/details/witchs-cradle-maya-deren-m-duchamp-1943

#MayaDeren #experimentalfilm #surrealism #avantgarde #liminal #liminalhorror #backrooms

Visual Effects Society 2024 Honorees Include Brooke Breton & Four New Hall Of Famers
#BelowTheLine #News #BrookeBreton #DorothyDavenport #MayaDeren #ReidPaul #RonaldBMoore #ThadBeier #TimMcGovern #VESAwards

https://deadline.com/2024/08/ves-awards-2024-honorees-visual-effects-society-1236048165/

Our first piece is the short documentary “The Private Life of a Cat” by wife-and-husband creative team Maya Deren and Alexander Hammid (https://youtu.be/_6e1O_NtK24?si=w3azU0YqbrKo9Hw0)
#LaEsoterica #ThePrivateLifeOfACat #MayaDeren #AlexanderHammid #cats

Annie Hart shared not only a new video for Crowded Cloud https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=52ce3ipRINs
but also a special version of 10/10 Maya Deren's short film AT LAND with her own score! Just rewatched! #indie #alternative #cinema #film #MayaDeren #music
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6iJBrXzVJJk

@tuckerteague
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Was just searching for an older post with a video from me (already deleted) and found yours instead.
I was totally fascinated how timeless this film still is.
That's a thing many directors try, but fail to pull off.

This could easily be a music video from the 80s.
#MayaDeren #ExperimentalFilm

Maya Deren & Marcel Duchamp ~ Witch's Cradle, 1943.
(Evocative music added by Enric Chalaux)

An unfinished, silent experimental short film written and directed by Deren, featuring Duchamp and filmed in Peggy Guggenheim's Art of This Century gallery.

#MayaDeren #MarcelDuchamp

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XbBZqp_owiA

Projection du court métrage "Jamais vaincu.e.s", >>> ce soir 31 mai à 19h <<< à l’Espace Jemmapes, 116, quai de Jemmapes à Paris, précédée de :
- une série d'Assemblages sur transparents, "De fines guérillères"montrés pour la première fois, Denys Rohfritsch, fera une improvisation au shakuhachi (flûte japonaise) pour l’expo. Et Odyle Noro Tavel, enseignante de Kinomichi à l’hôpital Saint-Antoine sera également présente.
- et de :
- "Meditation on violence" (10’) de #mayaderen

Well, #MayaDeren was born on this day in 1917 so maybe we should all go and watch one of her films at the same time as part of a magical ritual or something?

@analgesicsleep Ritual in Transfigured Time (Maya Deren, 1946) #SilentFlickerSunday #RitualinTransfiguredTime #MayaDeren #cinema #film #movies

If you have never seen this 14 minute, #experimental silent #film by #MayaDeren, I encourage you to do so. It's strange, hard to explain, #Jungian, and beautiful in it's own way. It's considered one of the most important films in the history of #cinema and, especially, of #ExperimentalFilm. Some might think it's a little rough around the edges, and it is, but the #creativity carries it. Also, it's total budget was only $275. Amazing.

MESHES OF THE AFTERNOON (1943)
https://youtu.be/dWQcJyn981M