
2012
This documentary interweaves films and voice recordings by Maya Deren with interviews featuring colleagues and contemporaries who worked with or knew her firsthand. Drawing on archival material and commentary from figures such as Jean Rouch and Jonas Mekas, the film traces Deren’s work and influence across experimental cinema and ethnographic thought.

Maya Deren
Herself

Alexander Hammid
Himself

Cecile Starr
Herself

Jean Rouch
Himself

Jonas Mekas
Himself

Graeme Ferguson
Himself

Herbert Passin
Himself

Robert Gardner
Himself

The Story of a Butcher Shop

Little Caughnawaga: To Brooklyn and Back

Boulevard's End

Women & the Wind

Who Is Arthur Chu?

John Ford & Monument Valley

Mona Lisa Smile

Supergirl

Backstage Bardo

Scum Manifesto

Jillian Michaels: Killer Buns & Thighs

A Boy Named Sue

Farm Electrification

Under The Tit

American Teen

Deliver Us from Evil

Crimes of Honour

Air Guitar Nation

All Screwed Up

How Good to See You Alive