{"id":290,"date":"2006-07-07T21:41:52","date_gmt":"2006-07-08T04:41:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.mutanteggplant.com\/vitro-nasu\/2006\/07\/07\/maya-deren-part-i\/"},"modified":"2020-04-29T18:48:26","modified_gmt":"2020-04-30T01:48:26","slug":"maya-deren-part-i","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mutanteggplant.com\/vitro-nasu\/2006\/07\/07\/maya-deren-part-i\/","title":{"rendered":"Maya Deren – Part I"},"content":{"rendered":"

Meshes of the Afternoon – 1943
\nhttps:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=HAD68A48Pss<\/p>\n

The film was shot in 1943 in Los Angeles by Deren’s then-husband, Alexander Hammid, a Hollywood cinematographer and filmmaker himself, and it launched Deren’s career as a staunch proponent of independent and experimental film in the New York indie scene.
\nThe 50 most important independent films<\/a>\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

The sound composed by her Japanese husband was added in 1953 (Via<\/a>)<\/p>\n

Elinka at 4 years old \"Maya<\/p>\n

Eleanor (Maya Deren) was around 14 years old when she wrote this poem after an encounter with Gandhi at his lecture in Geneva. <\/p>\n

Gandhi<\/p>\n

Small in size
\nGreat in belief
\nPoor in Clothing
\nRich in Will
\nWithered in body
\nFull with purpose
\nScarce in beauty
\nOverflowing with wisdom
\nThat is Gandhi<\/p>\n

(From The Legend of Maya Deren, a documentary biography and collected works, page 86)<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Eleanora (Maya) Deren was born in Kiev, Russia and came to USA as a child.
\nStudied in France and Geneva. B.A from NYU and Master’s from Smith College. She has been a reporter, a radio scriptwriter and a translater. Worked as a secretary to Katherine Dunham and her dance group.
\nHer earlier interest was in folkdancing and cultural expressions of diverse nationalities and races. She wrote papers as a graduate student of anthropology. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Meshes of the Afternoon – 1943 https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=HAD68A48Pss The film was shot in 1943 in Los Angeles by Deren’s then-husband, Alexander Hammid, a Hollywood cinematographer and filmmaker himself, and it launched Deren’s career as a staunch proponent of independent and experimental film in the New York indie scene. The 50 most important independent films The sound … <\/p>\n

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