Laura Mulvey called her the mother of the avant-garde, and indeed, many histories credit Maya Deren ... and it launched Deren's career as a staunch proponent of independent and experimental film in ...

This documentary interweaves celluloid and voice recordings by Maya Deren, and colleagues who knew her firsthand: Jean Rouch, Jonas Mekas, Alexander Hammid, Cecile Starr etc. Maya Deren (1917-1961 ...