Maya Deren, Take Zero

Documentary, History

🎬 Critics Choice Nominee

Director Gerard Gil

Status Released

Release Date 2012-01-30

Storyline

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.