“Deren acted the role of cinematic Prometheus, stealing the fire of the Hollywood gods for those whom the gods refused to recognize.”. This is an excerpt from "Maya Deren by Wendy Haslem".

If you became interested in Maya Deren, this article would be the perfect starting point. It gives an introduction on herself and her films.

This article was published in "Senses of Cinema - an online film journal devoted to the serious and eclectic discussion of cinema". The same journal published some more articles on her:

Maya Deren, Dance, and Gestural Encounters in Ritual in Transfigured Time

and she is also mentioned in:

Lady, Beware:Paths Through the Female Gothic

Senses of Cinema became one of my new favourite webpages, while I was looking for mor information on Maya Derren. On this webpage there is so much more to read. There are lots of more articles on other experimentel film makers, for example Stan Brakhage (also a personal friend of Maya Deren).

Stan Brakhage: A Short Introduction and
A Remembrance for Stan Brakhage

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