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.

Feminists: What Were They Thinking?
2018
7.5/10

Cameraperson
2016
6.7/10

Heart of a Dog
2015
6.5/10

Love, Gilda
2018
7.2/10

The Cutting Edge: The Magic of Movie Editing
2004
7.0/10

In the Realms of the Unreal
2004
7.1/10

Love, Marilyn
2013
6.6/10

Halftime
2022
6.9/10

Frida
2024
6.7/10

The Red Pill
2016
7.5/10

Fuck
2006
6.4/10

Lemonade
2016
8.4/10

Life in a Day
2011
7.2/10

The Pervert's Guide to Cinema
2006
7.4/10

Visions of Light
1992
7.0/10

Jane Fonda in Five Acts
2018
7.2/10

Miss Representation
2011
6.9/10

Roman Polanski: Wanted and Desired
2008
6.3/10

20,000 Days on Earth
2014
7.0/10

Beyoncé: Life Is But a Dream
2013
8.1/10
Mirror
1975
7.959/10