Maya Deren's Sink
2011
History Documentary
Synopsis
Maya Deren's Sink, a 30 minute experimental film, is an evocative tribute to the mother of avantgarde American film. The film calls forth the spirit of one who was larger than life as recounted by those who knew her. Teiji Ito's family, Carolee Schneemann and Judith Malvina, float through the homes recalling in tiny bits and pieces words of Deren's architectural and personal interior space. Clips from Maya Deren's films are projected back into the spaces where they were originally filmed appearing on the floorboard, furniture, and in the bowl of her former sink. Fluid light projections of intimate space provide an elusive agency for a filmmaker most of us will never know as film with its imaginary nature evokes a former time and space.
Credits
Cast
Bekka Lindstrom as Maya Deren
Gail Ryan as Herself
Maya Deren as Herself (archival footage)
Tavia Ito as Herself
Crew
Barbara Hammer (Director of Photography)
Erin Harper (Director of Photography)
Teiji Ito (Music)
Stephanie Testa (Sound mixer)
Original Poster
Maya Deren's Sink - Original Poster
Related films
User Reviews

No reviews yet. Be the first to share your thoughts!