MAYA DEREN: 'MESHES OF THE AFTERNOON' AND OTHER SHORTS WITH LIVE SCORE
- 80 minutes
MESHES OF THE AFTERNOON and other shorts (1943, 14m) dir Maya Deren.
Preceded by the short films At Land (1944, 15m), The Very Eye of Night (1955, 15m) and Ritual in Transfigured Time (1946, 15m). Meshes is one of the cornerstones of Avant-garde cinema and is ranked as the 16th best film of all time by the BFI. This shorts program, based on the celebrated work of Deren, is a collection of innovative films that delve into dream imagery and non-linear narrative. All films with live accompaniment by Ten Thousand Lakes.
Films will be played in the following order.
1. Lichtspiel Opus II and Opus III (Walter Ruttmann)
2. At Land (Maya Deren)
3. Ritual in Transfigured Time (Maya Deren)
4. The Very Eye of Night (Maya Deren)
5. Meshes of the Afternoon (Maya Deren)
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