Events - Talks & Lectures

Maya Deren: Short Films

Selected and introduced by Elinor Cleghorn

11 Nov 2011

The Space, 7pm, free

To complement the inclusion of Maya Deren’s Meshes of the Afternoon (1943-59) in Klaus Weber’s Already there!, Deren expert Elinor Cleghorn will introduce a selection of her short Surrealist films. Cleghorn has programmed the BFI’s commemoration of the 50th anniversary of Deren’s death.

During the event we will be screening the 16mm versions of Deren’s:
- At Land
- Witch's Cradle
- Ritual in Transfigured Time
- Outtakes from 'A Study in Choreography for Camera'

Listen to audio from the event here (17.3MB)