Maya Deren on 16mm

229 East 9th Avenue,Homestead PA 15120

21 April, 2023

Description

We celebrate legendary experimental filmmaker Maya Deren's 106th birthday (approximately) by presenting her movies on her format of choice: 16mm film. Featured is her landmark first film, Meshes of the Afternoon (co-directed with Alexander Hammid), which has recently moved further up the Sight & Sound once-in-a-decade list of all-time greatest films, to number sixteen. Also included are other Deren dreams: At Land, A Study in Choreography for Camera, shot-in-Pittsburgh outtakes from Ritual in Transfigured Time...plus a mystery film! Doors open at 7:30. Movies start at 8:00. We'll cut the cake afterwards! BYOB Accessibility note: The street-level entrance to the screening space has a two inch lip at the door, which we'll be very glad to assist with. Stairs are not required. Details and contact info will be emailed to registrants.