UNITED STATES · 2000

Water for Maya

Stan Brakhage
European Art Cinema experimental film hand-painted animation Maya Deren water imagery magic realism
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Water for Maya is a hand-painted work which came into being during a film interview with Martina Kudlacek about Maya Deren. There was a sudden recognition of Maya’s intrinsic love of water and thus of all Mayan liquidity in magic conjunction, reflection, etc. Preserved by the Academy Film Archive in 2016.

Year2000
CountryUnited States
DirectorStan Brakhage
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