The Very Eye of Night

The Very Eye of Night

16mm, black and white, sound, 15 min
The Very Eye of Night is filmmaker Maya Deren's last completed film.
Rental format: 16mm

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About

The Very Eye of Night is filmmaker Maya Deren's last completed film.

It was made from 1952 to 1955 in collaboration with choreographer Antony Tudor, but it was not released until 1959 when the musical score by Teiji Ito was added. The entire film is projected as photographed in the negative. ~ David Lewis, All Movie Guide

Programs

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    Awake, But Dreaming

    A program of avant-garde dream films

    Join us at the Film-Makers' Cooperative on Friday, March 3rd, 2023, at 7pm for a program of avant-garde dream films curated by Matt McKinzie.

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    Cinedance

    A program of 16mm dance films from the FMC archive

    Join us for an evening of short dance films created between the 1940s and 1980s, curated by G. Anthony Svatek.

Films

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    Meshes of the Afternoon
    Experimental

    Meshes of the Afternoon
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    Rental formats: 16mm, Digital file
    • Philosophical
    • Personal / Diary / Journal
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    The Witch's Cradle
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    The Witch's Cradle
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    16mm, black and white, silent, 12 min
    Rental formats: 16mm, Digital file
    • Spiritual / Mystical
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    At Land
    Experimental

    At Land
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    16mm, black and white, silent, 14 min
    Rental formats: 16mm, Digital file
    • Psychology / Mental Health
    • Philosophical
    • Arts / Artists
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    A Study In Choreography For Camera

    A Study In Choreography For Camera
    Maya Deren

    16mm, black and white, sound, 3 min
    Rental format: 16mm
    • Body
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    Ritual In Transfigured Time
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    Ritual In Transfigured Time
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    16mm, black and white, silent, 15 min
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    • Philosophical
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    Meditation On Violence
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    Meditation On Violence
    Maya Deren

    16mm, black and white, sound, 13 min
    Rental format: 16mm
    • Philosophical
    • Dance
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    Dance Films
    Experimental

    Dance Films
    Maya Deren

    black and white, silent and sound, 47 min
    Rental format: DVD PAL
    • Body
    • Dance
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    Divine Horsemen: The Living Gods of Haiti
    Documentary
    Experimental

    Divine Horsemen: The Living Gods of Haiti
    Maya Deren

    16mm, black and white, sound, 54 min
    Rental format: 16mm
    • Ethnographic
    • Spiritual / Mystical
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