Meshes of the Afternoon
Brief Synopsis
This experimental short film incorporates repeated images, slow motion, and a mysterious cloaked figure to examine an emotional experience.
Cast & Crew
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Alexander Hammid
Director
Alexander Hammid
Maya Deren
Maya Deren
Photography
Maya Deren
Producer
Maya Deren
Screenplay
Film Details
Genre
Short
Experimental
Release Date
1944
Distribution Company
British Film Institute
Technical Specs
Duration
13m
Synopsis
This experimental short film incorporates repeated images, slow motion, and a mysterious cloaked figure to examine an emotional experience.
Film Details
Genre
Short
Experimental
Release Date
1944
Distribution Company
British Film Institute
Technical Specs
Duration
13m
Articles
Meshes of the Afternoon (1943) -
Meshes of the Afternoon (1943): Ukrainian-born Maya Deren collaborated with then-husband Alexander Hammid on this symbolic study of a woman's psyche, also a significant influence on horror films such as Roman Polanski's Repulsion (1965). The camera and the protagonist (Deren herself) masterfully seem to be floating through the eerie space of the Los Angeles house in which it was filmed with a 16mm Bolex camera Deren bought with the inheritance from her late father.
Meshes of the Afternoon (1943) -
Meshes of the Afternoon (1943): Ukrainian-born Maya Deren collaborated with then-husband Alexander Hammid on this symbolic study of a woman's psyche, also a significant influence on horror films such as Roman Polanski's Repulsion (1965). The camera and the protagonist (Deren herself) masterfully seem to be floating through the eerie space of the Los Angeles house in which it was filmed with a 16mm Bolex camera Deren bought with the inheritance from her late father.
