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The Legend of Maya Deren: A Documentary Biography and Collected Works

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The Legend of Maya Deren is a four volume project that re-examines the life of filmmaker and ethnographer Maya Deren. Volume 1, Signatures concerns Deren's early and university life, involvement in socialist youth groups and early poetry and fiction. Chambers, part 2 ilustrates her development as a filmmaker through her first four films with documents on their production and reception. The Legend of Maya Deren is the most comprehensive work on Deren's life to date.

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"Si alguien me pellizca, yo grito, pero eso no es una canción. La distancia entre mi grito y la canción que hagas algún día, esa es toda la distancia del arte. Yo gritando soy la naturaleza, soy un aspecto de su diversidad, pero no soy arte.
Me ha llevado tantos milenios salir del lodo cósmico, del lodo primigenio, para llegar finalmente a este milagro que es el cerebro humano. Esta es la flor de toda evolución, y no usarlo, simplemente reaccionar y enaltecer esas reacciones bajo el nombre del arte, es indigno. Si realmente quieres celebrar, idea o principio, tienes que pensar, tienes que planear, tienes que ponerte completamente en el estado de devoción y no simplemente dar lo primero que se te pasa por la cabeza"
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