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  Meshes of the Afternoon

  Meshes of the Afternoon

  Directed by Maya Deren and Alexander Hammid • 1943 • United States
  Starring Maya Deren, Alexander Hammid

  Cinematic trance-maker Maya Deren and her husband Alexander Hammid launched an underground revolution with this avant-garde landmark—shot in their Hollywood home, but a world away from the co...

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  1:47:36

  Portrait of Jason

  Portrait of Jason

  Directed by Shirley Clarke • 1967 • United States
  Starring Jason Holliday

  On the night of December 2, 1966, Shirley Clarke and a tiny crew convened in her apartment at the Hotel Chelsea to make a film. For twelve straight hours, they filmed the one-and-only Jason Holliday as he spun tales, sang,...

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  13:22

  Saute ma ville

  Saute ma ville

  Directed by Chantal Akerman • 1968 • Belgium

  Directed by and starring Chantal Akerman, this short film was made when she was just eighteen.