Voice and Auteur

For this week I chose to watch multiple films by Maya Deren. Maya is actually one of my favorite cinematographers, and I am more than thankful for being exposed to her work. The biggest theme of Maya Deren's movies is curiocity. She asks the question of what is real and what is a dream. She uses the art of repetition to reveal new truths within a storyline. She often stars in her films herself yet beautifully constructs a narrative that goes outside of her centralized being. Maya was always willing to explore more techniques when it comes to editing, subject, and metaphor, which is reflected both within her film and her personality.