Ritual in Transfigured Time

A film by Maya Deren

  • 1946
  • 15 min (approx.)
  • 16mm, black and white
A still from Ritual in Transfigured Time.

A party turns into a dance, and a dance into a pursuit. Deren uses freeze frames and slow motion to make social ritual look like choreography.

Where to find it More from Maya Deren

Filed under Screendance and Trance film

Where to find it

Rented to cinemas, schools and film societies.

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