Maya Deren
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Maya Deren was a pioneering avant-garde filmmaker and theorist known for her influential experimental films in the 1940s, such as "Meshes of the Afternoon."
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Maya Deren canonical | 5 |
| Maya Deren? (unknown) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T18222725 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Maya Deren Context triple: [Alexander Hammid, collaboratedWith, Maya Deren]
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Carolee Schneemann
Carolee Schneemann was an influential American visual artist and filmmaker known for her pioneering, body-centered performance and experimental film work that challenged conventions of sexuality, gender, and the gaze in the 1960s and beyond.
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B.
Germaine Dulac
Germaine Dulac was a pioneering French filmmaker and film theorist of the early 20th century, known for her avant-garde and feminist contributions to cinema.
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Stan Brakhage
Stan Brakhage was an influential American avant-garde filmmaker renowned for his experimental, non-narrative films that radically expanded the language of cinema.
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D.
Yvonne Rainer
Yvonne Rainer is an American choreographer, filmmaker, and writer known for her pivotal role in postmodern dance and for co-founding the influential Judson Dance Theater.
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Daria Halprin
Daria Halprin is an American actress and dancer best known for her role in the 1970 film "Zabriskie Point" and for her later work as a pioneer in expressive arts and movement therapy.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Maya Deren Target entity description: Maya Deren was a pioneering avant-garde filmmaker and theorist known for her influential experimental films in the 1940s, such as "Meshes of the Afternoon."
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A.
Carolee Schneemann
Carolee Schneemann was an influential American visual artist and filmmaker known for her pioneering, body-centered performance and experimental film work that challenged conventions of sexuality, gender, and the gaze in the 1960s and beyond.
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B.
Germaine Dulac
Germaine Dulac was a pioneering French filmmaker and film theorist of the early 20th century, known for her avant-garde and feminist contributions to cinema.
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C.
Stan Brakhage
Stan Brakhage was an influential American avant-garde filmmaker renowned for his experimental, non-narrative films that radically expanded the language of cinema.
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D.
Yvonne Rainer
Yvonne Rainer is an American choreographer, filmmaker, and writer known for her pivotal role in postmodern dance and for co-founding the influential Judson Dance Theater.
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E.
Daria Halprin
Daria Halprin is an American actress and dancer best known for her role in the 1970 film "Zabriskie Point" and for her later work as a pioneer in expressive arts and movement therapy.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Maya Deren