The Very Eye of Night | |
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Directed by | Maya Deren |
Written by | Maya Deren |
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Cinematography | Maya Deren |
Edited by | Maya Deren |
Music by | Teiji Ito[1][2] |
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Running time | 15 minutes[1] |
Country | United States |
Language | Silent |
The Very Eye of Night is 1955 American experimental silent short film written and directed by Maya Deren, and her last completed film.[3][4] Made in collaboration with Metropolitan Opera Ballet School,[5] the film was shot in black-and-white in the 16 mm format,[6] and is projected as photographed in the negative.[7]
The Very of Eye of Night premiered in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, in 1955.[4] It later screened in New York in 1959,[4] with an added musical score by Teiji Ito.[6]