Meshes of the Afternoon

Meshes of the Afternoon
Deren in Meshes of the Afternoon
Directed by
Written byMaya Deren
Produced byMaya Deren
Starring
  • Maya Deren
  • Alexandr Hackenschmied
CinematographyAlexandr Hackenschmied
Edited byMaya Deren
Music byTeiji Ito
Release date
  • 1943 (1943)
Running time
14 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageNone (silent)
Budget$275

Meshes of the Afternoon is a 1943 American experimental silent short film directed by and starring married couple Maya Deren and Alexandr Hackenschmied. Deren also wrote, produced, and edited it, whilst Hackenschmied served as cinematographer.

The film was selected for preservation in the United States National Film Registry by the Library of Congress in 1990 for its cultural and historical significance. It is in the public domain in the U.S. because it was published between 1928 and 1977 without a copyright notice.