Meshes of the Afternoon poster

Meshes of the Afternoon

7.6(461)194314m2

A woman returning home falls asleep and has vivid dreams that may or may not be happening in reality. Through repetitive images and complete mismatching of the objective view of time and space, her dark inner desires play out on-screen.

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Status
Released
Budget
$275
Box office
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Language
No Language
  • suicide
  • dreams
  • key
  • woman director
  • short film

Top billed cast

Behind the camera

Writers

Maya Deren

Produced in

United States of America

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Release dates

  • United StatesUS

    • Theatrical1 Jan 1943
  • ChinaCN

    • PremiereFIRST International Film Festival21 Jul 2026

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Meshes of the Afternoon was released on 1 January 1943.

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    deepkino

    10/2/2026

    *Meshes of the Afternoon* stands as one of the landmark works of American avant-garde and experimental cinema, radically challenging conventional ideas of narrative, time, and cinematic space. Maya Deren and Alexander Hammid construct a dreamlike world where repetition, fragmented editing, symbolic imagery, and shifting perspectives blur the boundary between reality and the subconscious. At its core, the film explore…

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