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10 Best Movies Like Maya Deren's Sink

If you loved Maya Deren's Sink, we've curated the perfect watchlist for you based on shared genres, themes, and directorial style.

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#1
Heart of a Dog

Heart of a Dog

2015★ 6.5

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Maya Deren's Sink for fans of Documentary. It captures a similar compelling atmosphere.

Lyrical and powerfully personal essay film that reflects on the deaths of her husband Lou Reed, her mother, her beloved dog, and such diverse subjects as family memories, surveilla...

#2
To Be Takei

To Be Takei

2014★ 7.2

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Maya Deren's Sink for fans of Documentary. It captures a similar compelling atmosphere.

Over seven decades, actor and activist George Takei journeyed from a World War II internment camp to the helm of the Starship Enterprise, and then to the daily news feeds of five m...

#3
The Cutting Edge: The Magic of Movie Editing

The Cutting Edge: The Magic of Movie Editing

2004★ 7.0

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Maya Deren's Sink for fans of History & Documentary. It captures a similar compelling atmosphere.

Documentary about the art of film editing. Clips are shown from many groundbreaking films with innovative editing styles....

#4
Love, Gilda

Love, Gilda

2018★ 7.2

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Maya Deren's Sink for fans of Documentary. It captures a similar compelling atmosphere.

Diaries, audiotapes, videotapes and testimonials from friends and colleagues offer insight into the life and career of Gilda Radner -- the beloved comic and actress who became an i...

#5
In the Realms of the Unreal

In the Realms of the Unreal

2004★ 7.1

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Maya Deren's Sink for fans of Documentary. It captures a similar compelling atmosphere.

In the Realms of the Unreal is a documentary about the reclusive Chicago-based artist Henry Darger. Henry Darger was so reclusive that when he died his neighbors were surprised to ...

#6
Cameraperson

Cameraperson

2016★ 6.7

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Maya Deren's Sink for fans of Documentary. It captures a similar compelling atmosphere.

As a visually radical memoir, CAMERAPERSON draws on the remarkable footage that filmmaker Kirsten Johnson has shot and reframes it in ways that illuminate moments and situations th...

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