This film was selected for preservation in the National Film Registry by the Library of Congress in 1990 due to its cultural and historical significance.
Meshes of the Afternoon (1943) included among the "1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die," edited by Steven Schneider.
In a BluRay commentary by film curator Thomas Beard, he states that the budget for the film was $260 (The equivalent of around $4,570 in 2023).
Directorial, acting and writing film debut for Maya Deren. Her husband Alexander Hammid had been editing, filming and directing films since about 1930.
Meshes of the Afternoon (1943) won the Grand Prix International for Avant-garde Films at the 1947 Cannes Film Festival.