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Barbara Hammer

Barbara Hammer

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Born: May 15, 1939 · Hollywood, California, USA
Died: March 16, 2019 (age 79)

Barbara Hammer was born on May 15, 1939 in Hollywood, California. She was a visual artist working primarily in film and video. She made over 80 moving image works in a career that spanned 40 years. She is considered a pioneer of queer cinema.

Known for

Dyketactics
January 1, 1974
Nitrate Kisses
September 12, 1992
A Month of Single Frames
July 14, 2019
Superdyke Meets Madame X
September 22, 1976
Women I Love
January 1, 1976
Double Strength
January 1, 1978
The Female Closet
June 6, 1998
History Lessons
June 21, 2000
Menses
January 1, 1973
Sanctus
January 1, 1990
No No Nooky T.V.
January 1, 1987
Lover Other
June 15, 2006

Behind the camera90

2023Vever (For Barbara) Director of Photography
2019A Month of Single Frames Director of Photography
2018Evidentiary Bodies Director
2015Lesbian Whale Director
2015Welcome to This House Director
2011Maya Deren's Sink Director, Writer, Editor, Director of Photography
2010Generations Director
2009A Horse Is Not a Metaphor Director, Writer
2007Fucking Different New York Director
2007

Diving Women of Jeju-do

Director, Producer, Director of Photography

2006Lover Other Writer, Producer, Editor, Camera Operator, Director

2003Our Grief Is Not a Cry for War Director

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2003Resisting Paradise Director
2002Devotion: A Film About Ogawa Productions Producer, Editor, Director
2001My Babushka: Searching Ukrainian Identities Producer, Director, Editor, Camera Operator
2000History Lessons Director, Producer, Editor, Director of Photography
1998The Female Closet Producer, Sound, Director of Photography, Director, Editor
1998Blue Film No. 6: Love Is Where You Find It Director
1995Tender Fictions Director
1995Out in South Africa Director
1993Save Sex Director
1992Nitrate Kisses Editor, Director of Photography, Director, Writer, Producer
1991Vital Signs Director
1990Sanctus Director
1990Dr. Watson's X-Rays Director
1989Still Point Director
1988Two Bad Daughters Director
1988History of the World According to a Lesbian Director
1988Endangered Director
1988Bedtime Stories Director
1988T.V. Tart Director
1987Snow Job: The Media Hysteria of AIDS Director
1987No No Nooky T.V. Director, Director of Photography, Editor
1987Place Mattes Director
1985Tourist Director
1985Hot Flash Director
1985Optic Nerve Director
1985Would You Like To Meet Your Neighbor? A New York Subway Tape Director
1984Parisian Blinds Director
1984Doll House Director
1984Pearl Diver Director
1983Audience Director, Camera Operator
1983Bent Time Director
1983Stone Circles Director
1983See What You Hear What You See Director
1983Bamboo Xerox Director
1982Pond and Waterfall Director
1981Sync Touch Director
1981Greetings from Washington, D.C. Camera Operator
1981Pools Director
1981New York Loft Director
1981Our Trip Director
1981Arequipa Director
1981Pictures 4 Barbara Director
1979Dream Age Director
1979Sappho Director
1979Available Space Director
1978Double Strength Director
1978Haircut Director
1977The Great Goddess Director
1976Multiple Orgasm Director, Writer
1976Superdyke Meets Madame X Director
1976Stress Scars & Pleasure Wrinkles Director
1976Moon Goddess Director
1976Women I Love Director
1975Superdyke Director
1975Jane Brakhage Director
1975Psychosynthesis Director
1974Sisters! Director
1974Women’s Rites or Truth is the Daughter of Time Director
1974Dyketactics Director, Writer
1973“X” Director
1973A Gay Day Director
1973Menses Director
1973I Was/I Am Director
1973Yellow Hammer Director
1970Marie and Me Director
1970Traveling Director
1970Elegy Director
1970Play or ‘Yes’, ‘Yes’, ‘Yes’ Director
1969Death of a Marriage Director
1969Aldebaran Sees Director
1969Cleansed II Director
1968Barbara Ward Will Never Die Director
1968Schizy Director
1968White Cassandra Director
1968Clay I Love You II Director
1968Contribution to Light Director
1968The Baptism Director
1955Spare the Child Writer

Acting28

2026Barbara Forever as Self (archive footage)
2023Vever (For Barbara) as (voice)
2019A Month of Single Frames as Self
2019Queer Genius
2018Beyond the Bolex as Self
2018Dykes, Camera, Action! as Self
2018Evidentiary Bodies
2018Carolee, Barbara and Gunvor
2016Film Hawk as Self
2015Masculinity/Femininity as Self
2012Barbara Hammer Lends a Hand
2010!W.A.R.: !Women Art Revolution as Self

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2010Generations
2009A Horse Is Not a Metaphor as Self
2007Diving Women of Jeju-do as Self
2003Resisting Paradise as Director
2001My Babushka: Searching Ukrainian Identities as Self
1998Women of Vision as Self
1998The Female Closet as Self
1995Tender Fictions
1992Nitrate Kisses as Interviewer / Narrator (voice)
1983Audience as Self
1981

Pictures 4 Barbara as Self

1978Double Strength

1976Superdyke Meets Madame X

1976Stress Scars & Pleasure Wrinkles

1974Dyketactics as Woman Making Love