Barbara Hammer
Biography
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.
Personal Details
Movies (50)
Vever (For Barbara)
as (voice)
2023
A Month of Single Frames
as Self
2019
Queer Genius
2019
Beyond the Bolex
as Self
2018
Dykes, Camera, Action!
as Self
2018
Evidentiary Bodies
2018
Carolee, Barbara and Gunvor
2018
Film Hawk
as Self
2016
Lesbian Whale
Director (Directing)
2015
Welcome to This House
Director (Directing)
2015
Masculinity/Femininity
as Self
2015
Barbara Hammer Lends a Hand
2012
Maya Deren's Sink
Director (Directing)
2011
!W.A.R.: !Women Art Revolution
as Self
2010
Generations
2010
A Horse Is Not a Metaphor
as Self
2009
Fucking Different New York
Director (Directing)
2007
Diving Women of Jeju-do
as Self
2007
Lover Other
Writer (Writing)
2006
Our Grief Is Not a Cry for War
Director (Directing)
2003
Resisting Paradise
as Director
2003
Devotion: A Film About Ogawa Productions
Producer (Production)
2002
My Babushka: Searching Ukrainian Identities
as Self
2001
History Lessons
Director (Directing)
2000
Women of Vision
as Self
1998
The Female Closet
as Self
1998
Blue Film No. 6: Love Is Where You Find It
Director (Directing)
1998
Tender Fictions
1995
Out in South Africa
Director (Directing)
1995
Save Sex
Director (Directing)
1993
Nitrate Kisses
as Interviewer / Narrator (voice)
1992
Vital Signs
Director (Directing)
1991
Sanctus
Director (Directing)
1990
Dr. Watson's X-Rays
Director (Directing)
1990
Still Point
Director (Directing)
1989
History of the World According to a Lesbian
Director (Directing)
1988
Endangered
Director (Directing)
1988
Bedtime Stories
Director (Directing)
1988
Two Bad Daughters
Director (Directing)
1988
T.V. Tart
Director (Directing)
1988
No No Nooky T.V.
Director (Directing)
1987
Place Mattes
Director (Directing)
1987
Snow Job: The Media Hysteria of AIDS
Director (Directing)
1986
Tourist
Director (Directing)
1985
Hot Flash
Director (Directing)
1985
Optic Nerve
Director (Directing)
1985
Would You Like To Meet Your Neighbor? A New York Subway Tape
Director (Directing)
1985
Parisian Blinds
Director (Directing)
1984
Doll House
Director (Directing)
1984
Pearl Diver
Director (Directing)
1984