Barbara Hammer

Directing·May 15, 1939·Hollywood, California, USA

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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.

Film	Credit
Barbara Forever2026 · Self (archive footage)	Self (archive footage)
Vever (For Barbara)2023 · (voice), Director of Photography	(voice), Director of Photography
A Month of Single Frames2019 · Self, Director of Photography	Self, Director of Photography
Queer Genius2019 · Actor	Actor
Beyond the Bolex2018 · Self	Self
Dykes, Camera, Action!2018 · Self	Self
Evidentiary Bodies2018 · Actor, Director	Actor, Director
Carolee, Barbara and Gunvor2018 · Actor	Actor
FFilm Hawk2016 · Self	Self
Lesbian Whale2015 · Director	Director
Welcome to This House2015 · Director	Director
Masculinity/Femininity2015 · Self	Self
Barbara Hammer Lends a Hand2012 · Actor	Actor
Maya Deren's Sink2011 · Director, Writer, Director of Photography	Director, Writer, Director of Photography
!W.A.R.: !Women Art Revolution2010 · Self	Self
Generations2010 · Actor, Director	Actor, Director
A Horse Is Not a Metaphor2009 · Self, Director, Writer	Self, Director, Writer
Fucking Different New York2007 · Director	Director
Diving Women of Jeju-do2007 · Self, Director, Producer, Director of Photography	Self, Director, Producer, Director of Photography
Lover Other2006 · Writer, Producer, Director	Writer, Producer, Director
Our Grief Is Not a Cry for War2003 · Director	Director
Resisting Paradise2003 · Director	Director
Devotion: A Film About Ogawa Productions2002 · Producer, Director	Producer, Director
My Babushka: Searching Ukrainian Identities2001 · Self, Director, Producer	Self, Director, Producer
History Lessons2000 · Director, Producer, Director of Photography	Director, Producer, Director of Photography
WWomen of Vision1998 · Self	Self
The Female Closet1998 · Self, Producer, Director of Photography, Director	Self, Producer, Director of Photography, Director
Blue Film No. 6: Love Is Where You Find It1998 · Director	Director
Tender Fictions1995 · Actor, Director	Actor, Director
Out in South Africa1995 · Director	Director
Save Sex1993 · Director	Director
Nitrate Kisses1992 · Interviewer / Narrator (voice), Director, Director of Photography, Producer, Writer	Interviewer / Narrator (voice), Director, Director of Photography, Producer, Writer
Vital Signs1991 · Director	Director
Sanctus1990 · Director	Director
Dr. Watson's X-Rays1990 · Director	Director
SStill Point1989 · Director	Director
History of the World According to a Lesbian1988 · Director	Director
Endangered1988 · Director	Director
Bedtime Stories1988 · Director	Director
Two Bad Daughters1988 · Director	Director
T.V. Tart1988 · Director	Director
No No Nooky T.V.1987 · Director, Director of Photography	Director, Director of Photography
Place Mattes1987 · Director	Director
Snow Job: The Media Hysteria of AIDS1986 · Director	Director
Tourist1985 · Director	Director
HHot Flash1985 · Director	Director
Optic Nerve1985 · Director	Director
Would You Like To Meet Your Neighbor? A New York Subway Tape1985 · Director	Director