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Personal Info

Gender

Female

Birthday

1939-05-15 (85 years old)

Place of Birth

Hollywood, California, USA

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.

Known For

Acting

2023

2019

2018

2016

Film Hawk as Self

2015

2012

2010

2009

2007

2003

Resisting Paradise as Director

2001

1998

1995

1992

Nitrate Kisses as Interviewer / Narrator (voice)

1982

Audience as Self

1981

1978

1976

1974

Dyketactics as Woman Making Love

1973

Directing

2018

Evidentiary Bodies as Director

2015

Lesbian Whale as Director

2011

Maya Deren's Sink as Director

2010

Generations as Director

2006

Lover Other as Director

2000

History Lessons as Director

1995

Tender Fictions as Director

1993

Save Sex as Director

1992

Nitrate Kisses as Director

1991

Vital Signs as Director

1990

Sanctus as Director

1989

Still Point as Director

1988

Endangered as Director
Bedtime Stories as Director
Two Bad Daughters as Director
T.V. Tart as Director

1987

No No Nooky T.V. as Director
Place Mattes as Director

1984

Parisian Blinds as Director
Doll House as Director

1983

Stone Circles as Director
Bent Time as Director
Bamboo Xerox as Director

1982

Pond and Waterfall as Director
Audience as Director

1981

New York Loft as Director
Pools as Director
Arequipa as Director
Sync Touch as Director
Our Trip as Director
Pictures 4 Barbara as Director

1979

Dream Age as Director
Sappho as Director
Available Space as Director

1978

Double Strength as Director
Haircut as Director

1977

The Great Goddess as Director

1976

Women I Love as Director
Multiple Orgasm as Director
Moon Goddess as Director

1975

Superdyke as Director
Jane Brakhage as Director
Psychosynthesis as Director

1973

Menses as Director
Sisters! as Director
I Was/I Am as Director
A Gay Day as Director
Yellow Hammer as Director
“X” as Director

1970

Elegy as Director
Marie and Me as Director
Traveling as Director

1969

Aldebaran Sees as Director
Cleansed II as Director

1968

Schizy as Director
Clay I Love You II as Director
White Cassandra as Director
The Baptism as Director

Camera

2023

Vever (For Barbara) as Director of Photography

2019

A Month of Single Frames as Director of Photography

2011

Maya Deren's Sink as Director of Photography

2007

Diving Women of Jeju-do as Director of Photography

2006

Lover Other as Camera Operator

2000

History Lessons as Director of Photography

1998

The Female Closet as Director of Photography

1992

Nitrate Kisses as Director of Photography

1987

No No Nooky T.V. as Director of Photography

1981

Production

2007

2006

Lover Other as Producer

2000

History Lessons as Producer

1998

The Female Closet as Producer

1992

Nitrate Kisses as Producer

Editing

2011

2006

Lover Other as Editor

2000

History Lessons as Editor

1998

1992

Nitrate Kisses as Editor

1987

Writing

2011

2006

Lover Other as Writer

1992

Nitrate Kisses as Writer

1976

Multiple Orgasm as Writer

1974

Dyketactics as Writer

1955

Spare the Child as Writer

Sound

1998