Barbara Hammer

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Barbara Hammer

Directing May 15, 1939

Hollywood, California, USA

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…

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Nitrate Kisses

Nitrate Kisses

5.0 1992 Movie
!W.A.R.: !Women Art Revolution

!W.A.R.: !Women Art Revolution

4.3 2010 Movie
Barbara Forever

Barbara Forever

2026 Movie
Double Strength

Double Strength

5.3 1978 Movie
A Month of Single Frames

A Month of Single Frames

6.7 2019 Movie
Women I Love

Women I Love

5.0 1976 Movie
The Female Closet

The Female Closet

4.3 1998 Movie
Superdyke Meets Madame X

Superdyke Meets Madame X

6.2 1976 Movie
Maya Deren's Sink

Maya Deren's Sink

4.5 2011 Movie
No No Nooky T.V.

No No Nooky T.V.

6.8 1987 Movie
Sanctus

Sanctus

6.2 1990 Movie
Fucking Different New York

Fucking Different New York

1.3 2007 Movie

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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.

Filmography

Movies and shows, newest first

  1. 2026
    Barbara Forever

    Movie Self (archive footage)

  2. 2023
    Vever (For Barbara)

    Movie (voice)

  3. 2019
    A Month of Single Frames

    Movie Self

  4. 2019
    Queer Genius

    Movie

  5. 2018
    Beyond the Bolex

    Movie Self

  6. 2018
    Dykes, Camera, Action!

    Movie Self

  7. 2018
    Evidentiary Bodies

    Movie

  8. 2018
    Carolee, Barbara and Gunvor

    Movie

  9. 2016
    Film Hawk

    Movie Self

  10. 2015
    Lesbian Whale

    Movie Director

  11. 2015
    Welcome to This House

    Movie Director

  12. 2015
    Masculinity/Femininity

    Movie Self

  13. 2012
    Barbara Hammer Lends a Hand

    Movie

  14. 2011
    Maya Deren's Sink

    Movie Director

  15. 2010
    !W.A.R.: !Women Art Revolution

    Movie Self

  16. 2010
    Generations

    Movie

More credits
  1. 2009
    A Horse Is Not a Metaphor

    Movie Self

  2. 2007
    Fucking Different New York

    Movie Director

  3. 2007
    Diving Women of Jeju-do

    Movie Self

  4. 2006
    Lover Other

    Movie Writer

  5. 2003
    Our Grief Is Not a Cry for War

    Movie Director

  6. 2003
    Resisting Paradise

    Movie Director

  7. 2002
    Devotion: A Film About Ogawa Productions

    Movie Producer

  8. 2001
    My Babushka: Searching Ukrainian Identities

    Movie Self

  9. 2000
    History Lessons

    Movie Director

  10. 1998
    Women of Vision

    Movie Self

  11. 1998
    The Female Closet

    Movie Self

  12. 1998
    Blue Film No. 6: Love Is Where You Find It

    Movie Director

  13. 1995
    Tender Fictions

    Movie

  14. 1995
    Out in South Africa

    Movie Director

  15. 1993
    Save Sex

    Movie Director

  16. 1992
    Nitrate Kisses

    Movie Interviewer / Narrator (voice)

  17. 1991
    Vital Signs

    Movie Director

  18. 1990
    Sanctus

    Movie Director

  19. 1990
    Dr. Watson's X-Rays

    Movie Director

  20. 1989
    Still Point

    Movie Director

  21. 1988
    History of the World According to a Lesbian

    Movie Director

  22. 1988
    Two Bad Daughters

    Movie Director

  23. 1988
    Endangered

    Movie Director

  24. 1988
    T.V. Tart

    Movie Director