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Barbara Hammer

Barbara Hammer

Known for: Directing

Born: May 15, 1939

Died: March 16, 2019

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

A Horse Is Not a Metaphor
A Horse Is Not a Metaphor
2009
Dyketactics
1974
Double Strength
Double Strength
1978
My Babushka: Searching Ukrainian Identities
My Babushka: Searching Ukrainian Identities
2001
Diving Women of Jeju-do
Diving Women of Jeju-do
2007
Generations
Generations
2010
Resisting Paradise
Resisting Paradise
2003
Barbara Hammer Lends a Hand
Barbara Hammer Lends a Hand
2012
Superdyke Meets Madame X
Superdyke Meets Madame X
1976
Evidentiary Bodies
Evidentiary Bodies
2018
“X”
“X”
1973
Stress Scars & Pleasure Wrinkles
Stress Scars & Pleasure Wrinkles
1976
Tender Fictions
Tender Fictions
1995
A Month of Single Frames
A Month of Single Frames
2019
Nitrate Kisses
Nitrate Kisses
1992
Queer Genius
Queer Genius
2019
Pictures 4 Barbara
Pictures 4 Barbara
1981
Masculinity/Femininity
Masculinity/Femininity
2015
Vever (For Barbara)
Vever (For Barbara)
2023
Audience
Audience
1983
The Female Closet
The Female Closet
1998
Barbara Forever
Barbara Forever
2026
Film Hawk
2016
Carolee, Barbara and Gunvor
Carolee, Barbara and Gunvor
2018
Beyond the Bolex
Beyond the Bolex
2018
Women of Vision
1998
Dykes, Camera, Action!
Dykes, Camera, Action!
2018
!W.A.R.: !Women Art Revolution
!W.A.R.: !Women Art Revolution
2010
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