Barbara Hammer

Personal Info

Known For Director

Gender Female

Birthday 1939-05-15

Deathday 2019-03-16 (79 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

Director

2018
Evidentiary Bodies

as Director

2016
Evidentiary Bodies

as Director

2015
2015
Lesbian Whale

as Director

2011
Maya Deren's Sink

as Director

2010
Generations

as Director

2007
2006
Lover Other

as Director

2003
Resisting Paradise

as Director

2000
History Lessons

as Director

1998
The Female Closet

as Director

1995
Tender Fictions

as Director

1995
1993
Save Sex

as Director

1992
Nitrate Kisses

as Director

1991
Vital Signs

as Director

1990
Sanctus

as Director

1990
1989
Still Point

as Director

1988
Endangered

as Director

1988
Bedtime Stories

as Director

1988
Two Bad Daughters

as Director

1988
T.V. Tart

as Director

1987
No No Nooky T.V.

as Director

1987
Place Mattes

as Director

1985
Hot Flash

as Director

1985
Optic Nerve

as Director

1985
Tourist

as Director

1984
Parisian Blinds

as Director

1984
Doll House

as Director

1983
Stone Circles

as Director

1983
Bent Time

as Director

1983
Bamboo Xerox

as Director

1982
Pond and Waterfall

as Director

1982
Audience

as Director

1981
New York Loft

as Director

1981
Pools

as Director

1981
Arequipa

as Director

1981
Sync Touch

as Director

1981
Our Trip

as Director

1981
Pictures 4 Barbara

as Director

1979
Dream Age

as Director

1979
Sappho

as Director

1979
Available Space

as Director

1978
Double Strength

as Director

1978
Haircut

as Director

1977
The Great Goddess

as Director

1976
Women I Love

as Director

1976
Multiple Orgasm

as Director

1976
Moon Goddess

as Director

1975
1975
Superdyke

as Director

1975
Jane Brakhage

as Director

1975
Psychosynthesis

as Director

1974
Dyketactics

as Director

1974
Sisters!

as Director

1973
Menses

as Director

1973
Sisters!

as Director

1973
I Was/I Am

as Director

1973
A Gay Day

as Director

1973
Yellow Hammer

as Director

1973
“X”

as Director

1970
Elegy

as Director

1970
Marie and Me

as Director

1970
Traveling

as Director

1969
Aldebaran Sees

as Director

1969
1969
Cleansed II

as Director

1968
Schizy

as Director

1968
Clay I Love You II

as Director

1968
1968
White Cassandra

as Director

1968
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

Editor

Producer

2007
2006
Lover Other

as Producer

2000
History Lessons

as Producer

1998
The Female Closet

as Producer

1992
Nitrate Kisses

as Producer

Writer

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