Barbara Hammer
Born
15 May 1939 (87)
Place of Birth
Hollywood, California, USA
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.
Filmography (40)
Barbara Forever
2026
Vever (For Barbara)
2023
A Month of Single Frames
2019
Queer Genius
2019
Beyond the Bolex
2018
Dykes, Camera, Action!
2018
Evidentiary Bodies
2018
Carolee, Barbara and Gunvor
2018
Film Hawk
2016
Lesbian Whale
2015
🎬 Director
Welcome to This House
2015
🎬 Director
Masculinity/Femininity
2015
Barbara Hammer Lends a Hand
2012
Maya Deren's Sink
2011
!W.A.R.: !Women Art Revolution
2010
Generations
2010
A Horse Is Not a Metaphor
2009
Fucking Different New York
2007
Diving Women of Jeju-do
2007
Lover Other
2006
Our Grief Is Not a Cry for War
2003
🎬 Director
Resisting Paradise
2003
Devotion: A Film About Ogawa Productions
2002
My Babushka: Searching Ukrainian Identities
2001
History Lessons
2000
Women of Vision
1998
The Female Closet
1998
Blue Film No. 6: Love Is Where You Find It
1998
🎬 Director
Tender Fictions
1995
Out in South Africa
1995
Save Sex
1993
🎬 Director
Nitrate Kisses
1992
Vital Signs
1991
Sanctus
1990
Dr. Watson's X-Rays
1990
🎬 DirectorStill Point
1989
History of the World According to a Lesbian
1988
Endangered
1988
Bedtime Stories
1988
🎬 Director
Two Bad Daughters
1988