Barbara Hammer

Overview

Known for
Acting
Gender
Other
Birthday
May 15, 1939 (86 years old)
Death date
Mar 16, 2019

Barbara Hammer

Known For

Vever (For Barbara)
0h 12m
Movie 2023

Vever (For Barbara)

Deborah Stratman brings past perspectives into the contemporary moment in a montage of unfinished film footage from artist Barbara Hammer with evocative sound, texts, and teachings from artist Maya Deren. Vever poetically draws connects between three generations of women filmmakers who separately, and now together, have taken on unknown challenges, and opened themselves up to reinterpretation in their filmmaking practices.

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.