
Barbara Hammer
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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.
Known For

2026
Barbara Forever
2026 · movie

2018
Dykes, Camera, Action!
2018 · movie
Film Hawk
2016
2016
Film Hawk
2016 · movie

2010
!W.A.R.: !Women Art Revolution
2010 · movie

2018
Beyond the Bolex
2018 · movie

2018
Carolee, Barbara and Gunvor
2018 · movie

1978
Double Strength
1978 · movie

2007
Diving Women of Jeju-do
2007 · movie

1992
Nitrate Kisses
1992 · movie

2023
Vever (For Barbara)
2023 · movie

2010
Generations
2010 · movie

2001
My Babushka: Searching Ukrainian Identities
2001 · movie

2015
Masculinity/Femininity
2015 · movie

1976
Superdyke Meets Madame X
1976 · movie

2003
Resisting Paradise
2003 · movie

2019
A Month of Single Frames
2019 · movie

2019
Queer Genius
2019 · movie

1995
Tender Fictions
1995 · movie

1983
Audience
1983 · movie

2012
Barbara Hammer Lends a Hand
2012 · movie

1976
Stress Scars & Pleasure Wrinkles
1976 · movie

2009
A Horse Is Not a Metaphor
2009 · movie

2018
Evidentiary Bodies
2018 · movie

1973
“X”
1973 · movie

1998
The Female Closet
1998 · movie

1981
Pictures 4 Barbara
1981 · movie