Barbara Hammer Movies

Using the sixth century B.C. lyricist's poetry, a group of women unwrap the papyrus gauze of the lesbian goddess and bring her to life. Made by...

Out in South Africa, a documentary about a country in the state of transition; specifically of lesbians and gays, black and white, Indian and Asian,...

"Barbara Hammer's Optic Nerve is a powerful personal reflection on family and aging. Hammer employs filmed footage which, through optical printing...

We, as human beings on a small globe, united by evolutionary structure and biological DNA have a chance to come together through the experience of...

In Tourist, Barbara Hammer depicts a trip to Europe: the flow of images is manipulated with a syncopated rhythm, to alter the perception of places...

An autumnal celebration of colorful fall leaves, brooks and bathing, chanting circles and tree goddess rites. Shot on witch's land in Northern...

Filmmaker Barbara Hammer recounts how she got her scars as well as her "pleasure wrinkles."

transferred S8 mm film, 4:3, color, silent, 3:42 min, Edition of 7 + 2AP

A whirlwind tour of paternal institutions: fatherhood, Lacanian psychoanalysis and bondage.

A series of cameo portraits of the filmmaker's friends and lovers intercut with a playful celebration of fruits and vegetables in nature.

Transferred S8 mm film, 4:3, color, silent, 4:08 min, Edition of 7 + 2AP

Generations is a 30 minute 16mm film about mentoring and passing on the tradition of personal experimental filmmaking. Barbara Hammer, 70 years old,...

Deborah Stratman brings past perspectives into the contemporary moment in a montage of unfinished film footage from artist Barbara Hammer with...

A film investigating the nature of spectator perception in an unfamiliar environment. Manipulating the movement of the film direction on the screen...

Place Mattes explores the space between reaching and touching. Animation and optical printing are used to create travelling mattes for places,...

An experimental film with lesbian themes

Optical sound!

Deconstructs the representation of AIDS in the popular media where distortion and misrepresentation amount to a "snow job" promoting increased...

From the platonic cave to post-punk, the tape traces the invisible and visible references to women who love women from prehistory to contemporary...