Directed credits
78
Prolific
Very extensive directing filmography.
Director
Barbara Hammer
Directing
Career Snapshot
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TMDB popularity
2.1
Low visibility
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Directed movies: 78Directed series: 0All crew credits: 83
TMDB ID: 1184106
IMDb ID: nm0358430
Known for: Directing
Born: May 15, 1939
Died: March 16, 2019
Age: 79
Place of birth: Hollywood, California, USA
Gender: Female
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 1955 - 2026
Years active: 72
Wikidata: Q456923
Frequent jobs
Director (76)Director of Photography (2)Producer (2)Writer (2)Camera Operator (1)
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.
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Movies
Directed Movies
Movies directed by Barbara Hammer.
5.0
Vever (For Barbara)
Director of Photography
2023 Movie
6.8
A Month of Single Frames
Director of Photography
2019 Movie
Evidentiary Bodies
Director
2018 Movie
Lesbian Whale
Director
2015 Movie
Welcome to This House
Director
2015 Movie
4.5
Maya Deren's Sink
Director
2011 Movie
Generations
Director
2010 Movie
5.0
A Horse Is Not a Metaphor
Director
2009 Movie
1.3
Fucking Different New York
Director
2007 Movie
Diving Women of Jeju-do
Director
2007 Movie
Our Grief Is Not a Cry for War
Director
2003 Movie
Resisting Paradise
Director
2003 Movie
4.0
My Babushka: Searching Ukrainian Identities
Director
2001 Movie
5.6
History Lessons
Director
2000 Movie
Blue Film No. 6: Love Is Where You Find It
Director
1998 Movie
4.9
Tender Fictions
Director
1995 Movie
2.7
Out in South Africa
Director
1995 Movie
Save Sex
Director
1993 Movie
4.9
Nitrate Kisses
Director
1992 Movie
7.0
Vital Signs
Director
1991 Movie
6.0
Sanctus
Director
1990 Movie
Dr. Watson's X-Rays
Director
1990 Movie
History of the World According to a Lesbian
Director
1988 Movie
6.0
Endangered
Director
1988 Movie
Movies
Most Popular Movies
Most viewed movie titles linked with Barbara Hammer.
2.0
“X”
Director
1973 Movie
Sisters!
Director
1974 Movie
Haircut
Director
1978 Movie
3.0
Pools
Director
1981 Movie
4.9
Tender Fictions
Director
1995 Movie
7.5
Tourist
Director
1985 Movie
Available Space
Director
1979 Movie
Pearl Diver
Director
1984 Movie
Elegy
Director
1970 Movie
Schizy
Director
1968 Movie
7.3
Lover Other
Writer
2006 Movie
5.7
Superdyke
Director
1975 Movie
Movies
Other Crew Work in Movies
Additional movie credits for Barbara Hammer.
Movies
Acting Appearances in Movies
Movie cast credits for Barbara Hammer.
Barbara Forever
as Self (Archive Footage)
2026 Movie
5.0
Vever (For Barbara)
as (voice)
2023 Movie
6.8
A Month of Single Frames
as Self
2019 Movie
Queer Genius
2019 Movie
7.0
Beyond the Bolex
as Self
2018 Movie
0.5
Dykes, Camera, Action!
as Self
2018 Movie
Evidentiary Bodies
2018 Movie
5.6
Carolee, Barbara and Gunvor
2018 Movie
4.4
Film Hawk
as Self
2016 Movie
Masculinity/Femininity
as Self
2015 Movie
Barbara Hammer Lends a Hand
2012 Movie
4.3
!W.A.R.: !Women Art Revolution
as Self
2010 Movie