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Personal Info

Known For

Directing

Known Credits

149

Gender

Female

Birthday

1939-05-15

Day of Death

2019-03-16 (80 years old)

Place of Birth

Hollywood, California, USA

Also Known As

Barbara Hammer

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.

Known For

Acting

Production

Crew

Directing

Hot Flash

1985

Hot Flash

as

Menses

1973

Menses

as

Pools

1981

Pools

as

Bent Time

1983

Bent Time

as

Sisters!

1973

Sisters!

as

Sanctus

1990

Sanctus

as

Superdyke

1975

Superdyke

as

Audience

1982

Audience

as

Sisters!

1974

Sisters!

as

A Gay Day

1973

A Gay Day

as

Tourist

1985

Tourist

as

Arequipa

1981

Arequipa

as

Elegy

1970

Elegy

as

Schizy

1968

Schizy

as

Dream Age

1979

Dream Age

as

“X”

1973

“X”

as

Our Trip

1981

Our Trip

as

Sappho

1979

Sappho

as

T.V. Tart

1988

T.V. Tart

as

Save Sex

1993

Save Sex

as

Haircut

1978

Haircut

as

Traveling

1970

Traveling

as