Barbara Hammer

Barbara Hammer

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.

Filmography

Barbara Forever
Barbara Forever
2026 · Movie
as Self (archive footage)
Nitrate Kisses
Nitrate Kisses
1992 · Movie
as Interviewer / Narrator (voice)
!W.A.R.: !Women Art Revolution
!W.A.R.: !Women Art Revolution
2010 · Movie
as Self
Beyond the Bolex
Beyond the Bolex
2018 · Movie
as Self
Diving Women of Jeju-do
Diving Women of Jeju-do
2007 · Movie
as Self
Masculinity/Femininity
Masculinity/Femininity
2015 · Movie
as Self
Dykes, Camera, Action!
Dykes, Camera, Action!
2018 · Movie
as Self
A Horse Is Not a Metaphor
A Horse Is Not a Metaphor
2009 · Movie
as Self
Carolee, Barbara and Gunvor
Carolee, Barbara and Gunvor
2018 · Movie
Audience
Audience
1983 · Movie
as Self
Vever (For Barbara)
Vever (For Barbara)
2023 · Movie
as (voice)
Queer Genius
Queer Genius
2019 · Movie
My Babushka: Searching Ukrainian Identities
My Babushka: Searching Ukrainian Identities
2001 · Movie
as Self
Double Strength
Double Strength
1978 · Movie
A Month of Single Frames
A Month of Single Frames
2019 · Movie
as Self
The Female Closet
The Female Closet
1998 · Movie
as Self
Generations
Generations
2010 · Movie
“X”
“X”
1973 · Movie
Stress Scars & Pleasure Wrinkles
Stress Scars & Pleasure Wrinkles
1976 · Movie
Resisting Paradise
Resisting Paradise
2003 · Movie
as Director
Tender Fictions
Tender Fictions
1995 · Movie
Superdyke Meets Madame X
Superdyke Meets Madame X
1976 · Movie
Pictures 4 Barbara
Pictures 4 Barbara
1981 · Movie
as Self
Evidentiary Bodies
Evidentiary Bodies
2018 · Movie