Barbara Hammer Movies

  • 1988
    History of the World According to a Lesbian

    History of the World According to a Lesbian

    History of the World According to a Lesbian

    01988HD

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

    History of the World According to a Lesbian
  • 1990
    Dr. Watson's X-Rays

    Dr. Watson's X-Rays

    Dr. Watson's X-Rays

    01990HD

    Excavation of Dr. James Sibley Watson

    Dr. Watson's X-Rays
  • 2000
    History Lessons

    History Lessons

    History Lessons

    5.62000HD

    A montage of film clips and stills calling all lesbians to come out and celebrate who they are. In a trilogy of experimental documentaries, director...

    History Lessons
  • 1976
    Moon Goddess

    Moon Goddess

    Moon Goddess

    01976HD

    In California a young woman artist/filmmaker is led by an older female artist through the small pine forests of Mendocino and the hot desert sands of...

    Moon Goddess
  • 1992
    Nitrate Kisses

    Nitrate Kisses

    Nitrate Kisses

    4.8641992HD

    Essay documentary explores eroded emulsions and images for lost vestiges of lesbian and gay culture. First feature by a pioneer of lesbian cinema,...

    Nitrate Kisses
  • 2018
    Beyond the Bolex

    Beyond the Bolex

    Beyond the Bolex

    72018HD

    Filmmaker Alyssa Bolsey stumbles on a treasure trove of vintage cameras, old film reels, fading photos, technical drawings and boxes of documents...

    Beyond the Bolex
  • 1978
    Double Strength

    Double Strength

    Double Strength

    4.751978HD

    Four stages of a lesbian relationship explored in an experimental film starring performance artists Terry Sendgraff and Barbara Hammer on suspended...

    Double Strength
  • 2010
    !W.A.R.: !Women Art Revolution

    !W.A.R.: !Women Art Revolution

    !W.A.R.: !Women Art Revolution

    4.32010HD

    Through intimate interviews, provocative art, and rare, historical film and video footage, this feature documentary reveals how art addressing...

    !W.A.R.: !Women Art Revolution
  • 1990
    Sanctus

    Sanctus

    Sanctus

    61990HD

    Hammer used old x-ray footage, rearranged, colored and orchestrated through optical printing, in order to reveal hidden bodily movements and rhythms...

    Sanctus
  • 1991
    Vital Signs

    Vital Signs

    Vital Signs

    71991HD

    In “Vital Signs” (1991), Barbara Hammer demonstratively transforms the horror of death into its opposite. She tenderly cares for a human...

    Vital Signs
  • 1995
    Out in South Africa

    Out in South Africa

    Out in South Africa

    2.6671995HD

    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,...

    Out in South Africa
  • 1981
    Sync Touch

    Sync Touch

    Sync Touch

    01981HD

    A lesbian/feminist aesthetic proposing the connection between touch and sight to be the basis for a new cinema. The film explores the tactile child...

    Sync Touch
  • 2023
    Vever (For Barbara)

    Vever (For Barbara)

    Vever (For Barbara)

    52023HD

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

    Vever (For Barbara)
  • 1968
    Contribution to Light

    Contribution to Light

    Contribution to Light

    51968HD

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

    Contribution to Light
  • 1987
    Place Mattes

    Place Mattes

    Place Mattes

    7.51987HD

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

    Place Mattes
  • 2019
    Queer Genius

    Queer Genius

    Queer Genius

    02019HD

    Queer Genius is a cinematic exploration of four visionary queer artists breaking down barriers in their creative fields as they confront fame,...

    Queer Genius
  • 1978
    Haircut

    Haircut

    Haircut

    01978HD

    A personal ritual of strength is getting a haircut

    Haircut
  • 1984
    Pearl Diver

    Pearl Diver

    Pearl Diver

    01984HD

    PEARL DIVER is about the frustration of communication between two women who try to tell each other "I love you" underwater making humorous a very wet...

    Pearl Diver
  • 2016
    Film Hawk

    Film Hawk

    Film Hawk

    4.3752016HD

    What do filmmakers as disparate as Kevin Smith, Ed Burns, Rob Epstein, and Barbara Hammer have in common? A secret weapon known as Bob Hawk. As a...

    Film Hawk
  • 1998
    Women of Vision

    Women of Vision

    Women of Vision

    11998HD

    Documentary that highlights 18 women and covers a period of time from the 50's to the 90's. The women chosen were selected because they represent the...

    Women of Vision