Barbara Hammer Movies

  • 1988
    Bedtime Stories

    Bedtime Stories

    Bedtime Stories

    01988HD

    Three short films. I: The Wet Dream-Questions of seduction, viewer/viewed and personal stories are collaged in this heavily postproduced account of a...

    Bedtime Stories
  • 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
  • 1993
    Save Sex

    Save Sex

    Save Sex

    01993HD

    A minute-long, partly animated colour video that is a humorous plea for good sex, safely prophylactic though it may be.

    Save Sex
  • 1973
    Menses

    Menses

    Menses

    4.41973HD

    A wry comedy on the disagreeable aspects of menstruation where women act out their own dramas on a California hillside, in a supermarket, in a...

    Menses
  • 1981
    Pools

    Pools

    Pools

    41981HD

    Made with Barbara Klutinis. Shot with an underwater camera exploring the swimming pools of the Hearst Castle, California.

    Pools
  • 1975
    Superdyke Meets Madame X

    Superdyke Meets Madame X

    Superdyke Meets Madame X

    5.51975HD

    From the first kiss to breakup, Almy and Hammer record their relationship on a reel-to-reel ¾” tape recorder and microphone. Winner of...

    Superdyke Meets Madame X
  • 1974
    Sisters!

    Sisters!

    Sisters!

    01974HD

    A celebration and collage of lesbians, including footage of the Women's International Day march in SF and joyous dancing from the last night of the...

    Sisters!
  • 2010
    Generations

    Generations

    Generations

    02010HD

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

    Generations
  • 2018
    Carolee, Barbara and Gunvor

    Carolee, Barbara and Gunvor

    Carolee, Barbara and Gunvor

    5.62018HD

    From 2015 to 2017, Lynne Sachs visited with Carolee Schneemann, Barbara Hammer and Gunvor Nelson, three multi-faceted artists who have embraced the...

    Carolee, Barbara and Gunvor
  • 1955
    Spare the Child

    Spare the Child

    Spare the Child

    01955HD

    It shows a family where the son makes a wish to switch sizes with the father so that he can be the boss for a change. The father doesn't like this at...

    Spare the Child
  • 1968
    Barbara Ward Will Never Die

    Barbara Ward Will Never Die

    Barbara Ward Will Never Die

    01968HD

    Barbara Hammer (then married and known as Barbara Ward) stakes a claim to immortality.

    Barbara Ward Will Never Die
  • 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
  • 1969
    Cleansed II

    Cleansed II

    Cleansed II

    01969HD

    1969, transferred S8 mm film, 4:3, color, silent, 7:34 min, Edition of 7 + 2AP

    Cleansed II
  • 2015
    Welcome to This House

    Welcome to This House

    Welcome to This House

    02015HD

    Welcome To This House, a feature documentary film on the homes and loves of poet Elizabeth Bishop, is about life in the shadows, and the anxiety of...

    Welcome to This House
  • 1988
    T.V. Tart

    T.V. Tart

    T.V. Tart

    61988HD

    A tape by Barbara Hammer.

    T.V. Tart
  • 1982
    Pond and Waterfall

    Pond and Waterfall

    Pond and Waterfall

    71982HD

    An experimental movie where the viewpoint starts in a placid pond high inland, and follows the flow of water down to the sea. The movie experiments...

    Pond and Waterfall
  • 1968
    Schizy

    Schizy

    Schizy

    01968HD

    Barbara Hammer's first film.

    Schizy
  • 1981
    Pictures 4 Barbara

    Pictures 4 Barbara

    Pictures 4 Barbara

    71981HD

    Film by Barbara Hammer.

    Pictures 4 Barbara
  • 1973
    I Was/I Am

    I Was/I Am

    I Was/I Am

    61973HD

    One of the first 3 16 mm films made by Barbara Hammer. The filmmaker changes from a damsel in gown and crown to a leather jacket motorcycle dyke.

    I Was/I Am
  • 1989
    Still Point

    Still Point

    Still Point

    5.51989HD

    ‘Still Point’ serves as Barbara Hammer’s definitive reassessment of 70’s cultural feminism. She literally places side-by-side...

    Still Point