Hammer Barbara

Date of birth and time May 15, 1939 , 12:40:00

  • Zodiac Sign Pisces
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  • Zodiac Sign Taurus
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  • Zodiac Sign Leo
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  • Rodden Rating: AA

Remembering Since 2019

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Work : Published/ Exhibited/ Released 2010 (Autobiography, "HAMMER!")

Death:Death by Disease 15 March 2019 (Ovarian cancer, age 79) chart Placidus Equal_H.

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American feminist filmmaker known for being one of the pioneers of lesbian film whose career spanned over 40 years. Hammer is known for having created experimental films dealing with womens issues such as gender roles, lesbian relationships and coping with aging and family. Hammer is responsible for some of the first lesbian-made films in history, including Dyketactics (1974) and Women I Love (1976). Hammer was a graduate of the University of California at Los Angeles with a Bachelors degree in psychology. She also held two Masters degrees from San Francisco State University, one in English literature and one in film. She also took postgraduate classes in the field of digital media. In her early thirties, Hammer was married and teaching at a community college in Santa Rosa, California. Around this time she came out as a lesbian, after talking with another student in a Feminist group. In 1974 she filmed Dyketactics, which is widely considered one of the first lesbian films. She received the first Shirley Clarke Avant-Garde Filmmaker Award in October 2006, the Women In Film Award from the St. Louis International Film Festival in 2006, and in 2009 Barbara Hammer received the Teddy Award for the best short film for her film A Horse Is Not A Metaphor at The International Berlin Film Festival. In 2010, Hammer published her autobiography, HAMMER! Making Movies Out of Sex and Life, which addresses her personal history and her philosophies on art. She taught film at The European Graduate School in Saas-Fee, Switzerland. In 2006, Hammer was diagnosed with stage 3 ovarian cancer. After 12 years of chemotherapy, she fought for the right of self euthanasia. She referenced this in her works, such as her 2009 film A Horse is Not a Metaphor, in which she expresses the ups and downs of a cancer patient. Through her experience, she became an advocate for Right to Die and fought for the New York Medical Aid in Dying Act. Hammer died from ovarian cancer on 15 March 2019, aged 79. She had been receiving palliative hospice care at the time of her death. Link to Wikipedia biography Read less

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`` Barbara Hammer

Barbara Hammer

Barbara Hammer was born on May 15, 1939, in Hollywood, California. She is an American filmmaker, photographer, and installation artist known for her experimental work that often explores themes of sexuality, gender, and the body.

Hammer began her career in the early 1970s, making short films that explored her own lesbian identity. Her work has since been shown at major museums and film festivals around the world, and she has received numerous awards for her contributions to the arts.

In addition to her filmmaking, Hammer has also published several books of photography and essays. She is a vocal advocate for LGBTQ rights and has been involved in various social justice movements throughout her career.

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Recent Projects

  • The Last of England (2018)
  • Barbara Hammer: A Queer Archive (2019)
  • Hammer! Making Movies Out of Sex and Life (2020)

Other Information

  • Hammer is a recipient of the Guggenheim Fellowship, the National Endowment for the Arts Grant, and the Rockefeller Foundation Grant.
  • She has taught at the University of California, Berkeley, the San Francisco Art Institute, and the California Institute of the Arts.
  • Hammer is a co-founder of the San Francisco Cinematheque.
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