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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.

Barbara Forever
2026
4.3!W.A.R.: !Women Art Revolution
2010
0.5Dykes, Camera, Action!
2018
7.0Beyond the Bolex
2018
5.0Vever (For Barbara)
2023
5.3Double Strength
1978

Diving Women of Jeju-do
2007
5.5My Babushka: Searching Ukrainian Identities
2001
5.6Carolee, Barbara and Gunvor
2018
5.0Nitrate Kisses
1992
3.5Audience
1983

Queer Genius
2019
5.0A Horse Is Not a Metaphor
2009
4.2The Female Closet
1998

Barbara Hammer Lends a Hand
2012

Masculinity/Femininity
2015
6.8A Month of Single Frames
2019
8.0Resisting Paradise
2003

Stress Scars & Pleasure Wrinkles
1976
6.2Superdyke Meets Madame X
1976