FILM DIRECTOR

Barbara Hammer

1939 - 2019

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Barbara Jean Hammer (May 15, 1939 – March 16, 2019) was an American feminist film director, producer, writer, and cinematographer. She is known for being one of the pioneers of the lesbian film genre, and her career spanned over 50 years. Hammer is known for having created experimental films dealing with women's issues such as gender roles, lesbian relationships, coping with aging, and family life. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Barbara Hammer has received more than 156,937 page views. Her biography is available in 18 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 16 in 2019). Barbara Hammer is the 1,038th most popular film director (up from 1,118th in 2019), the 6,643rd most popular biography from United States (up from 7,353rd in 2019) and the 255th most popular American Film Director.

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  • 160k

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  • 48.06

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 18

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 4.96

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.32

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among FILM DIRECTORS

Among film directors, Barbara Hammer ranks 1,038 out of 2,041. Before her are Mimi Leder, Michael Chapman, Stephen Sommers, Jean-Marc Vallée, Kei Kumai, and Louis Leterrier. After her are Pierre Tchernia, Todd Haynes, Josef von Báky, Abraham Polonsky, Charles Jarrott, and Bill Condon.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1939, Barbara Hammer ranks 384. Before her are Nancy Kwan, Louise Lasser, Egon Zimmermann, Len Cariou, Dieter Quester, and George Cohen. After her are Clarence Williams III, Tom Thabane, Emilio Álvarez, Peter Frenkel, Paolo Salvati, and Gianfranco Leoncini. Among people deceased in 2019, Barbara Hammer ranks 319. Before her are Rafael Sánchez Ferlosio, Billy McNeill, Ayşen Gruda, Ron Leibman, Mirjam Pressler, and Yao Lee. After her are Dinko Dermendzhiev, Sigvard Ericsson, Bayram Şit, Hans Zender, Harley Race, and Gianfranco Leoncini.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Barbara Hammer ranks 6,643 out of 20,380. Before her are Haley Lu Richardson (1995), Gunther Schuller (1925), David Weber (1952), Sean Patrick Flanery (1965), Harriet Jacobs (1813), and Marc Okrand (1948). After her are Dennis Russell Davies (1944), Zig Ziglar (1926), Eva Angelina (1985), Clarence Williams III (1939), Buddy Adler (1906), and Lyle Lovett (1957).

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Among FILM DIRECTORS In United States

Among film directors born in United States, Barbara Hammer ranks 255. Before her are Irwin Allen (1916), John Berry (1917), Candida Royalle (1950), Mimi Leder (1952), Michael Chapman (1935), and Stephen Sommers (1962). After her are Todd Haynes (1961), Abraham Polonsky (1910), Bill Condon (1955), Mark L. Lester (1946), Noah Baumbach (1969), and Ted Wilde (1889).

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Filmography

Dyketactics
Director
Born in Los Angeles but a New Yorker by choice, Barbara Hammer is a whole genre unto herself. Her pioneering 1974 short film Dyketactics, a four-minute, hippie wonder consisting of frolicking naked women in the countryside, broke new ground for its exploration of lesbian identity, desire and aesthetic. (from bfi.org.uk)
Jan 1st 19745.3 / 10
Nitrate Kisses
Director
Essay documentary explores eroded emulsions and images for lost vestiges of lesbian and gay culture. First feature by a pioneer of lesbian cinema, Hammer weaves gay and lesbian couples with footage that unearths the forbidden and invisible history of a marginalized people.
Sep 12th 19925.2 / 10
Superdyke Meets Madame X
Director
From the first kiss to breakup, Almy and Hammer record their relationship on a reel-to-reel ¾” tape recorder and microphone. Winner of the Louise Riskin Prize at the 1976 San Francisco Art Festival.
Sep 22nd 19765.5 / 10