American Originals Now: Barbara Hammer, June 20 – 28

June 20 - 28, 2015

West Building Lecture Hall

Barbara Hammer (b. 1939) has been making groundbreaking films for more than forty years. Often hailed as the creator of the queer cinema genre, and committed to the portrayal of the untold histories of women, Hammer has presented retrospectives of her work internationally, most recently at the Museum of Modern Art, New York; Tate Modern, London; Jeu de Paume, Paris; and the Toronto International Film Festival.

Maya Deren’s Sink
followed by Generations
Saturday, June 20, at 2:30 p.m.

2011, 30 minutes; 2010, in collaboration with Gina Carducci, 30 minutes
West Building Lecture Hall

Resisting Paradise
Sunday, June 21, at 4:00 p.m.

2003, 80 minutes
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My Babushka: Searching Ukrainian Identities
preceded by Diving Women of Jeju-Do
Saturday, June 27, at 3:00 p.m.

2007, 25 minutes; 2001, 53 minutes
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Lover/Other
preceded by Tender Fictions
Sunday, June 28, at 4:00 p.m.

1995, 58 minutes; 2006, 55 minutes

Barbara Hammer in person 
West Building Lecture Hall