“Happy Birthday, Barbara” poster, courtesy of Spectacle NYC, design by Noel (@roseopossum)

A special screening honoring Barbara Hammer’s birthday will be held at Spectacle in New York on May 15, 2026 at 10 pm!

Happy Birthday, Barbara: Early Works by Barbara Hammer presents a survey of Hammer’s early short films of the 1970s, selected by Andrea Torres with live musical accompaniment by Lea Jaffe.

PROGRAM:

• “Schizy” (Barbara Hammer, 1968)
• “Dyketactics” (Barbara Hammer, 1974)
• “Double Strength” (Barbara Hammer, 1978)
• “Multiple Orgasm” (Barbara Hammer, 1976)
• “Dream Age” (Barbara Hammer, 1979)
• “Superdyke” (Barbara Hammer, 1975)
• “Sisters!” (Barbara Hammer, 1974)
• “I Was/I Am” (Barbara Hammer, 1973)
• “Traveling” (Barbara Hammer, 1970)

For more information on the event, please visit the link below!