Alexander Hammid
Alexander Hammid born Alexandr Hackenschmied (17 December 1907, Linz – 26 July 2004, New York City) was a leading photographer, film director, cinematographer and editor in Czechoslovakia between the two world wars. He immigrated to the U.S. in 1938 and became involved in American avant-garde cinema. He is best known known for his film, Crisis (1939), Meshes of the Afternoon (1943) and To Be Alive!(1964). He made Meshes of the Afternoon, with his wife Maya Deren—to whom he was married from 1942 to 1947. He won the 1965 Academy Award for Best Documentary (Short Subject) for To Be Alive! (1964), which he co-directed with Francis Thompson.
Known For | Directing |
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Most Rating | 0.542 |
Birthday | 1907-12-17 |
Place of Birth | Linz, Austria |
Also Known As | Alexandr Hackenschmied, Alexander Hackenschmied, Sasha Hammitt, Sasha Hammid, Alexander Siegfried George Hackenschmied, |
1943
Meshes of the Afternoon
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A woman returning home falls asleep and has vivid dreams that may or may not be happening in reality. Through repetitive images and complete mismatchi...
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Meshes of the Afternoon
2002
In the Mirror of Maya Deren
7.4/17
Documentary about the life of avant-garde filmmaker Maya Deren, who led the independent film movement of the 1940s.
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In the Mirror of Maya Deren
2002
Maya Deren - Experimental Films
0/0
The collected shorts of Maya Deren the "Mother of the trance film" who worked completely outside the commercial film industry and made her own inner e...
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Maya Deren - Experimental Films
2012
Maya Deren, Take Zero
5/1
This documentary interweaves celluloid and voice recordings by Maya Deren, and colleagues who knew her firsthand: Jean Rouch, Jonas Mekas, Alexander H...
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Maya Deren, Take Zero
1944
At Land
7.2/97
A dream-like narrative in which a woman (Deren), is washed up on a beach and goes on a strange journey, a quest for personal identity, encountering ot...
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At Land
1986
Invocation: Maya Deren
5/2
Maya Deren is a legend of avant-garde cinema. This authoritative biography of the charismatic filmmaker, poet and anthropologist features excerpts fro...
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Invocation: Maya Deren
1997
Aimless Walk - Alexander Hammid
5/2
We accompany the 90-year-old filmmaker Alexander Hammid on a stroll through New York, wandering with him through the outer and inner landscapes of his...
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