Actor · Director
Alexander Hammid
1907 – 2004
Full page on IMDbWho they are
- Born
- 17 December 1907, Linz, Austria
- Died
- 26 July 2004
- Known for
- Aimless Walk, Crisis, The Forgotten Village
Alexander Hammid (born Alexandr Hackenschmied) was an Austrian-born Czech-American filmmaker, photographer and editor. He began in interwar Czechoslovak avant-garde film, then moved to the United States in 1938. He co-created the landmark experimental short Meshes of the Afternoon with Maya Deren and later made documentaries.
Where to start
Aimless Walk (1930)Log in to add it to the library
An early Czech avant-garde short that showed his experimental, poetic approach to film before he left Europe.
Crisis (1939)Log in to add it to the library
Documentary about the pressure on Czechoslovakia before World War II, made soon after his move to the United States.
The Forgotten Village (1941)Log in to add it to the library
A documentary-style feature on rural Mexico, a notable credit from his early American career.
Meshes of the Afternoon (1943)Full guide
Landmark American experimental short made with Maya Deren, and a cornerstone of avant-garde cinema.
To Be Alive! (1964)Log in to add it to the library
Multi-screen documentary short, co-directed with Francis Thompson, that won him an Academy Award.
Their films in the library
Awards
- 1965 Academy Award for Best Documentary (Short Subject), for To Be Alive! (shared with Francis Thompson)
The full list · 33
- 1930Aimless WalkLog in to add it to the libraryDirector
- 1931The Prague CastleLog in to add it to the libraryDirector
- 1935School AssignmentLog in to add it to the libraryDirector
- 1937The Highway SingsLog in to add it to the libraryDirector
- 1939CrisisLog in to add it to the libraryDirector
- 1941The Forgotten VillageLog in to add it to the libraryDirector
- 1941The River of Life and DeathLog in to add it to the libraryDirector
- 1943Meshes of the AfternoonLog in to add it to the libraryDirector · Actor as The Man
- 1944At LandLog in to add it to the libraryActor
- 1944Hymn of the NationsLog in to add it to the libraryDirector
- 1944The Valley of the TennesseeLog in to add it to the libraryDirector
- 1945Library of CongressLog in to add it to the libraryDirector
- 1945A Better TomorrowLog in to add it to the libraryDirector
- 1946The Private Life of a CatLog in to add it to the libraryDirector
- 1950Angry BoyLog in to add it to the libraryDirector
- 1950Marriage: TodayLog in to add it to the libraryDirector
- 1950It Takes All KindsLog in to add it to the libraryDirector
- 1950Who's Boss?Log in to add it to the libraryDirector
- 1951Of Men and MusicLog in to add it to the libraryDirector
- 1951The Gentleman in Room 6Log in to add it to the libraryDirector
- 1954Who's Right?Log in to add it to the libraryDirector
- 1959Power Among MenLog in to add it to the libraryDirector
- 1960Night JourneyLog in to add it to the libraryDirector
- 1964To Be Alive!Log in to add it to the libraryDirector
- 1964To the Fair!Log in to add it to the libraryDirector
- 1967We Are YoungLog in to add it to the libraryDirector
- 1986Invocation: Maya DerenLog in to add it to the libraryActor as Himself (as Sasha Hammid)
- 1997Aimless Walk - Alexander HammidLog in to add it to the libraryActor as Himself
- 2002In the Mirror of Maya DerenLog in to add it to the libraryActor as Himself
- 2002Maya Deren - Experimental FilmsLog in to add it to the libraryDirector · Actor
- 2007Martha Graham: Dance on FilmLog in to add it to the libraryDirector
- 2011Free Radicals: A History of Experimental FilmLog in to add it to the libraryActor as Himself (archive footage)
- 2012Maya Deren, Take ZeroLog in to add it to the libraryActor as Himself
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