Alexander Hammid
Directing
Biography
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.
Filmography 32
Movies (32)
- Maya Deren, Take Zero2012Himself
Martha Graham: Dance on Film2007Directing
In the Mirror of Maya Deren2002Himself
Maya Deren - Experimental Films2002
Aimless Walk - Alexander Hammid1997Himself
Invocation: Maya Deren1986Himself (as Sasha Hammid)
We Are Young1967Directing
To the Fair!1964Directing
To Be Alive!1964Directing
Night Journey1960Directing
Power Among Men1959Directing
Who's Right?1954Directing
Of Men and Music1951Directing
The Gentleman in Room 61951Directing
Marriage: Today1950Directing
It Takes All Kinds1950Directing
Angry Boy1950Directing
Who's Boss?1950Directing
The Private Life of a Cat1946Directing- A Better Tomorrow1945Directing
Library of Congress1945Directing
The Valley of the Tennessee1944Directing
Hymn of the Nations1944Directing
At Land1944
Meshes of the Afternoon1943The Man
The River of Life and Death1941Directing- The Forgotten Village1941Directing
Crisis1939Directing
The Highway Sings1937Directing
School Assignment1935Directing