Alexander Hammid
- Known for
- Directing
- Born
- December 17, 1907
- Died
- July 26, 2004 (aged 96)
- Birthplace
- Linz, Austria
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.
Known For
Filmography
Aimless Walk
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School Assignment
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Martha Graham: Dance on Film
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Maya Deren - Experimental Films
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We Are Young
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To the Fair!
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To Be Alive!
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Night Journey
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Power Among Men
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Who's Right?
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Of Men and Music
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The Gentleman in Room 6
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Angry Boy
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Marriage: Today
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Who's Boss?
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It Takes All Kinds
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The Private Life of a Cat
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Library of Congress
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A Better Tomorrow
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Hymn of the Nations
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The Valley of the Tennessee
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Meshes of the Afternoon
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The Forgotten Village
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The River of Life and Death
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Crisis
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The Highway Sings
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The Prague Castle
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