"It's an extraordinary body of work, put to skilled cinematic use by Brydie O'Connor-who likewise collaborated with Hammer's widow Florrie Burke for her acclaimed 2022 short Love, Barbara-in her Sundance-debuting feature Barbara Forever. Fusing Hammer's poetic words and striking images with her own experimental editing approach, O'Connor takes us on a riveting ride through one woman's boldly adventurous life and the larger frame of queer history, from the lesbian and gay rights movement of the '70s through to today's more inclusive and expanded awakening."
"It's been my own life that I've put on the screen," pioneering artist Barbara Hammer says in VO as we witness her striking poses, flexing muscles, and standing defiantly naked before her lens. "My life has been lived in film." Indeed, the taboo-shattering lesbian/avant-garde filmmaker, who died of ovarian cancer at the age of 79 in 2019, left behind an archive comprised of 80 films, along with a treasure trove of unreleased footage, audio interviews, personal photos and more."
Barbara Hammer was a taboo-shattering lesbian and avant-garde filmmaker who left an archive of 80 films plus extensive unreleased footage, audio interviews, and photographs. Brydie O'Connor crafted Barbara Forever by integrating Hammer's poetic words and striking images with experimental editing, collaborating with Hammer's widow, Florrie Burke. The feature traces Hammer's personal life and love story while situating her work within broader queer history, from the 1970s lesbian and gay rights movement to contemporary expanded inclusivity. The film premiered in Park City and functions as a heartfelt portrait of an individual who embraced life on her own terms.
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