Barbara Hammer (US) - short films

60 min. vo : en
from 16 years old
A screening of three short films showcasing Barbara Hammer’s work—filming, loving, and aging. This is a window into her short-film oeuvre, in which the question of touch is central. Her lesbianism led her to create images a particular way and she was determined to make viewers active participants.

Dyketactics

(1974)

Double Strength

(1978)

Vital signs

(1991)
screening led by Laurine Labourier, a freelance journalist specializing in queer representations in film (Slate, Têtu, Gouinement Lundi, etc.) and a fan of Barbara Hammer

A leading figure in experimental film and queer activism over the past fifty years, the American artist Barbara Hammer (1939–2019) never ceased to inhabit this invisible screen and to fight for an accurate—and prolific—representation of lesbian and queer people. Her unique body of work explores intimacy, the representation of lesbian sexualities, and queer history, even confronting death itself. A thrilling and enlightening journey into the heart of creative might, the thrill of loving freely, and the urgency to leave a mark.

with the support of the Office for the Promotion of Equality and the Prevention of Violence of the Republic and Canton of Geneva