Alexander Hammid
Known for Directing · 7 credits
- Born
- 1907-12-17
- Died
- 2004-07-26
- Place of birth
- Linz, Austria
- Also known as
- Alexandr Hackenschmied · Alexander Hackenschmied · Sasha Hammitt · Sasha Hammid · Alexander Siegfried George Hackenschmied
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
Movies (7)
Meshes of the Afternoon
1943
as The Man
In the Mirror of Maya Deren
2002
as Himself
Aimless Walk - Alexander Hammid
1997
as Himself
Invocation: Maya Deren
1986
as Himself (as Sasha Hammid)
At Land
1944
Maya Deren, Take Zero
2012
as Himself
Maya Deren - Experimental Films
2002
About Alexander Hammid
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 D… With 7 credits spanning from 1943 to 2012, Alexander Hammid has appeared in 7 films and 0 TV shows.
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Most Popular Alexander Hammid Movies
- Meshes of the Afternoon (1943) — as The Man
- In the Mirror of Maya Deren (2002) — as Himself
- Aimless Walk - Alexander Hammid (1997) — as Himself
- Invocation: Maya Deren (1986) — as Himself (as Sasha Hammid)
- At Land (1944)
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