Alexander Hammid Movies

A woman returning home falls asleep and has vivid dreams that may or may not be happening in reality. Through repetitive images and complete...

A dream-like narrative in which a woman (Deren), is washed up on a beach and goes on a strange journey, a quest for personal identity, encountering...

An intimate study of the life of a domestic cat, taking place over a period of months as she gives birth to a litter of kittens and cares for them as...

Madame Flora is terrified when she perceives a supernatural presence during one of her fraudulent séances...

Andrea, a beautiful daughter of a railway gateman, is seduced by a rich passenger, who missed his train. Left pregnant, Andrea marries another man...

Documentary about the life of avant-garde filmmaker Maya Deren, who led the independent film movement of the 1940s.

A documentary about the conquest of Czechoslovakia by the Nazis just prior to World War 2.

Two secretaries go out on a double date, but the inexperienced Mary flees when offered money for sexual favors. She takes refuge in a cafe and...

Maya Deren is a legend of avant-garde cinema. This authoritative biography of the charismatic filmmaker, poet and anthropologist features excerpts...

Hymn of the Nations, originally titled Arturo Toscanini: Hymn of the Nations, is a 1944 film directed by Alexander Hammid, which features the "Inno...

Alexander Hammid's sensitive narrative of how a pre-adolescent boy is helped by a psychiatrist to come to terms with his feelings.

Night Journey, the dance, had its premiere only two and a half years after Appalachian Spring, and it is a close cousin. It too has a...

Film on the refugee situation in Austria as a result of Hungarian Revolution of 1956.

Promotional film extolling the wonders to be seen at the New York World's Fair.

This first true Czech avant-garde film turns away from a purely celebratory approach to the city. The camera follows a detached protagonist on his...

Documentary examining the conflicts between the coming of modernization and the traditional culture of a small Mexican village.

A 13-minute documentary film depicting life in Prague.

A 1945 Oscar nominated short documentary about the Library of Congress. It is one of 26 documentary shorts produced between 1942 and 1945 by the U.S....

This documentary interweaves celluloid and voice recordings by Maya Deren, and colleagues who knew her firsthand: Jean Rouch, Jonas Mekas, Alexander...