Alexander Hammid
Known for: Directing
Born: December 16, 1907 in Linz, Austria - Died: July 25, 2004
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
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Meshes of the Afternoon
The Man
In the Mirror of Maya Deren
Himself
Maya Deren - Experimental Films
Maya Deren, Take Zero
Himself
At Land
Invocation: Maya Deren
Himself (as Sasha Hammid)
Aimless Walk - Alexander Hammid
Himself
Out
Editor
The Prague Castle
Screenplay
Aimless Walk
Director of Photography
Spring in Carpathian Ruthenia
Editor
The Private Life of a Cat
Screenplay
Night Journey
Director
The Earth Sings
Editor
Library of Congress
Director
Crisis
Director
Angry Boy
Director
Marriage: Today
Director
Who's Boss?
Director
It Takes All Kinds
Director
Who's Right?
Director
The Forgotten Village
Director
To the Fair!
Director
The Medium
Editor