Alexander Hammid

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

Meshes of the Afternoon

At Land

In the Mirror of Maya Deren

Invocation: Maya Deren

Aimless Walk - Alexander Hammid

Maya Deren - Experimental Films

All Movies (7)

• Maya Deren, Take Zero2012 · as Himself
• In the Mirror of Maya Deren2002 · as Himself
• Maya Deren - Experimental Films2002
• Aimless Walk - Alexander Hammid1997 · as Himself
• Invocation: Maya Deren1986 · as Himself (as Sasha Hammid)
• At Land1944
• Meshes of the Afternoon1943 · as The Man