7.6
7.6
Meshes of the Afternoon
1943
Director
Alexander Hammid
Directing
Born:December 17, 1907
Died:July 26, 2004(aged 96)
Birthplace:Linz, Austria
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CommunityBiography
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.
Filmography (31 movies)
7.4
7.4
In the Mirror of Maya Deren
2002
as Himself
7.2
7.2
At Land
1944
7.2
7.2
The Private Life of a Cat
1946
Screenplay
7.1
7.1
To Be Alive!
1964
Writer
7.0
7.0
Angry Boy
1950
Director
6.2
6.2
Aimless Walk
1930
Director
6.0
6.0
The Prague Castle
1931
Screenplay
5.8
5.8
Library of Congress
1945
Director
5.3
5.3
Night Journey
1960
Director
5.2
5.2
The Forgotten Village
1941
Director
5.0
5.0
Maya Deren, Take Zero
2012
as Himself
5.0
5.0
Invocation: Maya Deren
1986
as Himself (as Sasha Hammid)
5.0
5.0
Aimless Walk - Alexander Hammid
1997
as Himself
4.9
4.9
Hymn of the Nations
1944
Director
Maya Deren - Experimental Films
2002
Director
Power Among Men
1959
Director
Martha Graham: Dance on Film
2007
Director
The Valley of the Tennessee
1944
Director
A Better Tomorrow
1945
Director
The Highway Sings
1937
Director
To the Fair!
1964
Director
Crisis
1939
Screenplay
Marriage: Today
1950
Director
Who's Boss?
1950
Director
It Takes All Kinds
1950
Director
Who's Right?
1954
Director
We Are Young
1967
Director
Of Men and Music
1951
Director
The River of Life and Death
1941
Director
The Gentleman in Room 6
1951
Director
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