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.
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Filmography
all 47
Movies 47
Director 25
self 3
Actor
Maya Deren, Take Zero (2012)
Movie
Himself
In the Mirror of Maya Deren (2002)
Movie
Director / Cinematography
Maya Deren - Experimental Films (2002)
Movie
Self
Aimless Walk - Alexander Hammid (1997)
Movie
Self
Invocation: Maya Deren (1986)
Movie
Editor
City Out of Wilderness (1974)
Movie
Director
We Are Young (1967)
Movie
Director
To the Fair! (1964)
Movie
Director
To Be Alive! (1964)
Movie
Director
Night Journey (1960)
Movie
Editor
Out (1957)
Movie
Editor
Out (1956)
Movie
Director
Who's Right? (1954)
Movie
Editor
The Medium (1951)
Movie
Director
Of Men and Music (1951)
Movie
Director
The Gentleman in Room 6 (1951)
Movie
Director
Marriage: Today (1950)
Movie
Director
Angry Boy (1950)
Movie
Director
Who's Boss? (1950)
Movie
Director
It Takes All Kinds (1950)
Movie
Editor
The Photographer (1948)
Movie
Director of Photography
2x Bail (1947)
Movie
Director
The Private Life of a Cat (1946)
Movie
6.8
Director
A Better Tomorrow (1945)
Movie
Director
Library of Congress (1945)
Movie
Director
Valley of the Tennessee (1944)
Movie
Director
Hymn of the Nations (1944)
Movie
Actor
At Land (1944)
Movie
The Man / Cloaked Figure
Meshes of the Afternoon (1943)
Movie
7
Director
The Forgotten Village (1941)
Movie
Director / Director of Photography
The River of Life and Death (1941)
Movie
Cinematographer
Lights Out in Europe (1940)
Movie
Director
Crisis (1939)
Movie
Director
The Highway Sings (1937)
Movie
Editor
...and Life Goes On (1935)
Movie
Cinematographer
Listopad (1935)
Movie
Director of Photography
Střevíček (1935)
Movie
Editor
We Live in Prague (1934)
Movie
Editor
The Earth Sings (1933)
Movie
Unit Production Manager / Art Designer
Conversion of Ferdys Pistora (1932)
Movie
Editor
The Robber (1931)
Movie
Production Design
From Saturday to Sunday (1931)
Movie
Director
The Prague Castle (1931)
Movie
Director
Aimless Walk (1930)
Movie
Production Design
Armored car (1930)
Movie
Production Design
Erotikon (1930)
Movie
Editor
Spring in Carpathian Ruthenia (1929)
Movie
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1935
1946
1943
2012
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Information
Known ForDirecting
GenderMale
Birthday1907-12-17
Deathday2004-07-26 (96 years old)
Birth PlaceLinz, Austria
RelationshipsMaya Deren (1942-01-01 - 1947-01-01)
ChildrenTino Martin Hammid
RelativesHelena Šmahelová
CitizenshipsUnited States of America
Also Known AsAlexandr Hackenschmied, Alexander Hackenschmied, Sasha Hammitt, Sasha Hammid, Alexander Siegfried George Hackenschmied
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