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.
Filmography
all 49
Movies 49
Director 24
self 3
Producer 2
Writer 1
Director / Cinematography

Maya Deren - Experimental Films (2002)
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Cinematographer

Moonwalk One (1972)
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Director

We Are Young (1967)
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Director

To the Fair! (1964)
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Director

To Be Alive! (1964)
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Director / Director of Photography

Night Journey (1960)
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Director

Power Among Men (1959)
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Editor

Out (1957)
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Editor

Out (1956)
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Director

Who's Right? (1954)
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Editor

The Medium (1951)
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Director

Of Men and Music (1951)
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Director

Marriage: Today (1950)
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Director

Angry Boy (1950)
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Director

Who's Boss? (1950)
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Director

It Takes All Kinds (1950)
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Director of Photography

2x Bail (1947)
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Screenplay / Director / Director of Photography / Production Design / Producer / Editor

The Private Life of a Cat (1946)
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6.8
Director

A Better Tomorrow (1945)
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Director

Library of Congress (1945)
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Director

Hymn of the Nations (1944)
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Cinematography

At Land (1944)
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The Man / Director of Photography / Director

Meshes of the Afternoon (1943)
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Director / Director of Photography

The River of Life and Death (1941)
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Cinematographer

Lights Out in Europe (1940)
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Writer

Crisis (1939)
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Director

The Highway Sings (1937)
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Cinematographer

Listopad (1935)
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Director of Photography

A Little Shoe (1935)
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Unit Production Manager / Art Designer

Conversion of Ferdys Pistora (1932)
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Editor

The Robber (1931)
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Production Design

From Saturday to Sunday (1931)
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Director

The Prague Castle (1931)
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Director

Aimless Walk (1930)
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Production Design

Armored Car (1930)
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Production Design

Erotikon (1930)
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Information
Known ForDirecting
GenderMale
Birthday1907-12-17
Deathday2004-07-26 (96 years old)
Birth PlaceLinz, Austria
RelationshipsMaya Deren (1942 - 1947)
ChildrenTino Martin Hammid
RelativesHelena Šmahelová
CitizenshipsUnited States
Also Known AsAlexandr Hackenschmied, Alexander Hackenschmied, Sasha Hammitt, Sasha Hammid, Alexander Siegfried George Hackenschmied
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