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    Barbara Forever

    Brydie O’Connor 2026 USA b/w & color 102min DCP
    date time venue guests rating
    10/23 15:50 Spot Huasan A One PG15
    10/25 15:30 Spot Huasan A One PG15
    This immersive documentary revisits avant-garde queer pioneer Barbara Hammer. Crossing over a hundred works, Hammer challenged representations of the female body, illness, and lesbian desire, turning intimate experiences into radical inquiry.
    Through newly unearthed archives, photographs, 16mm footage, and intimate interviews, director O’Connor weaves a poignant response to queer lineage. Re-examining how memory is preserved and reinterpreted, the film illuminates art as an enduring medium for intergenerational dialogue and resistance across time.

    Director

    Brydie O’Connor

    Based in New York, filmmaker O’Connor activates archival materials through a queer lens. Her IDA-nominated short Love, Barbara and other works have screened at Frameline and Hot Docs. Recently, she won the 2026 Creative Capital Prize.

    Brydie O’Connor

    Producer Elijah Stevens, Brydie O’Connor, Claire Edelman

    Editor Matt Hixon

    Music Taul Katz

    The Film Collaborative
    kathy@thefilmcollaborative.org

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