Alexander Hammid
Personal Info
Known for
Directing
Gender
Male
Birthday
1907-12-17
Day of Death
2004-07-26 (96 years old)
Place of Birth
Linz, Austria
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.
Acting
(2012)
Maya Deren, Take Zero
as Himself
(2002)
In the Mirror of Maya Deren
as Himself
(2002)
(1997)
Aimless Walk - Alexander Hammid
as Himself
(1986)
Invocation: Maya Deren
as Himself (as Sasha Hammid)
(1944)
(1943)
Meshes of the Afternoon
as The Man
Crew
(2007)
Martha Graham: Dance on Film
Director
(2002)
Maya Deren - Experimental Films
Director, Cinematography
(1967)
We Are Young
Director
(1964)
To the Fair!
Director
(1964)
To Be Alive!
Director, Editor, Writer, Cinematography
(1960)
Night Journey
Director, Director of Photography
(1959)
Power Among Men
Director
(1957)
Out
Editor
(1956)
Out
Editor
(1954)
Who's Right?
Director
(1951)
The Medium
Editor
(1951)
Of Men and Music
Director
(1951)
The Gentleman in Room 6
Director
(1950)
Angry Boy
Director
(1950)
Marriage: Today
Director
(1950)
It Takes All Kinds
Director
(1950)
Who's Boss?
Director
(1948)
The Photographer
Editor
(1947)
2x Bail
Director of Photography
(1946)
The Private Life of a Cat
Producer, Director of Photography, Production Design, Editor, Director, Screenplay
(1945)
Library of Congress
Director
(1945)
A Better Tomorrow
Director
(1944)
Hymn of the Nations
Director
(1944)
At Land
Cinematography
(1944)
The Valley of the Tennessee
Director
(1943)
Meshes of the Afternoon
Director of Photography, Director
(1941)
The Forgotten Village
Director, Producer, Director of Photography
(1941)
The River of Life and Death
Director, Director of Photography
(1939)
Crisis
Director, Screenplay, Director of Photography, Editor
(1937)
The Highway Sings
Director
(1935)
Listopad
Director of Photography
(1935)
A Little Shoe
Director of Photography
(1935)
...and Life Goes On
Editor
(1934)
We Live in Prague
Editor
(1933)
The Earth Sings
Editor
(1932)
Conversion of Ferdys Pistora
Unit Production Manager, Art Designer
(1931)
The Prague Castle
Director of Photography, Screenplay, Director
(1931)
The Robber
Editor
(1931)
From Saturday to Sunday
Production Design
(1930)
Aimless Walk
Director of Photography, Director
(1930)
Erotikon
Production Design
(1930)
Armored Car
Production Design
(1929)