Alexander Hammid

Acteur, Directeur, Éditeur, Producteur, Scénariste

17 décembre 1907 — 26 juillet 2004 (96 ans)
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.

Connue pour

  • Meshes of the Afternoon
    Meshes of the Afternoon1943
  • The Private Life of a Cat
    The Private Life of a Cat1946
  • At Land
    At Land1944
  • Night Journey
    Night Journey1960
  • Hymn of the Nations
    Hymn of the Nations1944
  • The Forgotten Village
    The Forgotten Village1941

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