About
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
Martha Graham: Dance on Film2007 · Director
Maya Deren - Experimental Films2002 · Cinematography, Director
We Are Young1967 · Director
To the Fair!1964 · Director
To Be Alive!1964 · Director, Writer, Cinematography, Editor
Night Journey1960 · Director, Director of Photography
Power Among Men1959 · Director
Out1957 · Editor
Out1956 · Editor
Who's Right?1954 · Director
The Medium1951 · Editor
Of Men and Music1951 · Director
The Gentleman in Room 61951 · Director
Marriage: Today1950 · Director
Angry Boy1950 · Director
Who's Boss?1950 · Director
It Takes All Kinds1950 · Director
The Photographer1948 · Editor
The Private Life of a Cat1946 · Director, Producer, Screenplay, Director of Photography, Editor, Production Design
2x Bail1946 · Director of Photography