Directing
Alexander Hammid
CS, EN, DE, XX cinema · 51 credits
Born
17 December 1907
Died
26 July 2004 (aged 96)
Birthplace
Linz, Austria
Also known as Alexandr Hackenschmied · Alexander Hackenschmied · Sasha Hammitt · Sasha Hammid · Alexander Siegfried George Hackenschmied
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.
Known for
Filmography
Aimless Walk
Director of Photography, Director
Free Radicals: A History of Experimental Film
as Himself (archive footage)
In the Mirror of Maya Deren
as Himself
Maya Deren - Experimental Films
Actor, Director, Cinematography
Invocation: Maya Deren
as Himself (as Sasha Hammid)
We Are Young
Director
To the Fair!
Director
To Be Alive!
Director, Editor, Writer, Cinematography
Night Journey
Director, Director of Photography
Out
Editor
Who's Right?
Director
The Medium
Editor
Of Men and Music
Director
Angry Boy
Director
Marriage: Today
Director
Who's Boss?
Director
The Private Life of a Cat
Producer, Director of Photography, Production Design, Editor, Director, Writer
2x Bail
Director of Photography
Přístav v srdci Evropy
1946
Přístav v srdci Evropy
Director of Photography
Library of Congress
Director
At Land
Actor, Cinematography
Hymn of the Nations
Director
Meshes of the Afternoon
as The Man, Director of Photography, Director
The Forgotten Village
1941
The Forgotten Village
Director, Producer, Director of Photography
The River of Life and Death
Director, Director of Photography
Crisis
Director, Screenplay, Director of Photography, Editor
Listopad
1935
Listopad
Director of Photography
Střevíček
1935
A Little Shoe
Director of Photography
Nová píseň
1935
A New Song
Director of Photography
Conversion of Ferdys Pistora
Art Designer, Unit Manager
The Prague Castle
Director of Photography, Screenplay, Director
The Robber
Editor
From Saturday to Sunday
Production Design
Erotikon
Production Design
Pancéřové auto
1930
Armored Car
Production Design