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.
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Filmography
Acting Credits (7)
Maya Deren, Take Zero
Himself
2012
In the Mirror of Maya Deren
Himself
2002
Maya Deren - Experimental Films
2002
Aimless Walk - Alexander Hammid
Himself
1997
Invocation: Maya Deren
Himself (as Sasha Hammid)
1986
