Modern Women: Barbara Hammer on Maya Deren

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Images courtesy of Barbara Hammer and The Museum of Modern Art, New York. Clips courtesy of the Estate of Maya Deren, Anthology Film Archives, and Barbara Hammer (www.barbarahammer.com)
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[@ssliskey]

I had never heard (or it has been so long I have forgotten) the concept of vertical cinema. I think that is probably the best short summary I have heard of what is so wonderful and rich about Maya's work, and I can definitely see that in Barbara's work, too.

[@liltick102]

I love Maya Deren- her writing is very great as well

[@grace_from_dogville]

RIP Barbara Hammer 🤍

[@Icreatemore]

Wonderful job Ms. Hammer. Thank you MoMa for this post.

[@willberain]

very inspiring, very much and interesting and touching

[@Stick3x]

Awesome.

[@EZaccessBTV]

Very interesting to hear Hammer speak about Deren! But I wish the clips of "Meshes of the Afternoon" weren't horizontally stretched (and when Hammer's speaking about Deren's vertical cinema, no less).

[@xrayqqq]

Mashes of the afternoon is the best film I've seen.
Maya is THE visual artist.

[@dudleylitz7369]

Privileged to know her in our SF State days...

[@nerdommeetsboy]

RIP Barbara Hammer

[@aneliazacarias1268]

Barbara sounds a little like Patti Smith

[@imakeepitreal7313]

R.I.P

[@pewsterbaby]

I like this lady. I wish more chicks could be like this. Give all the hot ones a personality like this and the world would be a better, less materialistic place.