Barbara Forever

A film by Brydie O’Connor. On October 15th and 16th at the fsk. In English with German subtitles.

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Queer cine­ma pio­neer Barbara Hammer (1939–2019) star­ted making films at the age of 27, coming out as a les­bi­an in her ear­ly 30s: “My life has been lived in film.” The sheer wealth of film mate­ri­al of her life also forms the basis for Barbara Forever, Brydie O’Connor’s debut fea­ture which achie­ves the mam­mo­th task of doing jus­ti­ce to her dazz­ling and cha­ris­ma­tic per­so­na­li­ty: a pio­neer of les­bi­an and que­er self-repre­sen­ta­ti­on “in a world whe­re we are invi­si­ble”, a seduc­ti­ve lover – and a both expe­ri­men­tal and dar­ing film­ma­ker. Above all this: a lust for life. Through her films, which include Dyketactics (1974), Audience (1982) and Nitrate Kisses (1992), hither­to unseen archi­ve mate­ri­al, Barbara’s nar­ra­ti­ve voice – and with her life part­ner Florrie Burke as ano­ther focal point – the tem­po­ra­li­ty of life its­elf is que­ered: lots of sex and inti­ma­cy, the theo­ry of the cine­ma of touch, the desi­re for artis­tic reco­gni­ti­on, her rela­ti­onship with her mother in an immi­grant fami­ly and the mis­si­on to pass on and share what film does best, not least in view of her ill­ness and dying. Fans, new­co­mers and retur­ning view­ers ali­ke: allow your­sel­ves to be touch­ed by this Dyke Poetry!

Credits:

US 2026, 102 min., English with German sub­tit­les.
Regie: Brydie O’Connor
Montage: Matt Hixon
mit: Barbara Hammer

Trailer:

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