Barbara Forever

what could i possibly express when the title itself perfectly articulates my feelings

👽 Zara 👽

none of us will ever be as confident, cool, radical, innovative, eloquent, self aware, self reflective or defiant of the status quo as much as Barbara Hammer was — a true icon, who got the documentary that she, and her work, deserves; I'm so glad that she preserved her…

Justin LaLiberty

BARBARA FOREVER is the kind of celebrity bio documentary I love: singular and bold in how it uses the form to capture its subject. It’s a tender, archive-driven tribute to a pioneering artist who insisted on recording her proudly lesbian life, body, and lovers on her own…

Matt Neglia

The penultimate movement of the film follows her mentorship of Joey Carducci, who comes out as transmasculine to Barbara via the outtakes of Hammer’s “Tender Fictions,” a film where Hammer cross-dresses and wears a false mustache. It is no coincidence that this mirrors…

Sam B.

A lot of bush and a lot of tears

egunton

SFF 2026: Film #1 Nothing quite like maximising my Sydney Film Festival x Pride Month joint via a Barbara Hammer portrait/tribute! I’ll admit I’m completely unfamiliar with Hammer’s filmography, but I still found this to be an insightful, accessible exploration of her…

Nic

i would have gladly let barbara hammer make a movie about me and then unceremoniously dump me

Sadie

I feel so lucky that the Barbara Hammer retrospective at the Leslie-Lohman Museum happened the year I came out. And that I got to see her introduce one of her films at MOMI the year after. Her work changed my life and I’m so excited for this doc to share that work with more…

Drew Burnett Gregory

i'm a barb now

Bailey Wertzberger