Film archive, 2026

Barbara Forever

Name: Barbara Forever
Released: 2026
Duration: 102 min

Director Brydie O’Connor

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This immersive documentary revisits avant-garde queer pioneer Barbara Hammer. Crossing over a hundred works, Hammer challenged representations of the female body, illness, and lesbian desire, turning intimate experiences into radical inquiry. Through newly unearthed archives, photographs, 16mm footage, and intimate interviews, director O’Connor weaves a poignant response to queer lineage. Re-examining how memory is preserved and reinterpreted, the film illuminates art as an enduring medium for intergenerational dialogue and resistance across time.

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Director: Brydie O’Connor
Country/Region: United States
Year: 2026
Length: 102min
Original language: English

Director

Brydie O’Connor

Based in New York, filmmaker O’Connor activates archival materials through a queer lens. Her IDA-nominated short Love, Barbara and other works have screened at Frameline and Hot Docs. Recently, she won the 2026 Creative Capital Prize.

From Women Make Waves International Film Festival 2026, No. 33

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Director

Brydie O’Connor

Producer

Elijah Stevens

Brydie O’Connor Claire Edelman

Editing

Matt Hixon

Music

Taul Katz

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Barbara ForeverWomen Make Waves International Film Festival 2026, No. 33Radical Bodies

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Women Make Waves International Film Festival, 2026Radical Bodies, Official selection

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Director

Brydie O’Connor

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