Barbara Forever

Directed by Brydie O’Connor

Executive Produced by Killer Films & Nevermind Pictures
Co-Produced by Kartemquin Films

Distributed by Strand Releasing (US), Arsenal (Germany-Austria, Switzerland) & FilmIn (Spain, Portugal)

2026

An archive-driven exploration of the life, work, and legacy of iconic, pioneering lesbian filmmaker Barbara Hammer. 

Festivals

Sundance - Jonathan Oppenheim Editing Award
Berlinale - Teddy Award, Best Documentary/Essay Film
Big Sky
True/False
Thessaloniki - Mermaid Award
Green Mountain
Thin Line
BFI Flare
Ann Arbor - Tom Berman Award for Most Promising Filmmaker
Sonoma
Salem
Full Frame - Nancy Buirski Award, Best Archival Documentary
Wicked Queer - Grand Jury Prize & Audience Award
Maryland
Cleveland
Portland Panorama
Sebastopol
Hong Kong
Milwaukee
Lovers - International Documentaries Competition, Best Film
Buenos Aires
Hot Docs
Jeonju
DocsBarcelona
Millenium Docs Against Gravity
Seattle
Beldocs
Puerto Rico Queer Filmfest
Magic Nights Queer
Silver Pride
CinemaQ
Moviate
NewFest Pride
Kashish
Sydney
Thailand Int’l LGBTQ+
Curitiba
DC/DOX
Provincetown - John Schlesinger Award for First-Time Filmmaker, Special Mention
Woodstock
Frameline - Jury Award for Most Outstanding Documentary
Rainbow Visions Edmonton
Zinegoak - Grand Prix; Best Documentary Feature; Best Lesbianism and Gender Film
Budapest Pride
Eye Filmmuseum - Queer Power Summer Series
Queer Vision Bristol
Revelation Perth
Sapphic Cinema Club Glasgow
Outfest - Paul D. Lerner and Stephen Reis Documentary Award
Atlantida Mallorca
GAZE
Oak Cliff
Whānau Mārama New Zealand
Lemesos
Melbourne
Hudson
Doqumenta MX
Seoul International Women’s
SCENE Manchester
Reel Queer
Middlebury New Filmmakers
Llamale H
Out On Screen
Helsinki
Reel Pride Winnipeg
Some Prefer Cake
Oslo/Fusion
Queer Lisboa
Cinema Diverse
Fresno Reel Pride
Out on Film
Cinema Queer Stockholm