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Barbara Forever
A kaleidoscopic exploration of the life, work, and legacy of pioneering lesbian avant-garde filmmaker Barbara Hammer, told through her own voice and films.
“Barbara Hammer was a bad-ass punk rocker … this film lays bare the essence of an icon.”
-Todd Haynes
“Brydie O’Connor’s Barbara Forever is an astonishing accomplishment.”
-Barbara Goslawski, POV
“A loving and intimate tribute to a Queer Cinema Legend”
-Sam Bodrojan, IndieWire
“Barbara Hammer was a bad-ass punk rocker … this film lays bare the essence of an icon.”
-Todd Haynes
“Brydie O’Connor’s Barbara Forever is an astonishing accomplishment.”
-Barbara Goslawski, POV
“A loving and intimate tribute to a Queer Cinema Legend”
-Sam Bodrojan, IndieWire
DIRECTOR:
Brydie O’Connor
Country of Origin: United States
Running Time: 102 minutes
Genre: Documentary
Rating: Not Rated
In English with English Subtitles
See this film at the following theaters:
| 5/21/26 | Puerto Rico Queer Filmfest | San Juan | PR |
| 5/30/26 | Cucalorus Film Festival | Wilmington | NC |
| 5/30/26 | NewFest | New York | NY |
| 5/31/26 | CinemaQ Film Festival | Denver | CO |
| 5/31/26 | Moviate Underground Film Festival | Harrisburg | PA |
| 6/10/26 | Provincetown International Film Festival | Provincetown | MA |
| 6/19/26 | Rainbow Visions LGBTQ Film Fest | Edmonton | AB |
| 6/20/26 | Woodstock Film Festival | Woodstock | NY |
| 6/25/26 | Frameline | San Francisco | CA |
| 07/09/26 | Rialto Cinemas | Sebastopol | CA |
| 7/23/26 | Outfest | Los Angeles | CA |
| 7/25/26 | Santa Fe Film Festival | Santa Fe | nm |
| 08/01/26 | Oak Cliff Film Festival (Dallas) | Dallas | TX |
| 08/06/26 | Hudson Film Festival | Hudson | NY |
| 08/23/26 | Now Instant Image Hall | Los Angeles | CA |
| 8/26/26 | Middlebury New Filmmakers Festival | Middlebury | VT |
| 8/28/26 | Reel Queer Film Festival (Little Rock) | Little Rock | AR |
| 08/31/26 | Jacob Burns Film Center Preview Club | Pleasentville | NY |
| 09/04/26 | Film Forum | New York | NY |
| 09/04/26 | Webster University Film Series | St. Louis | MO |
| 9/10/26 | The Little Theatre | Rochester | NY |
| 9/11/26 | LAEM Royal Theatre | Los Angeles | CA |
| 9/11/26 | Screenland Armour | North Kansas City | MO |
| 9/12/26 | Vancouver Out On Screen Film Society | Vancouver | BC |
| 9/13/26 | Ojai Playhouse | Ojai | CA |
| 9/16/26 | Northwest Film Forum | Seattle | WA |
| 9/16/26 | Pacific Film Archives | Berkeley | CA |
| 9/17/26 | Balboa | San Francisco | CA |
| 9/17/26 | CINEMA DIVERSE | Palm Springs | CA |
| 9/17/26 | Fresno Reel Pride Film Festival | Fresno | CA |
| 9/18/26 | Film Streams / Dundee Theatre | Omaha | NE |
| 9/18/26 | Jacob Burns Film Center | Pleasentville | NY |
| 9/18/26 | Mariemont Theatre | Cincinnati | OH |
| 9/18/26 | Kan Kan Cinema | Indianapolis | IN |
| 9/18/26 | Music Box | Chicago | IL |
| 9/18/26 | Roxie Cinema | San Francisco | CA |
| 9/18/26 | SBIFF Riviera Theatre | Santa Barbara | CA |
| 9/19/26 | Speed Art Musuem | Louisville | KY |
| 9/22/26 | Grand Cinema | Tacoma | WA |
| 9/24/26 | Out on Film Atlanta | Avondale Estates | GA |
| 9/24/26 | Reel Pride Film Festival | Winnipeg | MB |
| 9/24/26 | San Francisco State University | San Francisco | CA |
| 9/25/26 | The Screening Room | Burlington | VT |
| 9/25/26 | Vidiots | Eagle Rock | CA |
| 9/25/26 | AFI Silver Theatre | Washington | DC |
| 9/27/26 | Cleveland Cinematheque | Cleveland | OH |
| 9/27/26 | Cornell Cinema | Ithaca | NY |
| 10/02/26 | Binghamton University – Harpur Cinema | Binghamton | NY |
| 10/02/26 | Festival Theaters Palm Springs | Palm Springs | CA |
| 10/02/26 | Community Theater | Catskill | NY |
| 10/02/26 | Reel Q Pittsburgh | Pittsburgh | PA |
| 10/03/26 | Michigan Theatre | Ann Arbor | MI |
| 10/04/26 | Belcourt Theatre | Nashville | TN |
| 10/08/26 | Festival du Nouveau Cinema de Montreal | Montreal | QC |
| 10/9/26 | Gene Siskel Center | Chicago | IL |
| 10/14/26 | Water’s Edge | Provincetown | MA |
| 10/22/26 | Wexner Ctr. for the Arts | Columbus | OH |
| 11/7/26 | Guild Cinema | Albuquerque | NM |
| 12/10/26 | PAM Cut Tomorrow Theatre | Portland | OR |
| 1/20/27 | University of Richmond | Richmond | VA |
