REVFF26: Barbara Forever

Groundbreaking filmmaker Barbara Hammer picked-up a camera to document the lesbian community and her own life, producing a vast body of film and video works for five decades and creating her own queer aesthetic in the process. Debut-feature director O’Conner’s documentary is rich in interviews and archive footage, and punctuated with clips from Hammer’s work, making it accessible for all. 

Barbara Forever and director O’Conner have garnered awards at Berlin (Teddy, Best Documentary, 2026) and Ann Arbor (Most Promising Filmmaker) as well as  nominations at Sundance and Frameline.   

Festivals & Awards

Sundance Film Festival | Winner: Jonathan Oppenheim Editing Award: U.S. Documentary
Berlin Film Festival | Winner: Best Documentary/Essay Film
Frameline Film Festival | Official Selection

Documentary
Dir. Brydie O'Conner
USA
2026

Screens with the short film ‘Howl’
Domini Marshall
Australia, 2025, 15.56mins