Alexander Hammid born Alexandr Hackenschmied (17 December 1907, Linz – 26 July 2004, New York City) was a leading photographer, film director, cinematographer and editor in Czechoslovakia between the two world wars. He immigrated to the U.S. in 1938 and became involved in American avant-garde cinema. He is best known known for his film, Crisis (1939), Meshes of the Afternoon (1943) and To Be Alive!(1964). He made Meshes of the Afternoon, with his wife Maya Deren—to whom he was married from 1942 to 1947. He won the 1965 Academy Award for Best Documentary (Short Subject) for To Be Alive! (1964), which he co-directed with Francis Thompson.
The Earth Sings
Meshes of the Afternoon
At Land
In the Mirror of Maya Deren
Night Journey
The Private Life of a Cat
The Forgotten VillageAimless Walk
Erotikon
The Medium
Library of Congress
Hymn of the Nations
To Be Alive!Spring in Carpathian RutheniaWe Live in PragueListopad
From Saturday to SundayArmored CarTo the Fair!
Crisis
