Alexander Hammid Movies

Promotional film extolling the wonders to be seen at the New York World's Fair.

Film on the refugee situation in Austria as a result of Hungarian Revolution of 1956.

A 1945 Oscar nominated short documentary about the Library of Congress. It is one of 26 documentary shorts produced between 1942 and 1945 by the U.S....

About a derelict and forgotten character hiding in a room somewhere in South America.

Four episodes on the theme of human hope and survival set in Santambrogio, Italy; Fermathe, Haiti; British Columbia and Kjeller in Norway.

"To Be Alive!" was designed to celebrate the common ground between different cultures by tracing how children in various parts of the world mature...

Night Journey, the dance, had its premiere only two and a half years after Appalachian Spring, and it is a close cousin. It too has a...

Karel Plicka was also cinematographer of this short movie. Editor in charge was Alexander Hackenschmied. There is an extraordinary emotional charge,...

Mimi lives with her parents and the maid Fanka in a villa near the forest. One day, a gamekeeper comes to court Mimi when her parents are away.

Two secretaries go out on a double date, but the inexperienced Mary flees when offered money for sexual favors. She takes refuge in a cafe and...

The River of Life and Death captures the slow time in the well-known Indian pilgrimage place of Benares, the act of purification by water, the...

A man and a woman meet on the streetcar. Six years ago, they were close . . .

Husband and wife struggle to attain a balance of power in their marriage in this neorealist social guidance film.

1948 ARC Identifier 46998 / Local Identifier 306.131. FEATURES THE PERSONALITY, PHILOSOPHY, TECHNIQUES AND ARTISTRY OF EDWARD WESTON, AS SHOWN...

Youth in Canada learning to come to terms with the world in which they have to live. A picture of the journey to adulthood - a composite of many...

A Better Tomorrow (1945) is a documentary short that focuses on New York City progressive public schools.

Analysis of personality cited as an important step in choosing the right partner for marriage. Emphasis is placed on choosing marriage partners with...

We accompany the 90-year-old filmmaker Alexander Hammid on a stroll through New York, wandering with him through the outer and inner landscapes of...