Vever (for Barbara)

A cross-generational binding of three filmmakers seeking alternative possibilities to the power structures they are inherently part of. Each woman extends her gaze like an offered hand to a subject she is outside of. Vever (for Barbara) grew out of the abandoned film projects of Maya Deren and Barbara Hammer. Shot at the furthest point of a motorcycle trip Hammer took to Guatemala in 1975, and laced through with Derens reflections on failure, encounter, and initiation in 1950s Haiti. A film about the power and the responsibility behind the camera.

  • Duration: 12 Min.
  • Countries: United States
  • Languages: English
  • Subtitles: English
  • Production year: 2018

  • Director: Deborah Stratman