On Sat, 6 Jan 1996 15:02:55 EST Cal said: >From: Jay Ruby <[log in to unmask]> >Subject: Inquiry - A. Hamid >To: Multiple recipients of list VISCOM <[log in to unmask]> > >Does anyone know if there are any publications about Alexander "Sasha" >Hamid? Or does anyone know if an oral history project might be underway. >He is old and frail and an importnat part of the history of independent >cinema. > >jay ruby Film Culture 67/68/69 (1979) included a number of articles by and about Alexander Hackenschmied/Hammid. They include his own pieces, "Film and Music," "The First Screening of Avant-Garde Films in Prague at the Kotva Cinema," and "The Forgotten Village: A Report on the Filming in Mexico," and "Alexander Hammid: A Survey of His Film- Making Career," by Thomas E. Valasek. In addition, the multi-volume Legend of Maya Deren, by VeVe Clark, Millicent Hodson, and Catrina Neiman, includes background material on Hammid and text based on an interview with him about his work with his then-wife Deren. Blaine Allan [log in to unmask] Film Studies Queen's University Kingston, Ontario Canada K7L 3N6 ---- To signoff SCREEN-L, e-mail [log in to unmask] and put SIGNOFF SCREEN-L in the message. Problems? Contact [log in to unmask]