INTERNATIONAL SHORT DOX
Vever (For Barbara)
Director
Deborah Stratman
Producer
Deborah Stratman
Cinematographer
Barbara Hammer
Editor
Deborah Stratman
Sound
Deborah Stratman
Official Film Website
2019
United States
12 min
Color
A cross-generational binding of three filmmakers seeking alternative possibilities to the power structures they are inherently part of. Each woman extends her reach to a subject she is outside of. Vever 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 Deren’s reflections of failure, encounter and initiation in 1950s Haiti.
Director
Deborah Stratman, born in 1967 in Washington D.C., USA, is a Chicago-based artist and filmmaker. She has exhibited internationally at major biennials, art institutions, and film festivals. Stratman is the recipient of several awards, fellowships, and grants. She teaches at the University of Illinois at Chicago.
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