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Barbara Forever Trailer Explores a Trailblazer’s Life in Pictures
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The Film Stage
Let’s risk hyperbole and suggest that 2026’s buzziest documentary about an avant-garde filmmaker is Barbara Forever.
As we said in our Critic’s Pick review out of Sundance, “The best thing about Brydie O’Connor’s documentary Barbara Forever is how it functions as an interesting, engaging movie on its own terms.
It concerns the life of filmmaker Barbara Hammer, a pioneer of queer cinema and larger, cultural queer identity.
Barbara Forever does not do that.
It often feels like a Barbara Hammer film itself while evolving into a sharp, clever montage that moves fast and entertains throughout.