Tender Fictions (1996)

Directed by

Barbara Hammer

Genre

documentary film, biographical film, LGBTQ-related film

Country

United States

Runtime

1h

Rating

5.9 of 10 from 5 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

This autobiographical documentary follows experimental filmmaker Barbara Hammer as she pieces together her own life story. It examines how a person can construct a sense of self through memories and personal history.

experimentalreflectiveintimatefragmentarypersonalprobingautobiographical

What happens

Tender Fictions is a 1996 autobiographical documentary film directed by American experimental filmmaker Barbara Hammer. It is the second of a trilogy of documentary films that includes Nitrate Kisses and History Lessons. Together, the three films are sometimes known as the "History trilogy". Tender Fictions details Hammer's life and her attempts to "construct" a self. The film was nominated for a prize at the 1996 Sundance Film Festival. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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