‘Barbara Forever’ Director Brydie O’Connor on Celebrating a Lesbian Icon Who Did It All – and Getting Support From Christine Vachon
“I really felt her frustration at so many different points,” says Brydie O’Connor, director of “Barbara Forever.”
Variety reports: “I really felt her frustration at so many different points,” says Brydie O’Connor, director of “Barbara Forever.”
Lesbian artist Barbara Hammer felt invisible for most of her life. She started making films in the late 1960s, but emerging queer filmmakers often face the same challenges today.
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