Barbara Forever

BARBARA FOREVER

Dir. Brydie O’Connor (In Production)

A time-bending, archival-driven feature documentary of the iconic life, work, & legacy of Barbara Hammer reveals this pioneering lesbian experimental filmmaker’s unconventional attempts to live on forever.

Produced by Elijah Stevens

Co-Produced by Kartemquin Films

Co-Produced by ma.ja.de

Executive Produced by Killer Films

With support from: Hulu, SFFILM, Stonewall Community Foundation, Hot Docs, Brooklyn Arts Council, New York State Council on the Arts, DOC NYC, DocsBarcelona, Dok.Leipzig, California Humanities, Women Make Movies, Ji.hlava IDFF

Love, Barbara

LOVE, BARBARA

Dir. Brydie O’Connor (2022)
A short documentary on the iconic life, work, and legacy of pioneering lesbian experimental filmmaker, Barbara Hammer, through the lens & love of her partner of over 30 years.

Distributed by Women Make Movies.

With support from: The Future of Film Is Female, New York State Council on the Arts, Brooklyn Arts Council

Awards + Recognition

WINNER Best Short Documentary Outfest (2022)

NOMINATED Best Short Documentary IDA Awards (2022)

NOMINATED Best Short Documentary AFI Fest (2022)

NOMINATED Best Short Documentary Woodstock Film Festival (2022)

The Fault Line

$THE FAULT LINE Dir. Brydie O’Connor (2024)  A hybrid short documentary exploring the fracture between a queer daughter and her mother, featuring the filmmaker’s own personal archive. The film blends documentary and narrative elements to dep$

THE FAULT LINE

Dir. Brydie O’Connor (2024)
A hybrid short documentary exploring the fracture between a queer daughter and her mother, featuring the filmmaker’s own personal archive. The film blends documentary and narrative elements to depict the filmmaker’s mother’s rigid vision for her daughter’s life, set against the reality unfolding through archival footage dating back to 1995. Through directing an actor to play her mother and fill in the widening gaps over time, O’Connor now attempts to sculpt her mother.

Currently in consideration for 2025 festival circuit.

Sasporumpet

SASPORUMPET

Dir. Brydie O’Connor (2023)

A towny tennis film about doubles partners competing in the Kansas state championship.. and for each other’s attention. The match, and their relationship, is complicated by an offbeat team mascot - a preserved shark in a jar.

Written & Produced by Jo Ellen Pellman and Brydie O'Connor

With support from: ArtsKC, YoungArts Foundation, The Future of Film Is Female, New York State Council on the Arts

Awards + Recognition

WINNER Teri Rogers Filmmakers Award (2023)

OFFICIAL SELECTION Maryland Film Festival (2024)

OFFICIAL SELECTION Female Filmmakers Berlin Festival (2024)

Friends of Dorothy

FRIENDS OF DOROTHY

Dir. Brydie O’Connor (2021)
A short documentary about city-dwelling LGBTQ+ people who temporarily return to their hometowns in the Midwest during the COVID-19 outbreak. It follows four young people as they revisit and navigate where they grew up in Kansas, Iowa, and Missouri, now as openly queer folks.

Awards + Recognition

WINNER Best Short Documentary Kansas City FilmFest International (2021)

OFFICIAL SELECTION DOC NYC (2021)

OFFICIAL SELECTION Tallgrass Film Festival (2021)