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‘Barbara Forever’ looks back at the life of a lesbian director

The opening scene of Brydie O'Connor's "Barbara Forever" features lesbian filmmaker Barbara Hammer videotaping herself while naked. She was willing to film herself having sex, and she also wanted to show her experience living with cancer.

‘Barbara Forever’ looks back at the life of a lesbian director

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The opening scene of Brydie O'Connor's "Barbara Forever" features lesbian filmmaker Barbara Hammer videotaping herself while naked.

She was willing to film herself having sex, and she also wanted to show her experience living with cancer.

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The opening scene of Brydie O'Connor's "Barbara Forever" features lesbian filmmaker Barbara Hammer videotaping herself while naked. She was willing to film herself having sex, and she also wanted to show her experience living with cancer. Her work kept up a desire to reveal the unseen.

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