Barbara Meter

Barbara Meter
Barbara Meter in 1992
Born	1939 Amsterdam
Alma mater	Netherlands Film Academy, London College of Communication

Barbara Meter is a Dutch filmmaker and co-founder of Electric Cinema.

Early life and career

Barbara Meter was born in Amsterdam in 1939 to Jewish-German parents. ^[1] Meter graduated from the Netherlands Film Academy in 1963. ^[2]

Meter co-founded Electric Cinema in Amsterdam sometime in the early 1970s. Electric Cinema was made to muti-screen presentations, performance-based films, and videos. ^[2] The Eye Filmmuseum described Electric Cinema as a "platform for experimental and avant-garde film in Amsterdam". Electric Cinema only lasted a few years. ^[1]

Meter got a MA from London College of Printing. Her thesis was on found footage. ^[3]

The EYE Filmmuseum featured some of Meter's short films in an exhibit curated by Mónica Savirón. ^[4]

Filmography

• Aap Noot Mies (1963) ^[5]
• Song for Four Hands (1970) ^[6]
• Een herfstig dagje in Ruigoord (1981) ^[7]
• Graffiti Amsterdam '78-'81 (1981) ^[8]
• De afstand tot dichterbij (1982) ^[9]
• Binnenstebuiten (1982) ^[10]
• Legato (1984) ^[11]
• In het voorbijgaan (1985) ^[12]
• Weer-bericht (1989) ^[13]
• Ins & Outs (1989) ^[14]
• Laura (1994) ^[15]
• Departure on Arrival (1996) ^[16]
• Apparances (2000) ^[3]
• Ariadne (2004) ^[17]
• A Touch (2008) ^[3]
• Stretto (2005) ^[3]
• Bis an den Himmel und noch viel mehr (2015) ^[18]
• Nachtlicht, a search for security (2022) ^{[19] [20]}

References

1. "Monuments to transience: the films of Barbara Meter". Eye Filmmuseum. Retrieved 2025-05-24.
2. Bittencourt, Ela (2017-04-27). "Flickering Portraits: A Barbara Meter Retrospective". ARTnews.com. Retrieved 2025-05-23.
3. "Found Sounds: A Retrospective of Barbara Meter's Avant-Garde Films". Screen Slate. Retrieved 2025-05-24.
4. Admin, Alchemy. "FOUND SOUNDS: A Retrospective of Barbara Meter's Avant-Garde Films". alchemyfilmandarts.org.uk. Retrieved 2025-05-24.
5. "Aap Noot Mies... Film". Nederlands Film Festival. Retrieved 2025-05-24.
6. Bittencourt, Ela (2018-04-23). "A Celebration of Overlooked Women Filmmakers". Frieze. Retrieved 2025-05-24.
7. "Een herfstig dagje in Ruigoord". Nederlands Film Festival. Retrieved 2025-05-24.
8. "Graffiti Amsterdam '78-'81". Nederlands Film Festival. Retrieved 2025-05-24.
9. "De afstand tot dichterbij". Nederlands Film Festival. Retrieved 2025-05-24.
10. "Binnenstebuiten". Nederlands Film Festival. Retrieved 2025-05-24.
11. "Legato". Nederlands Film Festival. Archived from the original on 2024-10-13. Retrieved 2025-05-24.
12. "In het voorbijgaan". Nederlands Film Festival. Retrieved 2025-05-24.
13. "Weer-bericht". Nederlands Film Festival. Retrieved 2025-05-24.
14. "Ins & Outs". Nederlands Film Festival. Retrieved 2025-05-24.
15. "Laura". Nederlands Film Festival. Retrieved 2025-05-24.
16. "Departure on Arrival". Nederlands Film Festival. Retrieved 2025-05-24.
17. "Ariadne". Nederlands Film Festival. Retrieved 2025-05-24.
18. "Bis an den Himmel und noch viel mehr". Nederlands Film Festival. Retrieved 2025-05-24.
19. "Nachtlicht". Nederlands Film Festival. Retrieved 2025-05-24.
20. "'Nachtlicht' toont het cruciale verschil dat gemaakt werd door de visie en moed van één vrouw". De Groene Amsterdammer (in Dutch). 2022-11-22. Retrieved 2025-05-24.

External links

• Barbara Meter at IMDb