Theda Hammel

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Theda Hammel
Occupation(s) Filmmaker, musician

Theda Hammel is an American filmmaker and musician best known for directing the 2024 comedy Stress Positions and for co-hosting the NYMPHOWARS podcast alongside Macy Rodman. [1]

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Career

Hammel began releasing music under the name HAMM in 2016 and graduated from New York University Steinhardt with a Master in Music Technology degree in 2018. [2]

In 2018, Hammel starred in as Marie in a production of Wallace Shawn's 1978 play Marie and Bruce directed by Knud Adams and produced by John Early. [3]

Hammel's satirical work My Trip to Spain debuted at the virtual 2022 Sundance Film Festival. Her feature-length directorial debut, Stress Positions , premiered in the festival's U.S. Dramatic Competition in 2024. [4] [5] [6]

Personal life

Hammel is transgender. [3]

Acting credits

Film

YearTitleRoleNotesRef
2024 Stress Positions KarlaAlso wrote and directed [7]

Television

YearTitleRoleNotesRef.
2018This is HeavenThedaTV movie [7]
2022My Trip to SpainAlexisAlso wrote and directed [7]

Theatre

YearTitleRoleNotesRef.
2018Marie and BruceMarie— [3]

Filmography

Film

YearTitleDirectorWriterNotesRef.
2024 Stress Positions YesYesAlso composed the score and edited the film [8]

Television

YearTitleDirectorWriterNotesRef.
2022My Trip to SpainYesYesAlso served as editor [9]

Discography

As HAMM.

Extended plays

YearTitleNotesRef.
2016Very Great— [10]
2017SondHammCollection of covers of works composed by Stephen Sondheim [11]
Partial Magic— [12]

Singles

YearTitleNotesRef.
2020"wichtige Kunstlieder"— [13]

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References

  1. ↑ Walker, Harron. "Theda Hammel on Gay Guy Purgatory and the Perils of Tap-To-Pay". Interview. Retrieved 22 January 2024.
  2. ↑ n.a. "Theda Hammel". Soundlister. Retrieved 22 January 2024.
  3. 1 2 3 Sandberg, Patrik. "Wallace Shawn and Theda Hammel on acting, life, and why bodies are weird". Dazed. Retrieved 22 January 2024.
  4. ↑ Lyons, Annie. ""Stress Positions" Mines Health Anxieties for Comedy". Sundance. Retrieved 22 January 2024.
  5. ↑ Barquin, John. "Theda Hammel on Her Queer Sundance Masterpiece My Trip to Spain". Into. Retrieved 22 January 2024.
  6. ↑ Keogan, Natalia. ""The Millennial Decline That's Taking Place in the Present Moment": Theda Hammel on Stress Positions". Filmmaker Magazine. Retrieved 22 January 2024.
  7. 1 2 3 n.a. "Theda Hammel". IMDb. Retrieved 22 January 2024.
  8. ↑ n.a. "Stress Positions: Full Cast & Crew". IMDb. Retrieved 22 January 2024.
  9. ↑ n.a. "My Trip to Spain: Full Cast & Crew". IMDb. Retrieved 22 January 2024.
  10. ↑ n.a. "Very Great". Bandcamp. Retrieved 22 January 2024.
  11. ↑ n.a. "SondHamm". Bandcamp. Retrieved 22 January 2024.
  12. ↑ n/a. "Partial Magic". Bandcamp. Retrieved 22 January 2024.
  13. ↑ n.a. "wichtige Kunstlieder". Bandcamp. Retrieved 22 January 2024.
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