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 writer, director, co-editor and composer

Television

YearTitleRoleNotesRef.
2018This is HeavenThedaTV movie
2022My Trip to SpainAlexisAlso writer and director

Theatre

YearTitleRoleNotesRef.
2018Marie and BruceMarie [3]

Filmography

Film

YearTitleDirectorWriterNotesRef.
2024 Stress Positions YesYesFeature directorial debut
Also composer and co-editor

Television

YearTitleDirectorWriterNotesRef.
2022My Trip to SpainYesYesAlso editor

Discography

As HAMM.

Extended plays

YearTitleNotesRef.
2016Very Great [7]
2017SondHammCollection of covers of works composed by Stephen Sondheim [8]
Partial Magic [9]

Singles

YearTitleNotesRef.
2020"wichtige Kunstlieder" [10]

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