Theda Hammel

Theda Hammel
Occupation(s)	Filmmaker, musician, podcaster
Known for	Stress Positions , My Trip to Spain
Notable work	Stress Positions

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

Career

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

In 2018, Hammel portrayed 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 short film My Trip to Spain premiered at the virtual 2022 Sundance Film Festival. Her feature-length directorial debut, Stress Positions, was showcased in the U.S. Dramatic Competition at the 2024 Sundance Film Festival. ^{[4] [5] [6]}

She also has appeared in two films by director Louise Weard, Castration Movie Anthology i. Traps and Castration Movie Anthology ii. The Best of Both Worlds . ^[7]

Hammel has co-hosted the podcast NYMPHOWARS with friend Macy Rodman since 2018, in which the two discuss queer culture, sex and their personal lives through generally a post ironic lens.

Additionally, Hammel has appeared on a number of other podcasts including Straightiolab, Seeking Derangements, Sloppy Seconds with Big Dipper & Meatball, Celebrity Book Club with Steven & Lily, Movie Mindset and Office Hours with Tim Heidecker.

Personal life

Hammel is a transgender woman. ^[3]

Acting credits

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes	Ref
2022	My Trip to Spain	Alexis	Also writer, director and editor
2024	Stress Positions	Karla	Also writer, director, co-editor and composer
2024	Castration Movie Anthology i. Traps	Felicity
2025	Castration Movie Anthology ii. The Best of Both Worlds	Felicity

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes	Ref.
2018	This is Heaven	Theda	TV movie

Theatre

Year	Title	Role	Notes	Ref.
2018	Marie and Bruce	Marie	—	[3]

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Director	Writer	Actress	Notes	Ref.
2024	Stress Positions	Yes	Yes		Feature directorial debut Also composer, actress and co-editor
2024	Castration Movie Anthology i. Traps			Yes
2025	Castration Movie Anthology ii. The Best of Both Worlds			Yes

Short Film

Year	Title	Director	Writer	Sound	Notes	Ref.
2022	My Trip to Spain	Yes	Yes		Also composer, actress, and editor
2019	Rachel			Yes	Sound mixing and foley

Discography

As HAMM.

Albums

Release Date	Title	Songs	Reviews	Notes	Ref.
Oct. 27, 2016	Very Great	"Fun", "Brick", "A Life With No Joy In It"	"This album lives up to its title." – Efrain Schunior	available on Bandcamp
May 17, 2017	SondHamm	"Every Day a Little Death", "Children Will Listen", "Happiness", "Sunday"	"Not sure anything has ever been more my thing than this!" – zoodic "This fuckin kills me. Favorite track: Children Will Listen." – nice_gender	available on Bandcamp, collection of covers of works composed by Stephen Sondheim
Dec.16, 2017	Partial Magic	"Partial Magic", "Uninterrupted Black", "Full of LIGHT!!!!!", "With So Little To Be Sure Of", "Whatever Happened to Christmas?"	"I love it when I'm suddenly invested in an album after only the first 5 seconds of hearing the first track." – ladytobinofthelake "every one of these tracks has a melody or a line that'll stick in your brain. Just a bunch of lovely, incredible tunes." – NJ	available on Bandcamp

Singles

Year	Title	Notes	Ref.
2020	"wichtige Kunstlieder"	—	[8]

References

1. Walker, Harron (22 January 2024). "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. Sandberg, Patrik (20 July 2018). "Wallace Shawn and Theda Hammel on acting, life, and why bodies are weird". Dazed. Retrieved 22 January 2024.
4. Lyons, Annie (19 January 2024). ""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 (20 January 2024). ""The Millennial Decline That's Taking Place in the Present Moment": Theda Hammel on Stress Positions". Filmmaker Magazine. Retrieved 22 January 2024.
7. "Louise Weard | Producer, Cinematographer, Editor". IMDb. Retrieved 2025-11-19.
8. n.a. "wichtige Kunstlieder". Bandcamp. Retrieved 22 January 2024.

External links

• Theda Hammel at IMDb