{
  "id": 10509770,
  "title": "The Rough-and-Ready Brilliance of Barbara Hammer’s “Nitrate Kisses”",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/28/the-rough-and-ready-brilliance-of-barbara-hammers-nitrate-kisses",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-09-28T18:25:45.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Hyperallergic",
    "slug": "hyperallergic",
    "url": "https://hyperallergic.com/the-rough-and-ready-brilliance-of-barbara-hammers-nitrate-kisses/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Feminist director Barbara Hammer's films may be challenging to watch due to their unconventional editing and lack of linear narratives. Nevertheless, her curiosity and focus on lesbian sexuality, life, and history have secured her a spot in cinematic history. Brydie O Connor's documentary Brydie Forever (2026) highlights her work and the ongoing preservation of her extensive archive, with a new 4K restoration of her 1992 feature film Nitrate Kisses premiering at this year's New York Film Festival. Nitrate Kisses captures the essence of its time: early in the AIDS pandemic and amid a culture war marked by stigma, violence, and attempts to restrict artistic freedom.",
  "summary": "Newly restored in 4K, the film feels prescient as groups are once again being scapegoated for public health crises and financial instability.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}