John Hemmer Archive

John Hemmer and the Showgirls

The John Hemmer Archive documents a unique period in live entertainment history. Illustrated by way of a documentary film, oral histories, a digital and physical collection from a wealth of record types, this project chronicles stage performer experiences during the nightclub era of the mid-20th century.

Told through the eyes of singer/entertainer John Hemmer, the documentary, John Hemmer & the Showgirls, interweaves the broader New York nightclub phenomena with Hemmer’s personal and artistic journey and that of his cohort.

This website makes available the film for community screenings, festivals and educational institutions. It offers to site visitors oral histories, memorabilia and text journaling to further contextualize this cultural history.

The John Hemmer Collection consists of material on this site and physical artifacts for research and exhibition. These assets are cataloged and archived to ensure their availability and long-term preservation. The resulting database will be available through this website in the near future. To receive updates, Please sign up for the John Hemmer Archive newsletter.

Events

opening date city theater name
05/27 - 01/31/24 Brooklyn,  NY The City Reliquary Museum & Civic Organization
Museum Exhibit
11/17/19 Lake Worth,  FL Bellaggio Residents' Association
Screening & Panel
07/23/19 New Hope,  PA New Hope Film Festival
06/22/19 North Beach,  MD North Beach American Film Festival
06/18/19 Shelter Island,  NY Shelter Island Public Library
Screening
06/05/19 Hollywood,  FL Hollywood Florida Film Festival
05/01/19 Boynton Beach,  FL Boynton Beach Short Film Festival
04/30/19 Coxsackie,  NY Heermance Memorial Library
Screening
03/31/19 Las Vegas,  NV Las Vegas Clark County Library
Screening & Panel
02/19/19 Bonita Springs,  FL Bonita Springs International Film Festival
01/24/19 Liverpool,  NY Liverpool Public Library
Screening
01/17/19 Gainesville,  FL Library Partnership Branch
Screening
01/12/19 Miami,  FL Miami-Dade Public Library Main Branch
Screening & Panel
01/04/19 New York,  NY Edie Windsor SAGE Center
Screening & Panel
11/27/18 Utica,  NY Utica Public Library
Screening
11/10/18 Alexandria,  VA Alexandria Film Festival
11/06/18 Bloomfield,  NY Bloomfield Public Library
Screening
11/04/18 Delray Beach,  FL Delray Beach Public Library
Screening & Panel
11/05/18 Yonkers,  New York The Yonkers Film Festival
10/23/18 New York,  NY Greenwich Village Film Festival
10/21/18 Ridgefield,  Connecticut Ridgefield Independent Film Festival
10/20/18 Milford,  PA Black Bear Film Festival
10/07/18 Laughlin,  NV Laughlin International Film Festival
09/23/18 Jersey City,  NJ Golden Door International Film Festival
09/21/18 Amelia Island,  FL The Rendezvous Film Festival
09/16/18 Englewood,  NJ The Actors Home Fund
Screening & Panel
09/15/18 Gallup,  NM Gallup Film Festival
08/17/18 Port St. Lucie,  FL Treasure Coast International Film Festival
07/13/18 Bellmore,  NY Long Island International Film Expo
06/22/18 Far Rockaway,  NY St. John's Episcopal Hospital
Screening & Panel
04/28/18 New York City,  NY Manhattan Film Festival
04/27/18 Muskogee,  OK Bare Bones International Film & Music Festival
01/26/18 Lafayette,  LA Cinema on the Bayou Film Festival
12/08/17 Culver City,  CA Culver City Film Festival
08/10/17 Providence,  RI Rhode Island International Film Festival

To host a scReening, contact us here

downloads

press kit stills poster

Credits

film

  • Mark Mori Producer
  • Kirsten Larvick Producer/Director
  • Randy Stulberg Cinematorgrapher
  • Tedd Firth Original Music
  • Judd Blaise Editor/Graphics
  • Alex Keipper Additional Editor
  • Ray Parada Additional Camera/Graphics
  • Laura Petrella Additional Camera
  • Madeline Kennedy Assistant Editor
  • Spencer Nachman Outreach Research

website

  • Kirsten Larvick Archivist/Producer/Writer
  • Matt Frost Graphic Design
  • Miriam Frost User Experience & Code
  • Judd Blaise Video Editor/
    Graphics
  • Alex Keipper Video Editor
  • Cynthea Mazur Diaz Video Animation

We continue to research mid-century Manhattan nightclub culture.

If you have stories, footage, or images you’d like to share with us, please contact us here.

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