Lance Hammer is an American independent filmmaker. His first film, ''Ballast'', premiered in competition at the

Sundance Film Festival The Sundance Film Festival (formerly Utah/US Film Festival, then US Film and Video Festival) is an annual film festival organized by the Sundance Institute. It is the largest independent film festival in the United States, with more than 46,66 ...

where he won the US Dramatic Directing Award. Ballast was nominated for six

Independent Spirit Awards The Independent Spirit Awards (abbreviated Spirit Awards and originally known as the FINDIE or Friends of Independents Awards), founded in 1984, are awards dedicated to independent filmmakers. Winners were typically presented with Poly(methyl m ...

and four

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. Hammer won the

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Filmography

*'' Batman Forever'' (1995; computer graphics city designer) *'' Batman & Robin'' (1997; digital design associate) *'' Practical Magic'' (1998; visual effects art director) *'' The Man Who Wasn't There'' (2001; assistant art director) *'' Issaquena'' (2002; director, producer, writer) *'' Ballast'' (2008; director, producer, writer, editor)

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* American film directors Living people Year of birth missing (living people) {{US-film-director-stub