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Superdyke Meets Madame X

1975 / US / documentary, experimental

Director: Barbara Hammer, Max Almy
English with Lithuanian subtitles, 21 min

From the first kiss to breakup – the film documents Barbara Hammer’s relationship with Max Almy on a reel-to-reel ¾” videotape recorder and microphone. Winner of the Louise Riskin Prize at the 1976 San Francisco Art Festival, “Superdyke Meets Madame X” was Hammer’s first foray into recording with the Sony Portapak, and was produced as part of a skill swap with Almy.

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