Dyketactics and other films from the 1970s /

"Barbara Hammer's short films of the 1970s are the first films made by an openly lesbian American filmmaker to explore lesbian identity, desire, and sexuality through avant-garde strategies. Interested in merging the physicality of the female body with that of the film medium, Hammer has...

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Bibliographic Details
Other Authors:	Hammer, Barbara (Screenwriter, Cinematographer, Director, Producer), Moore, Margaret (Performer), Sendgraff, Terry (Actor)
Format:	Video DVD
Language:	English
Language Notes:	Voiceover in English (Menses); dialogue in English, songs in French (Double strength); silent (Multiple orgasm); remaining films hav musical track or ambient sound.
Published:	New York, NY : Barbara Hammer Films, [2012]
Subjects:	Lesbians > Drama. Lesbianism > Drama. Performance art. Lesbianism. Lesbians. Amateur films. Experimental films. Erotic films. Short films. Feminist films. Silent films. Drama.

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Summary:	"Barbara Hammer's short films of the 1970s are the first films made by an openly lesbian American filmmaker to explore lesbian identity, desire, and sexuality through avant-garde strategies. Interested in merging the physicality of the female body with that of the film medium, Hammer has observed that 'radical content deserves radical form'."--Jenni Sorkin, quoted on container.
Item Description:	Videodisc release of six short films produced in 1974 (Dyketactics, and Menses), 1975 (Superdyke), 1976 (Women I love, and Multiple orgasm) and 1978 (Double strength). Aspect ratio 1.33:1. Videorecording.
Physical Description:	1 videodisc (68 min.) : sound & silent, color (1 film color with black and white seq.) ; 4 3/4 in.
Format:	DVD-R, NTSC, Region 1.
Production Credits:	Camera, Barbara Hammer (all films); piano, Margaret Moore (Women I love).