CinemaOSMovie · 2021 · 1h 26m

Sisters with Transistors

Electronic music's unsung heroines

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Think of early electronic music and you’ll likely see men pushing buttons, knobs, and boundaries. While electronic music is often perceived as a boys' club, the truth is that from the very beginning women have been integral in inventing the devices, techniques and tropes that would define the shape of sound for years to come.

Directed byLisa Rovner

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Status
Released
Runtime
1h 26m
Language
EN
Released
September 1, 2021
Studios
Anna Lena FilmsWillow Glen FilmsMetrograph Pictures

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Cast & crew

10 credited
Starring
Laurie Anderson

Laurie Anderson

Narrator (voice)

Delia Derbyshire

Delia Derbyshire

Self (archive footage)

Suzanne Ciani

Self

Bebe Barron

Self (archive footage)

Laurie Spiegel

Laurie Spiegel

Self

Éliane Radigue

Éliane Radigue

Self

Wendy Carlos

Wendy Carlos

Self

Pauline Oliveros

Self (archive footage)

Clara Rockmore

Self

Daphne Oram

Self (archive footage)

Creative team
Directed by
Lisa Rovner
Lisa Rovner
Written by
Lisa Rovner
Lisa Rovner
Produced by
Marcus Werner Hed
Anna Vaney

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