Sisters with Transistors
7.4
“Electronic music's unsung heroines”
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.
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Laurie Anderson
Narrator (voice)
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Delia Derbyshire
Self (archive footage)
Suzanne Ciani
Self
Bebe Barron
Self (archive footage)
Laurie Spiegel
Self
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Éliane Radigue
Self
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Wendy Carlos
Self
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Pauline Oliveros
Self (archive footage)
Clara Rockmore
Self
Daphne Oram
Self (archive footage)
Maryanne Amacher
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Louis Barron
Self (archive footage)
Lisa Rovner Director · Sophia Al-Maria Writer Bill Kirstein Cinematographer
United States release April 23, 2021 · Produced in United Kingdom, United States, France · Production Willow Glen Films, Metrograph Pictures
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Anna Lena Films
Production
Willow Glen Films
Production
Metrograph Pictures
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Aspect Ratio Film
Production
Showtime
Production
United Kingdom · United States · France
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Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
Denmark · March 25, 2020
Premiere · CPH:DOX
United States · April 23, 2021
Digital
United States
October 17, 2020 · Premiere · AFI Fest
Australia
August 6, 2021 · Premiere · Melbourne International Film Festival
September 1, 2021 · Theatrical
Canada
May 6, 2021 · Premiere · DOXA Documentary Film Festival
France
January 21, 2021 · Premiere · FIPADOC Festival
Israel
May 7, 2021 · Premiere · EPOS International Art Film Festival
Luxembourg
March 6, 2021 · Premiere · Luxembourg City Film Festival
Netherlands
September 1, 2021 · Limited theatrical
South Korea
August 27, 2021 · Premiere · Seoul International Women's Film Festival
Spain
March 16, 2021 · Premiere · Punto De Vista International Documentary Film Festival
Ukraine
August 25, 2022 · Theatrical
United Kingdom
April 23, 2021 · Digital
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