Sisters with Transistors
DocumentaryHistoryMusic
★ 6.9/1020211h 26m
Director: Lisa Rovner
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.
Runtime
1h 26m
Language
English
Released
Sep 1, 2021
Runtime
1h 26m
Language
English
Released
Sep 1, 2021
Cast
Laurie Anderson
Narrator (voice)
Delia Derbyshire
Self (archive footage)
Suzanne Ciani
Suzanne Ciani
Self
Bebe Barron
Bebe Barron
Self (archive footage)
Laurie Spiegel
Self
Éliane Radigue
Self
Wendy Carlos
Self
Pauline Oliveros
Pauline Oliveros
Self (archive footage)
Clara Rockmore
Clara Rockmore
Self
Daphne Oram
Daphne Oram
Self (archive footage)
Maryanne Amacher
Maryanne Amacher
Self
Louis Barron
Louis Barron
Self (archive footage)
Brian Hodgson
Self (voice)
Ramona Gonzalez
Ramona Gonzalez
Self (voice)
Barry Bermange
Barry Bermange
Self (archive footage)
Barry Schrader
Self (voice)
Pierre Schaeffer
Pierre Schaeffer
Self (archive footage)
Andy Votel
Andy Votel
Self (voice)
Sarah Davachi
Sarah Davachi
Self (voice)
Morton Subotnick
Morton Subotnick
Self (voice)
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