Films
SISTERS WITH TRANSISTORS
SISTERS WITH TRANSISTORS
ELECTRONIC MUSIC’S UNSUNG HEROINES
SYDNEY PREMIERES
FEBRUARY 2022
Co-presented by Groovesooter at
Antenna Documentary Film Festival
Screens:
8.30pm, Saturday Feb 5, 2022 – Dendy Newtown
7.00pm, Thursday Feb 10, 2022 – Palace Chauvel
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Directed by: Lisa Rovner
Narrated by: Laurie Anderson
Think of early electronic music and many will likely picture men twiddling knobs, pushing buttons and breaking boundaries. While electronic music is often perceived as a boy’s club, the truth is that from the very beginning, composers such as Suzanne Ciani, Pauline Oliveros, Daphne Oram, Delia Derbyshire and Laurie Spiegel were integral in inventing the devices, techniques and tropes that would define the shape of this once futuristic sound. Yet when electronic music was finally recognised by mainstream press, critics, established composers and audiences, these women were almost forgotten. Director Lisa Rovner sets out to change that. With energy, curiosity and enthusiasm for the medium, Sisters With Transistors showcases the music of, and rare interviews with, these remarkable female electronic pioneers. With the legendary Laurie Anderson as narrator, the result is more than just a herstory of a music genre and the avant-garde, it’s also the story of how we listen.
