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Sisters with Transistors [In-Person Only]
Wed Sep 29: 7.30pm PDT
Thu Sep 30: 7.30pm PDT
$13 General Admission
$10 Student/Child/Senior
$7 Member
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Lisa Rovner
UK
2020
1h 24m
Series - Music in Motion
About
Lisa Rovners superb Sisters with Transistors showcases the music of and rare interviews with female electronic pioneers Clara Rockmore, Delia Derbyshire, Daphne Oram, Éliane Radigue, Maryanne Amacher, Bebe Barron, Suzanne Ciani, Pauline Oliveros, Laurie Spiegel, and Wendy Carlos.
As Rovners documentary demonstrates, these womenmany of whom were classically trained musicians, brilliant mathematicians, or a combination of bothrelished the freedom of electronic music, even as they were discriminated against because of their gender and because of their chosen medium. Through their inventiveness and rebellion, these trailblazers music went on to influence musicians working in a variety of genres, and proved the worthiness of going electric.
Sisters with Transistors is an essential primer for those interested in discovering this vital, oft-overlooked history but also offers plenty of pleasures for crate-digging experimental music obsessives who know the BBC Radiophonic Workshops output like the back of their hand. Contemporary musicians, such as Holly Herndon and Kim Gordon, also offer insights into their forebears indelible music and their personal significance.
(Lisa Rovner, UK, 2020, 84 min, in English)
Description and images courtesy of Metrograph Pictures.
Key image (Maryanne Amache crouched by reel-to-reel player) courtesy of Peggy Weil. Still of Eliane Radigue turning knobs courtesy of Eliane Radigue. Still of Daphne Oram posing by reel-to-reel player and equipment courtesy of Daphne Oram Trust.
** Narrated by legendary multimedia artist Laurie Anderson **
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Seattle, WA 98122
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If you have additional specific questions about accessibility at our venue, please contact our Executive Director Vivian Hua at vivian@nwfilmforum.org
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