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Sisters with transistors : electronic music's unsung heroines / Anna Lena Films presents ; in association with Willow Glen Films ; a film by Lisa Rovner ; written and directed by Lisa Rovner ; produced by Anna Lena Vaney.

New York, NY : Kino Lorber, [2023]

[United States] : Metrograph Pictures

1 videodisc (92 min.) : sound, color and black and white ; 4 3/4 in.

4 3/4 in

digital

optical

1.33:1

full screen

NTSC

video file

DVD video

region 1

auditory captions

The advent of electronic music in the 20th century was a radical break from all musical traditions that came before it. Narrated by legendary multimedia artist Laurie Anderson, Lisa Rovner's 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 Rovner's documentary demonstrates, these women, many of whom were classically trained musicians, brilliant mathematicians, or a combination of both, relished 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.

Women composers.

Women musicians.

Electronic music -- History and criticism -- 20th century.

Women -- Effect of technological innovations on.

Documentary films.

Feature films.

Nonfiction films.

Video recordings for the hearing impaired.

Rovner, Lisa, film director, screenwriter.

Vaney, Anna, film producer.

Anderson, Laurie, 1947- narrator.

Rockmore, Clara, on-screen participant.

Derbyshire, Delia, 1937-2001, on-screen participant.

Oram, Daphne, on-screen participant.

Barron, Bebe, on-screen participant.

Radigue, Éliane, on-screen participant.

Amacher, Maryanne, on-screen participant.

Oliveros, Pauline, 1932-2016, on-screen participant.

Ciani, Suzanne, on-screen participant.

Spiegel, Laurie, 1945- on-screen participant.

Anna Lena Films, presenter.

Willow Glen Films, production company.

Kino Lorber, Inc., publisher.

Metrograph Pictures, film distributor.

"Metrograph."

Originally released as a motion picture in 2020.

Full screen (1.33:1).

Extra features: Women behind the machines: a conversation on women in tech; Q&A with Lisa Rovner, director of Sisters with transistors; Electronic music: the sound of liberation panel; Theatrical trailer.

Narrated by Laurie Anderson.

Featuring, Clara Rockmore, Delia Derbyshire, Daphne Oram, Bebe Barron, Eliane Radigue, Maryanne Amacher, Pauline Oliveros, Suzanne Ciani, Laurie Spiegel.

DVD. wide screen and full screen

English dialogue; English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing (SDH).

English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing

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