Sisters with Transistors
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Directed by | Lisa Rovner |
Produced by | Anna Vaney Marcus Werner Hed |
Starring | Laurie Anderson |
Cinematography | Bill Kirstein |
Music by | Quinn Tsan, Alexander Babbitt |
Distributed by | Metrograph Pictures, Aspect Ratio |
Release date | 17 October 2020 (AFI Film Festival) |
Running time | 86 minutes |
Country | United States |
Sisters with Transistors is a 2020 documentary film directed by
Synopsis
The documentary is made up of rare testimonies and archive footage. It chronicles the stories of the pioneering but little-known women of electronic music. These composers found, thanks to machines, a space of liberty and creativity that the male-dominated world of traditional music did not allow them. The film takes us into the heart of their studio-laboratories, and into a tangle of multicolored cables, tape scraps, primitive computers and oversized synthesizers. Narrated by
Reception
Sisters with Transistors was positively received by critics.[8][9] Rogerebert.com's Charlie Brigden gave it four stars and noted that the documentary "often feels less like a film and more like a manifesto". The narrative, futuristic soundtrack and avant-garde aspect of the film were all highly praised.[10] The New York Times' Glenn Kenny described the film as "informative" and "fascinating.[11] Critics at NME and Slate also gave the documentary four stars and positive reviews.[12][13]
References
- ^ Zoladz, Lindsay (April 21, 2021). "Amplifying the Women Who Pushed Synthesizers Into the Future" – via NYTimes.com.
- ^ "Sisters With Transistors: inside the fascinating film about electronic music's forgotten pioneers". The Guardian. April 23, 2021.
- ^ "'Sisters with Transistors' explores innovations of electronic music's unsung female pioneers". KCRW.
- ^ Rubin, Rebecca (2021-02-08). "Metrograph Pictures Lands Electronic Music Doc 'Sisters With Transistors' (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. Retrieved 2022-02-05.
- ^ "Sisters With Transistors review – a gloriously geeky music doc". The Guardian. 2021-04-25. Retrieved 2022-02-05.
- ^ Shaffer, Claire (2021-04-29). "'Sisters With Transistors': A Brief History of Electronic Music's Unsung Pioneers". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 2022-02-05.
- ^ "Sisters With Transistors: inside the fascinating film about electronic music's forgotten pioneers". The Guardian. 2021-04-23. Retrieved 2022-02-05.
- ^ Sisters with Transistors, retrieved 2022-02-05
- ^ "Review: 'Sisters With Transistors': Breaking barriers with electronic sounds". Los Angeles Times. 2021-04-23. Retrieved 2022-02-05.
- ^ Brigden, Charlie. "Sisters with Transistors movie review (2021) | Roger Ebert". www.rogerebert.com. Retrieved 2022-02-05.
- ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2022-02-05.
- ^ Greene, Wes (2021-04-18). "Review: Sisters with Transistors Pays Thrilling Tribute to Unsung Heroines". Slant Magazine. Retrieved 2022-02-05.
- ^ "'Sisters With Transistors' review: music's forgotten female electro pioneers". NME. 2021-04-22. Retrieved 2022-02-05.
External links
- Official website
- https://aspectratiofilms.com/product/sisters-with-transistors/
- Sisters with Transistors on IMDb