08:00 pm
Fri Mar 20

CANCELLED - Sisters With Transistors (OFFICIAL)

Alamo Drafthouse South Lamar
1120 South Lamar, Austin, TX, 78704
2.78km SW

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Alamo Lamar

Alamo Lamar C

1120 S Lamar Blvd.

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 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. As one of the film’s subjects, Laurie Spiegel explains: “We women were especially drawn to electronic music when the possibility of a woman composing was in itself controversial. Electronics let us make music that could be heard by others without having to be taken seriously by the male-dominated establishment.”

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Director

Lisa Rovner

Credits

Director: Lisa Rovner

Producer: Anna Lena Vaney, Marcus Werner Hed

Editor: Mariko Montpetit, Michael Aaglund, Kara Blake

Primary Entry: Platinum Badge, Film Badge

Secondary Entry: Music Badge, Interactive Badge, Film Festival Wristband

Premiere Status: World Premiere

Genre: Biography, Documentary, History, LGBTQ, Music

Screening Section: 24 Beats Per Second

Screening Category: Documentary Feature

Country: United Kingdom

Language: English

Runtime: 82 mins