Sisters with Transistors

Sisters with Transistors

86 mins | Documentary, History, Music | Sept. 1, 2021

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 that 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.

Sisters with Transistors

86 mins | Documentary, History, Music | Sept. 1, 2021

Sisters with Transistors
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 that 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.
IMDb rating 7.4
Producers Anna Lena Films, Aspect Ratio Film, Willow Glen Films, Showtime, Metrograph Pictures
Original title Sisters with Transistors
Directors Lisa Rovner
Writers Lisa Rovner

Cast

Laurie Anderson

as Narrator (voice)

Delia Derbyshire

as Self (archive footage)

Suzanne Ciani

as Self

Bebe Barron

as Self (archive footage)

Laurie Spiegel

as Self

Éliane Radigue

as Self