A film by Beate Kunath
Music Documentary – 105 Minutes – English/Germany 2017
Eleven portraits of women from the wide-ranging Berlin electronic music scene made by director Beate Kunath with a strong focus on live acts; women who come on stage with their equipment and present their own songs and compositions. Split between studio and live performance shots, the film follows the live and work of:
ANNA BOLENA
ELECTR°CUTE / SINGING KITCHEN
ERCKLENTZ NEUMANN
KRITZKOM
KSEN. / TOMISLAV
KYOKA
HITHERTOO
MIMICOF / MIDORI HIRANO
RONA GEFFEN
SILNAYE
ZIÚR
„Intriguing beats and visuals suck us into a world of experimentation with electronic music, or rather sound. Classically trained duo ERCKLENTZ NEUMANN for example describe themselves as sound fetishists, while Electrocute uses sparks in her audio-visual performances. The documentary is not only an ode to the 11 artists, but also to Berlin. The women come from all over the world – from Israel and Spain to Croatia and Japan – attracted by Berlin’s lively music scene and opportunities. They want to get on, and not only in music. Because our language, explains Italian ANNA BOLENA, is made for men, not women: ‘We experiment daily trying to improve that old language.’ (Quotation: International Film Festival Rotterdam 2018)”
