Underplayed
| Underplayed | |
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| Directed by | Stacey Lee |
| Written by | Neil Blewett Georgia Dodson Stacey Lee |
| Produced by | William Crouse |
| Starring | Rezz Nervo Tokimonsta Alison Wonderland |
| Cinematography | Zoe Simone Yi |
| Edited by | Georgia Dodson |
| Music by | Kate Simko |
Production company | Popp Rok |
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Running time | 87 minutes |
| Country | Canada |
| Language | English |
Underplayed is a 2020 Canadian documentary film, directed by Stacey Lee. The film profiles various women in electronic music, centring in large part on their struggles to be taken as seriously as male counterparts during the 2019 music festival season due to continued gender inequality in the music business.
Artists profiled in the film include Rezz, Nervo, Nightwave, Sherelle, Tygapaw, Tokimonsta and Alison Wonderland. It also contextualizes the broader history of women in electronic music, including information about pioneers such as Delia Derbyshire, Suzanne Ciani and Daphne Oram.