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'Underplayed' is a 2020 Canadian documentary film, directed by Stacey Lee.Lily Moayeri, [https://variety.com/2020/music/news/underplayed-documentary-electronic-music-gender-inequality-1203523451/ "Tribeca-Bound Underplayed Puts Spotlight on Gender Inequality in Electronic Music"]. 'Variety', March 4, 2020. 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.Alisha Mughal, [https://exclaim.ca/film/article/tiff_underplayed_stacey_lee_electronic_music_documentary_film_review_rezz_tokimonsta "TIFF Review: 'Underplayed' Highlights EDM's Diversity Problem and Shows Why It's So Important to Fix It"]. 'Exclaim!', September 16, 2020.
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.
The film premiered on April 15, 2020, at the Tribeca Film Festival, and had its Canadian premiere at the 2020 Toronto International Film Festival on September 19. Its Toronto screening, at Ontario Place's OLG Play stage, was followed by a DJ set by Rezz.Ryan Middleton, [https://www.magneticmag.com/2020/08/underplayed-new-film-examining-sexism-dance-music-screening-tiff-2020/ "Underplayed: New Film Examining Sexism In Dance Music Screening At TIFF Next Month"]. 'Magnetic Magazine', August 26, 2020.
The film was added to Crave's streaming service in March 2021.Anne T. Donahue, [https://www.theglobeandmail.com/arts/film/reviews/article-crave-documentary-underplayed-highlights-womens-fight-for-equality-in/ "Crave documentary Underplayed highlights womens fight for equality in the music business"]. 'The Globe and Mail', March 7, 2021.
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