Underplayed (2020)
DOCUMENTARY | PREMIERE | MUSIC
FRIDAY 23 APRIL | 6:15PM
ACMI CINEMA 1
FEATURING A SHORT FILM BY GRID SERIES AND LIVE PERFORMANCE BY JACKI TUT
Australian Premiere
Director: Stacey Lee
Country: Canada
Year: 2020
Duration: 87 minutes
Language: English
Genre: Documentary
Screening Location: ACMI Cinema 1, Federation Square, Melbourne | Plan your visit to ACMI
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Synopsis
“A celebration of past achievements and of those breaking the sound barrier today, Underplayed is an important piece of work.” - Jennie Kermode, Eye for Film
In this rhythmic exploration of gender inequality, New Zealand director Stacey Lee imprints a new record of the electronic music industry. Lee gives visibility to and amplifies an underplayed history of pioneering female artists from Delia Derbyshire and Suzanne Ciani—making waves since the birth of electronic music—to contemporary DJs Sherelle, Alison Wonderland, and Rezz as they continue to navigate, survive and change an industry wrought with vulnerability, exploitation, toxic egos, and misogyny.
This revealing music documentary questions a culture of exclusion through portraits of leading female artists and interviews with industry players. At Coachella, a fearless new generation of female artists take centre stage, shaking away prejudice and pushing forward a movement for a more equal and inclusive future of the music industry.
Strong course language.
GRID SERIES SHORT FILM FEATURING JACKI TUT
“The creative community here in the South -East, it kinda overlaps with the South Sudanese community, and you know that’s something I’m a part of…So every South Sudanese talent that comes out, like I’m really rocking with them. Especially the one’s that are my age group that I grew up with, so like, Yung Baddie, we’ve known each other since we were basically born, Mike Wayne, Prez, you know, all the Gremlns boys, Phantom…I just feel like if you’re South Sudanese, I’m already messin’ with what you do.”
Meet Jacki Tut - RnB singer songwriter, community activist from Cranbourne, Victoria during the making of her debut release “Good For Now:"
pre-film performance by JACKI TUT
Jacki Tut is a South-Sudanese Australian artist from deep in Melbourne’s South-East.
Not seeing herself as belonging to any single genre, Jacki instead moves through RnB, Soul and Hip-Hop to cultivate her sound.
Her most recent single “Black Tears” will be released April 9 on all streaming platforms with her EP dropping in the second half of 2021.
Community Impact Partner
GRID (Grass Roots Indie Development) is an artist development program supporting outer suburban emerging musicians around Australia and strengthening communities through music. Through song development, mentoring, recording, video content and live performance we provide a platform for outer suburban artists to attain visibility, unearthing some of the most exciting, thought provoking and dynamic artists in the country.