A Sneak Preview of the New Documentary
Elektro Moskva
Introduced by Trevor Pinch (Science & Technology Studies, Cornell)
Wednesday, September 24 at 7:15pm
Willard Straight Theatre
The film features rare archival footage, including the last 1993 interview with famed inventor Leon Theremin.
Watch a trailer at: elektromoskva.com
Directed by Dominik Spritzendorfer & Elena Tikhonova
Welcome to the weird and definitely wired world of avant garde rock musicians, DIY circuit benders, vodka-swilling dealers and urban archaeologists/collectors, all fascinated with obsolete Soviet-era electronic synthesizers that were the by-product of the KGB and Soviet military, created in the off-hours by scientist/inventors cobbling together spare transistors and wires. In Russian and English with English subtitles. Cosponsored with Science & Technology Studies and The History Center of Tompkins County.
1 hr 29 min
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