Mahoyo’s MyNa Do and Farah Yusuf. Photo courtesy Tempo Dokumentär Festival

After a great weekend with CinemAfrica last week, another fest for cinephiles is coming up in Stockholm! Tempo Documentary Festival is celebrating its 18th birthday this year and as every year, offers a program full of quality documentaries, seminars and events. The six- day long festival, this time with the theme of (Un)Truth as the main subject, will also screen documentaries reflecting the reality of Africa and African diaspora- both from Swedish and international perspectives. Check out our list of the absolute must-sees and make some space in your schedule between March 7th and 12th.

I Am Not Your Negro
Raoul Peck

Wed 08 March 2017 kl. 20:00
Bio Rio
Thu 09 March 2017 kl. 20:45
Filmstaden Söder 9
Director’s visit!

If you’ve missed the Swedish premiere of this masterpiece at CinemAfrica, you still have a chance to catch up at one of the Tempo screenings, this time in the eminent presence of the director, Raoul Peck himself! The movie, told entirely in the words of James Baldwin, through both personal appearances and the text of his final unfinished book project, touches on the tragic deaths of Malcolm X, Martin Luther King Jr., and Medgar Evers to brings powerful clarity to how the image (and reality) of Blacks in America today is fabricated and enforced. A Masterclass with Raoul Peck, talking about his overall artistry and his personal relationship with James Baldwin, will take place at Bio Rio, on Thursday, March 9th, at 12:00.

Maya Angelou: And Still I Rise
Bob Hercules
Rita Coburn Whack

Sun 12 March 2017 kl. 15:00
Bio Rio

Another documentary already known from CinemAfrica is this portrait of a poet, author, and civil rights activist Maya Angelou (1928-2014), who played a major role in the American Civil Rights movement alongside Martin Luther King, Jr. and Malcolm X. Her autobiographical novels, plays and film scripts had a huge impact on African-American culture. Directors Bob Hercules and Rita Coburn Whack let her tell her own, powerful story, supplementing it with quotes from admirers including Bill Clinton and Oprah Winfrey.

Ouaga Girls
Theresa Traore Dahlberg

Fri 10 March 2017 kl. 19:45
Filmstaden Söder 9 (Director’s Visit!)

Sun 12 March 2017 kl. 20:45
Victoria 2

The movie follows a group of young women from the outskirts of Ouagadougou, the capital of Burkina Faso, that meet at the feminist education centre to study to become car mechanics. A poetic coming-of-age story of sisterhood, life choices, and the struggle to find your own path.

Pearl of Africa
Jonny von Wallström

Sat 11 March 2017 kl. 17:30
Filmstaden Söder 9

Following a Ugandan transgender girl who is forced to leave her country, the audience is taken on an emotional journey of love, hate and being transgender in one of the world’s most transphobic places. This documentation of a couple’s struggle through their most difficult time, it’s a first hand testament that love conquers all.

The Revolution Won’t Be Televised
Rama Thaw

Sat 11 March 2017 kl. 20:10
Victoria 4

An account of a resistance movement in Senegal, formed when President Abdoulaye Wade wanted to run for office again in 2011. A group of school friends, including rappers Thiat and Kilifeu, set up “Y’en a marre” (“We’re Fed Up”), with filmmaker Rama Thiaw quickly coming onboard to start documenting events – meetings, campaigns, arrests, concerts, states of exhaustion, trips – from an “insider’s” perspective. Over several years, a stirring portrait emerged of a youth protest movement to whom independent observers were not the only ones to ascribe the role of “kingmaker” in the last elections.

Brev till Sverige / Letters to Sweden
Salad Hilowle

Sat 11 March 2017 kl. 12:00
Bio Rio

This short movie is a postcard from the contemporary Afro-Swedish reality. A mother tells her daughter in the voicemail that she decided to move back to Sweden after 20 years in hers native Somalia. The daughter writes back and wonder why the mother wants to move back to Sweden. The daughter paints a picture to the mother of a Sweden that has changed. With the letter correspondence between a mother and her daughter, we follow the story of identity and migration..
Screened in a short movies’ block, together ‘’The Swedes’’, ‘’The bus from Norway’’ and ‘’6 Degrees of Mustafa Arhan’’.

Raised by Krump
Maceo Frost

Thu 09 March 2017 kl. 17:20
Victoria 2

This 21-minute documentary film explores the Los Angeles- born dance movement called “Krumping”- and the lives of some of the area’s most influential and prolific dancers. Blending together the art of movement, music and personal interviews, it tells the story of finding solace within an underground movement. The film focuses on how Krumping has helped the people to deal with emotional issues that come with growing up in one of L.A.’s toughest neighbourhoods — a place where showing emotion is often considered a sign of weakness.

RE-FLEX-ION (Work in Progress)
Myna Do and Farah Yusuf

Wed 08 March 2017 kl. 16:15
Bio Rio

During the Work in Progress seminars you can take a peek at the up-and coming projects of Swedish filmmakers. “Reflexions” is a documentary about “mellanförskapets” (the in-betweenness) value. Two childhood friends- known as the creative duo Mahoyo- visit different parts of the world to meet the creators and seek new expressions that identify, define and provide space to a non-normative perspective. The talented multi duo Myna Do and Farah Yusuf share clips, discoveries and reflections.

Afripedia Dance Battle 360°
Marie Skovgaard & Senay Berhe

Tue 07 March 2017 kl. 16:00
Hornhuset

A virtual reality experience showcasing some of the best urban street dancers from Dakar, Senegal. An exclusive insight into contemporary African street dance where you will meet the street dancers Khoudia Toure, Pierre Belleka aka “Dexter”, Ousmane Ndiaye aka “LilSeush”, Xavier Sagna, Kirsner Tsengou Dingha aka “Cortex” and Amadou Lamine Sow aka “Pi”.

Words by Weronika Pérez Borjas (based on Tempo Documentary Festival’s press materials)
Pics: Tempo Documentary Festival Press Pictures