Visningen inleds av Eva Omagbemi som är verksamhetsledare på Mix Musik, en musikarrangör i Malmö som lyfter fram musik som har svårt att tränga igenom mediabruset. 2013 arrangerade Mix Musik en konferens med Musikhögskolan om musikens roll i samhället, där utgångspunkten var den aktuella situationen i Mali.
THEY WILL HAVE TO KILL US FIRST
Music is the beating heart of Malian culture. But when Islamic hardliners took control of northern Mali in 2012, they enforced one of the harshest interpretations of sharia law in history and, crucially for Mali, they banned all forms of music. Radio stations were destroyed, instruments burned and Mali’s musicians faced torture, even death.
Overnight, Mali’s revered musicians were forced into hiding or exile where most remain even now. But rather than lay down their instruments, the musicians are fighting back, standing up for their cultural heritage and identity. Through everything, they have used music as their weapon against the on-going violence that has left Mali ravaged.
THEY WILL HAVE TO KILL US FIRST begins with musicians on the run, reveals rare footage of the jihadists, captures life at refugee camps, follows perilous journeys home to battle scarred cities, and witnesses our two female characters perform at the first public concert in Timbuktu since the music ban. The stories of these artists are told without gloss – they are sometimes heartbreaking, sometimes inspirational, and sometimes incredibly frustrating as we watch musicians make tough choices about their futures.
kl 18:30
OBS! att visningsdatum är 14 sep (inte 9 sep som först var tänkt).
FILMFAKTA
Regissör: Johanna Schwartz
Land: Storbritannien, Mali
År: 2015
Längd: 105 minuter
Språk: Engelska, Franska, Tamashek, Songhai, Bambara
Textning: Engelska
Genre: Dokumentär, Musik
Åldersgräns: Från 15 år
Skådespelare / Medverkande: Songhoy Blues (Aliou Touré, Oumar Touré, Garba Touré, Nathanael Dembélé), Disco and Jimmy, Moussa Sidi, Kharia Arby m fl
Språk: Engelska, Franska, Tamashek, Songhai, Bambara
IMDb: Se filmen på IMDB
Biljettpris: 95 kr
(studenter & pensionärer 80 kr)
Rabatterat pris 70 kr för innehavare av Nordisk Panorama Festivalpass.
9-15 sep kan Nordisk Panorama Festivalpass köpas på Panora:
250 kr (endast kontant betalning)
Arrangör: Folkets Bio Malmö, Nordisk Panorama, ABF Malmö.