Amidst the heat and haze of Uganda's bustling capital Kampala, a rapidly growing breakdance movement is producing some of the best dancers in Africa. When the artistic director of London's Breakin' Convention Dance Festival, Jonzi D, arrives in Uganda to find new acts, local company Tabu Flo step up to the mark - proposing a stage show about a traditional local cult of gravedigging spirits called Abasezi.
As the dancers begin to delve into the background of their show they unearth some strange phenomena surrounding this powerful tradition, and the lines dividing religion from superstition, myth from reality, and possession from the dance become increasingly blurred.
With explosive performances, striking photography and a story born straight out of the Ugandan streets, Abasezi - The Nightdancers is a deftly woven portrait of a new generation of African youth taking their place on a global stage.
Featuring Tabu Flo Dance Company, Breakdance Project Uganda, Breakin' Convention, Sadler's Wells Theatre & hip hop artist Jonzi D.
Written & Directed by: Emile Dinneen
Producers: Nicky Gogan, Paul Rowley, Adam Park
Editors: Breege Rowley, John Walters, Paul Rowley, Emile Dinneen
Cinematography: Luca Rocchini, Narayan van Maele
Music: George Brennan, Nathan ‘Flutebox” Lee
"Dinneen combines sharp storytelling, striking imagery and hypnotic editing to create a compelling exploration of the artistic process where dreams and reality collide" Film Ireland
"the operatic intensity of street dance"
The Economist
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