With over 100 films, plus an array of talks, events and seminars, this year’s Nordisk Panorama Festival in Malmö, Sweden. is set to be the biggest yet. Focused on promoting documentaries and short films made by Nordic filmmakers, the festival is the largest of its kind and attracts an audience from all over the world.
These are the documentaries we recommend for this year’s festival:
Hobbyhorse Revolution
Did you know hobbyhorse riding is a global phenomenon? This film chronicles the lives of teens who are finding themselves through hobbyhorse riding. Sweet and touching.
Thursday, 21 September
7:00 – 9:00 pm
Slagthuset
Jörgen Kocksgatan 7A
Malmö
Saturday, 23 September
1:00 – 3:00 pm
Cinema Panora 1
Friisgatan 19D
Malmö
Letters to a Serial Killer
Director Manal Masri documents her quest to find out why her brother was shot on the way to his football practice at age 16. Will she find out what truly happened?
Friday, 22 September
12:00 – 1:50 pm
Monday, 25 September
2:00 – 3:50 pm
Both screenings at:
Cinema Spegelen A
Stortorget 29
Malmö
Little Yellow Boots
How does one make a difference in this world? Director John Webster’s film-letter to his granddaughter Dorit tackles this question, and brings together past, present and future.
Saturday, 23 September
3:30 – 5:35 pm
Cinema Spegelen A
Stortorget 29
Malmö
Sunday 24 September
10:00 am – 12:05 pm
Cinema Spegelen B
Stortorget 29
Malmö
Out of Thin Air
This film chronicles an infamous 1976 disappearance and murder investigation in Iceland. Six people confessed to the crime, but there are still questions about police methods during the course of the investigation.
Monday, 25 September
8:00 – 9:55 pm
Inkonst Blackboxen
Bergsgatan 29
Malmö
Tuesday, 26 September
11:00 am – 12:55 pm
Cinema Spegelen C
Stortorget 29
Malmö
Nokia – We are Connecting People
What happened to Nokia? Find out about the rise and fall of the Finnish mobile phone company from the perspective of the engineering team.
Friday, 22 September
8:00 – 9:55 pm
Cinema Panora 1
Friisgatan 19D
Malmö
Sunday, 24 September
6:30 – 8:25 pm
Cinema Spegelen C
Stortorget 29
Malmö
Silvana
Follow a year in the life of feminist Swedish rapper Silvana Imam, including her work, performances, and her relationship with Swedish pop-musician Beatrice Eli. This is an intimate portrait of Silvana’s life; an unconventional music documentary.
Friday, 22 September
7:30 – 9:30 pm
Cinema Spegelen A
Stortorget 29
Malmö
Sunday, 24 September
4:30 – 6:30 pm
Cinema Panora 1
Friisgatan 19D
Malmö
See the full program for Nordisk Panorama 2017.