SILVANA
"Let's smash patriarchy!" Swedish hip-hop artist Silvana Imam shouts through a megaphone, and hundreds of hands shoot into the air. Her raw raps are autobiographical and strongly focused around sexual identity, politics and her own immigrant background – her father is from Syria, her mother from Lithuania. Silvana arrived in Sweden at an early age, and the documentary contains video footage of her as a child. She describes herself as a lesbian, feminist and anti-racist punk rapper, and calls Sweden a disgusting country: a conservative nation bursting with xenophobia. (International Documentary Festival Amsterdam)
Mika Gustafson,
Olivia Kastebring, Christina Tsiobanelis
Mika Gustafson (born 1988), Olivia Kastebring (born 1987) and Christina Tsiobanelis (born 1987) met studying film at Fridhem Folkhögskola and have formed
a trio that enables them to work with their own innovative style. Previously, they have directed short films and music videos. “Silvana” is their feature debut.
Film Selection: Silvana (2017, doc)
European Panorama Documentary
2018
Mika Gustafson, Olivia Kastebring, Christina Tsiobanelis
Sweden 2017
DCP / color
91 minutes
Swedish / English
OmeU
- Screenplay
- Mika Gustafson, Olivia Kastebring, Christina Tsiobanelis
- Cinematography
- Mika Gustafson, Olivia Kastebring, Christina Tsiobanelis
- Editing
- Charlotte Landelius
- Sound
- Mira Falk, Brian Dyrby
- Music
- Therese Helgesson
- Cast
- Silvana Imam, Beatrice Eli
- Producers
- Stina Gardell, Anna Weitz
- Production
Mantaray Film- World Sales
Rise And Shine
Weltpremiere / World Premiere
International Documentary Festival Amsterdam 2017
Premierenstatus / Premiere Status
Austrian Premiere