Martha & Niki
In 2010, Swedish friends Martha Nabwire and Niki Tsappos were the first
ever female hip hop dance duo to beat all their opponents – men included – at the most important international street dance
competition, Juste Debout in Paris. Armed with boundless energy and huge amounts of talent, they annihilated the opposition.
The two girls love to dance, to be together, and to travel. They intuitively understand one another. But what happens when
you don’t come out on top? After one such disappointment, the first cracks start to appear in their friendship. In spite of
their shared passions, the girls have very different backgrounds, different lives, and different personalities. How can you
keep your cultural heritage alive, and how can you deal with all of these things within an ambitious friendship?
Director's Biography
TORA MÅRTENS was born in Stockholm in 1978. She has a background
as a still photographer. In 2007, she directed and produced the documentary TOMMY in Cuba. It competed in the short film section
of the Berlin International Film Festival 2008. Her first feature documentary, Colombianos, has been awarded and shown at
film festivals around the world. Martha & Niki received a Special Mention for Best Nordic Documentary in 2015. // Films
(selection): TOMMY (2007, short doc), Bye Bye C’est Fini (2008, short doc), Till Maria (For Maria, 2010, short doc), Colombianos
(2012, doc), Martha & Niki (2015, doc)
European Panorama Documentary 2017
Tora Mkandawire Mårtens
Sweden 2015
color
92
minutes
OV with English subtitles
Screenplay
Tora Mkandawire Mårtens
Cinematography
Erik Vallsten, Niklas Nyberg, Senay Berhe, Tora Mkandawire Mårtens
Editing Tora Mkandawire Mårtens, Therese Elfström
Sound/Sounddesign Red Wood, Aleksander Karshikoff
Music Kicki Halmos, Per Egland, Red Wood, Kalle Bäccman, Andreas Unge
With Martha Nabwire, Niki Tsappos
Producer(s) Tora Mkandawire Mårtens (Neo Publishing, SE), Emelie Persson (SVT,
SE), Kalle Bäccman (Kalle Bäccman Production, SE), Patrik Axén (Stavro Film, SE)
Production
Neo Publishing Krukmakargatan 46 117 26 Stockholm, Sweden me@toramartens.com www.toramartens.com
Austrian Premiere
Weltpremiere / World Premiere Nordisk Panorama Film Festival 2015
Internationale Premiere / International Premiere
International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam 2015
Premierenstatus / Premiere Status
Austrian Premiere