Abasezi: The Nightdancers (2015)

Amidst the heat and haze of Uganda's bustling capital Kampala, a rapidly growing break-dance movement is producing some of the best dancers in Africa. When the artistic director of Breakin' Convention Festival in London Jonzi D arrives turns up 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 grave-digging spirits called Abasezi or Nightdancers. As the dancers begin to delve into the background of their show they unearth some strange phenomenon 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.