Programme

Films in alphabetical order  |  Films in screening order  |  Timetable

 FilmScreening locationScreening time
Mark Christopher Covino, Jeff Howlett:
A Band Called Death (USA 2013)

An excellent documentary on punkrock pioneers.

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Tapio 3
Tapio 3
Wed 13th Nov at 5:00pm
Fri 15th Nov at 10:30pm
Susanna Helke:
American Vagabond (Finland 2013)

A beautiful and melancholic documentary about the homeless homosexual youth of San Francisco.

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Tapio 3
Thu 14th Nov at 9:00pm
Jon Brewer:
B.B.King: The Life of Riley (USA 2012)

A thorough film about the biggest man of blues

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Tapio 4
Fri 15th Nov at 5:30pm
Drew DeNicola, Olivia Mori:
Big Star: Nothing Can Hurt Me (USA 2012)

Documentary about the godfathers of powerpop screened in Finland for the first time

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Tapio 4
Fri 15th Nov at 8:00pm
Susanne Kumi Tabata:
Bloodied But Unbowed (USA 2011)

"From the moment started playing I was aware that Vancouver had the best punk rock scene." -Duff McKagan

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Kerubi
Sat 16th Nov at 6:00pm
Jouni Hokkanen:
Body of God (Finland 2013)

The first documentary film about body modification, piercings and the art of pain.

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Tapio 4
Sat 16th Nov at 9:00pm
John Anderson:
Born In Chicago (USA 2013)

�€�When Blues had a child, it was called Rock and Roll�€�

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Kerubi
Sun 17th Nov at 2:30pm
Anders Østergaard:
Burma VJ: Reporting from a Closed Country (Denmark 2008)

A touching and inspiring film about the uprising in Burma. This heroic story has won over hearts and claimed the major award in the world�€�s largest documentary film festival, IDFA.

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Tapio 3
Fri 15th Nov at 3:30pm
Mark Wiese:
Camp 14 - Total Control Zone (Germany 2012)

A film about total oppression and the loss of humanity. Shin Dong-Huyk, a man born on a North Korean prison camp, tells his devastating story.

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Tapio 3
Thu 14th Nov at 7:00pm
Mikko Keinonen:
DDT concert: Kuolema on väärässä (Finland 2013)

A world premiere of the concert recording of DDT, the most significant band in Russia.

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Kerubi
Sun 17th Nov at 3:45pm
Jim Jarmusch:
Dead Man (USA 1995)

Rokumentti's Sunday classic will be the cult film Dead Man, directed by Jim Jarmusch and starred by Johnny Depp

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Tapio 2
Sun 17th Nov at 2:15pm
Shaun Pettigrew:
The Death and Resurrection Show (UK 2013)

In a Finnish premiere, a documentary about the all-time cult band, Killing Joke

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Tapio 3
Fri 15th Nov at 7:45pm
Jeremy Xido:
Death Metal Angola (USA, Angola 2012)

�€�The hardest hardcore is Angolan hardcore.�€�

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Tapio 4
Fri 15th Nov at 3:30pm
Elena Tikhonova & Dominik Spritzendorfer:
Elektro Moskva (Austria, Russian 2013)

Cosmic sounds from the Soviet Union!

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Tapio 4
Sat 16th Nov at 2:45pm
Beth B:
Exposed (USA 2013)

A beautiful and lewd film about the underworld of burlesque.

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Tapio 4
Fri 15th Nov at 10:15pm
Matt Riggle, Deedle LaCour:
Filmage: The Story of Descendents/All (USA 2013)

A Journey back in time to the roots of skate punk.

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Kerubi
Sat 16th Nov at 2:00pm
Deidree Schoo, Michael Beach Nichols:
Flex Is Kings (USA 2013)

In Brooklyn, every dance is a battle.

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Tapio 3
Sun 17th Nov at 1:15pm
Ross Ashcroft:
Four Horsemen (UK 2012)

How the machinery of market economy will grind us into poverty.

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Tapio 4
Wed 13th Nov at 5:00pm
Josh Fox:
Gasland (USA 2010)

An impressing and an entertaining Academy Award nominated film about drilling natural gas, bald farm animals, and exploding wells.

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Tapio 3
Sat 16th Nov at 4:45pm
Lisa Barros D'Sa, Glenn Leyburn:
Good Vibrations (UK, Ireland 2012)

A warm-hearted drama about Belfast�€�s godfather of punk.

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Tapio 3
Sat 16th Nov at 1:00pm
Jeanie Finlay:
The Great Hip Hop Hoax (UK 2013)

A hysterical documentary about an unbelievable hip hop-hoax.

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Tapio 3
Sun 17th Nov at 5:15pm
Jaakko Talaskivi:
Herra Huu - Jestapa jepulis, penikat sipuliks (Finland 1973)

The first screening for children in the history of Rokumentti!

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Tapio 2
Sat 16th Nov at 12:00pm
Eugene Jarecki:
The House I Live In (USA 2012)

Which sin is greater: using drugs or the drug war that destroys millions of families? A documentary by Eugene Jarecki sheds light on one of the biggest battles in the world - the War on Drugs.

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Tapio 3
Wed 13th Nov at 7:15pm
Thomas Vinterberg:
The Hunt (Denmark 2012)

The only drama in the Rokumentti theme programme looks at paedophilia from a slightly different angle.

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TApio 4
Sun 17th Nov at 5:00pm
Jeffrey Schwarz:
I Am Divine (USA 2013)

Obese, gay, transvestite, Hollywood star, disco queen and the most beautiful woman in the world.

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Tapio 4
Sat 16th Nov at 10:30pm
Chris Hegedus, D.A. Pennebaker:
Jimi Plays Monterey (USA 1986)

Rokumentti�€�s Sunday classic is a real treat.

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Tapio 2
Sun 17th Nov at 1:00pm
Pekka Lehto:
Kalervo Palsa ja kuriton käsi (Finland 2013)

Finally! This manic biopic by Pekka Lehto was filmed back in 2005, but only now it is available for audiences.

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Tapio 3
Sat 16th Nov at 6:30pm
Jari Halonen:
Kalevala - Uusi aika (Finland 2013)

Jari Halonen’s interpretation of Kalevala screened publicly for the first time!

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Tapio1
Wed 13th Nov at 7:00pm
Tommi Sirviö:
Kaukolasipartio: Neiti kaunispäivää etsimässä (Finland 2013)

See Kaukolasipartio play live in the movie theathre!

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Tapio 3
Sat 16th Nov at 8:15pm
Andreas Johnsen:
Kidd Life (Denmark 2012)

Is there herpes outside the crotch area? �€“ Sex, drugs & Danish hip hop!

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Tapio 4
Wed 13th Nov at 7:15pm
Mika Ronkainen:
Laulu koti-ikävästä (Finnish Blood Swedish Heart) (Finland 2012)

The Finnish music film of the year!

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Tapio 4
Sun 17th Nov at 3:00pm
Viviane Blumenschein:
Midsummer Night's Tango (Germany, Finland, Argentina 2013)

A gentle documentary film about Finnish tango.

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Tapio 4
Sat 16th Nov at 1:00pm
Tom Berninger:
Mistaken for Strangers (USA 2013)

The surprise festival hit about The National�€�s roadie.
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Tapio 3
Sat 16th Nov at 5:00pm
Markus Imhoof:
More Than Honey (Austria, Germany, Switzerland 2012)

An astoundingly beautiful film from the world of the bees. When the bees disappear, what will happen to us?

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Tapio 3
Sat 16th Nov at 3:00pm
Andreas Johnsen:
Murder (Denmark 2009)

A horrifying film from Nicaragua, where all abortions are prohibited by law. The film takes the viewer from the President�€�s office to the illegal abortion clinics, without forgetting the role of the Catholic church.

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Tapio 4
Sat 16th Nov at 4:30pm
Steven Soderbergh:
My Life With Liberace (Behind the Candelabra) (USA 2013)

A tender story about the most extravagant superstar in history.

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Tapio 2
Sat 16th Nov at 1:30pm
Inge Wegge, Jørn Nyseth Ranum:
North of the Sun (Norway 2012)

Exotic surfing outside the rat race.

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Tapio 4
Sat 16th Nov at 5:45pm
Tommi Rautio:
Oothan vielä (Finland 2013)

Documentary film about culture restaurant Jokela.

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tapio 4
Kerubi
Thu 14th Nov at 5:00pm
Sun 17th Nov at 12:00pm
Kevin Jones, Deon Maas:
Punk In Africa (South Africa, Czech Rebublic 2012)

Anarchy in Africa! A documentary about the punk rock scene in southern Africa, where three chords, ripped clothes and a mohawk truly meant rebellion.

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Tapio 4
Thu 14th Nov at 7:15pm
Lauren Greenfield:
The Queen of Versailles (USA 2012)

A hilarious and tragicomic film about excess wealth. The Siegel couple is building the world�€�s largest house for their home. Meet the family that is like The Osbournes coated with gold dust!

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Tapio 4
Sun 17th Nov at 1:00pm
Laurie House, Colin Powell:
Skatopia: 88 Acres of Anarchy (USA 2010)

Crude paradise for skaters.

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Kerubi
Sat 16th Nov at 4:00pm
Dave Grohl:
Sound City (USA 2013)

Dave Grohl's bold and awesome-sounding film about the legendary studio.

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Tapio 3
Sun 17th Nov at 3:15pm
Shane Meadows:
The Stone Roses: Made of Stone (UK 2013)

An exuberant, passionate documentary about the greatness of British rock.

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Tapio 3
Sat 16th Nov at 10:00pm
Hans Fjellestad:
Sunset Strip (USA 2012)

A film about the most famous street in the rock world

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Tapio 4
Sat 16th Nov at 7:00pm
Hiski Hämäläinen:
Suomibreikkiä 1983-2013 (Finland 2013)

Fresh documentary about Finnish breakdance

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Tapio 3
Fri 15th Nov at 5:15pm
Lukas Moodysson:
We Are Best! (Sweden 2013)

The Finnish premier of virtuoso director Lukas Moodysson's latest film!

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Tapio 2
Sun 17th Nov at 7:00pm