Prolific songwriter, producer and artist Avicii (A.K.A. Tim Burgling) is one of the world’s highest grossing live music artists whose decision in 2016 to quit doing live shows came as a complete shock to his fans and the industry. The film reveals the choices he faced and his thoughts at the time.

In conjunction with the exhibition The Creative Nation: Swedish Tech and Innovation, the House of Sweden is showing AVICII: TRUE STORIES By Levan Tsikurishvili on April 22 at 3 p.m. The event is free.

The film traces the Swedish artist/DJ’s life from his beginnings, all the way to the joy of his success, from his chart-topping global radio hits and subsequent struggles with his physical and mental health. Tsikurishvili followed Bergling for over four years, and captured fly-on-the-wall footage of his experiences and thinking.

Featuring appearances by colleagues such as Chris Martin, Nile Rodgers, David Guetta and Wyclef Jean, Avicii: True Stories is a cautionary tale that explores the taxing nature and intensity of fame from the artist's point of view as much as it is a film for Avicii’s die-hard fans.

"I wanted to do a brutally honest film about Tim as a person and not only about Avicii. Everybody knows Avicii but very few people know Tim. I think this documentary really shows Tim’s struggle and strength of character. Being a worldwide superstar artist is not as easy as it looks on Instagram,” Tsikurishvili says.

More info: http://www.aviciitruestories.com
Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1ZF K3VKzQIs