BEST OF THE FEST - PROGRAMMER’S PICK
”Like nothing you’ve ever seen before, this transdimensional, Afro-futurist, science fiction musical tells the story of an intersex runaway seeking justice and the leader of a hacker collective who find love and revolution as they journey across past, present, and future Rwanda. Originally conceived as a graphic novel and Broadway musical, the anti-colonialist, anti-capitalist, pro-queer fantasia was shot in the 27 days before the 2020 global pandemic shut down.
NEPTUNE FROST’s vibratingly cosmic creativity stages a trenchant discussion about ancient and modern technologies, mineral extraction, hacking collectives, and religious oppression. The vivid production and costume design, with its distinctly DIY flair, is heightened by the thrilling thrum of the spectacular musical numbers. Unanimous goldmine.”
—Leah Shafer, Associate Producer, Finger Lakes Environmental Film Festival
- Year2021
- Runtime105 minutes
- LanguageEnglish, French, Kinyarwanda, Swahili
- CountryRwanda, United States
- DirectorSaul Williams, Anisia Uzeyman
- ScreenwriterSaul Williams
- ProducerSaul Williams, Ezra Miller, Ekaterina Baker, Maria Judice
- Executive ProducerLin-Manuel Miranda, Stephen Hendel, Luke Daniels, Kyle Stroud, Che Kothari, Michael Orange, Juliette Pryor, Walter Pryor
- CastCheryl Isheja, Bertrand Ninteretse, Eliane Umuhire
- CinematographerAnisia Uzeyman
- EditorDody Dorn, Anisha Acharya
- Production DesignCédric Mizero, Antoine Nshimiyimana
- Sound DesignBlake Leyh
BEST OF THE FEST - PROGRAMMER’S PICK
”Like nothing you’ve ever seen before, this transdimensional, Afro-futurist, science fiction musical tells the story of an intersex runaway seeking justice and the leader of a hacker collective who find love and revolution as they journey across past, present, and future Rwanda. Originally conceived as a graphic novel and Broadway musical, the anti-colonialist, anti-capitalist, pro-queer fantasia was shot in the 27 days before the 2020 global pandemic shut down.
NEPTUNE FROST’s vibratingly cosmic creativity stages a trenchant discussion about ancient and modern technologies, mineral extraction, hacking collectives, and religious oppression. The vivid production and costume design, with its distinctly DIY flair, is heightened by the thrilling thrum of the spectacular musical numbers. Unanimous goldmine.”
—Leah Shafer, Associate Producer, Finger Lakes Environmental Film Festival
- Year2021
- Runtime105 minutes
- LanguageEnglish, French, Kinyarwanda, Swahili
- CountryRwanda, United States
- DirectorSaul Williams, Anisia Uzeyman
- ScreenwriterSaul Williams
- ProducerSaul Williams, Ezra Miller, Ekaterina Baker, Maria Judice
- Executive ProducerLin-Manuel Miranda, Stephen Hendel, Luke Daniels, Kyle Stroud, Che Kothari, Michael Orange, Juliette Pryor, Walter Pryor
- CastCheryl Isheja, Bertrand Ninteretse, Eliane Umuhire
- CinematographerAnisia Uzeyman
- EditorDody Dorn, Anisha Acharya
- Production DesignCédric Mizero, Antoine Nshimiyimana
- Sound DesignBlake Leyh