Night of Indigenous-Futurist and Afro-Futurist Sci-Fi

Night of Indigenous-Futurist + Afro-Futurist SCI-FI

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7 films in package
Afronauts
It's July 16, 1969: America is preparing to launch Apollo 11. Thousands of miles away, the Zambia Space Academy hopes to beat America to the moon in this fictionalized film inspired by real events.
Wakening
Danis Goulet, a Cree/Métis Filmmaker, directs this post-apocalyptic tale of a lone Cree wanderer searching for the terrifying Weetigo in an effort to destroy the military forces that brutalize and rule over the survivors.
The 6th World
Navajo Astronaut Tazbah Redhouse is a pilot on the first spaceship sent to colonize Mars. But a mysterious dream the night before her departure indicates there may be more to her mission than she understands.
FIREWEED
Chamaè is a young warrior trying to survive in the post-apocalyptic future. Haunted by her past and hunted by raiders, will she succumb to the nuclear winter?
Within the Stars
The ancient ones from the stars want Tatso to join them before Mother Earth dies, but Tatso is not sure she’s ready to leave.
Delivery From Earth
Follows a young Navajo boy and his family as they watch history in the making - the birth of the first human born on Mars.
Robots of Brixton
Brixton has degenerated into a disregarded area inhabited by London's new robot workforce - robots built and designed to carry out all of the tasks which humans are no longer inclined to do. The mechanical population of Brixton has rocketed, resulting in unplanned, cheap and quick additions to the skyline.

Night of Indigenous-Futurist + Afro-Futurist SCI-FI featuring short films: Afronauts, Wakening, The 6th World, FIREWEED, Within the Stars, Delivery from Earth, and Robots of Brixton. Runtime: 58.36 minutes.

In 1964—just before zambian independence—a disgraced school-teacher (mukuka nkoloso) takes his students to a remote area to set up an unofficial space program. their astronaut is 17-year-old matha mwamba, who has albinism. has matha been chosen for blast off because she is the program’s revered “daughter of the moon”? or is she just a glorified human sacrifice?

  • Year
    2014
  • Runtime
    14 minutes
  • Language
    English
  • Country
    United States
  • Premiere
    NWT Premiere
  • Director
    Nuotama Bodomo
  • Screenwriter
    Nuotama Bodomo
  • Producer
    Isabella Wing-Davey
  • Executive Producer
    Ken Birdwell, Eric Cotten, Keyvan Dastmalchi, Felecia Hunter, Akosua Adoma Owusu, Felicia Pasculli, Matthew Shields
  • Co-Producer
    Sydney Buchan
  • Cast
    Diandra Forrest, Yolonda Ross, Hoji Fortuna, Chester Algernal Gordon
  • Cinematographer
    Joshua James Richards
  • Editor
    Sara Shaw
  • Production Design
    Feli Lamenca
  • Sound Design
    Scott Hirsch
  • Music
    Brian McOmber
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