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Tananarive Due @TananariveDue
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Since we have a week to fill until #BlackPanther I'll kick off an #AfrofuturismShortFilmFestival of black scifi, magical realism and horror. First up is PUMZI (2009) directed by @wanuri Kahiu of Kenya. I love this film!
(Use the hashtag to suggest faves.)
Before Daniel Kaluuya was W'Kabi in #BlackPanther or an Oscar-nominated actor for Get Out, he starred in this masterful and heartbreaking short film by @kibwetavares, JONAH (2013). vimeo.com/58646255
#AfrofuturismShortFilmFestival
Before @SterlingKBrown made history with his acting awards or was N'Jobu in #BlackPanther he co-starred in this chilling web series pilot, The Abandon (2012), by @keithjosef
#AfrofuturismShortFilmFestival
Before she took down the Confederate flag and became our real-life supershero, @BreeNewsome made this fantastic short #blackhorror film, WAKE (2010) - as a student project. vimeo.com/12133650
#AfrofuturismShortFilmFestival #BlackPanther
.@reghud (Reginald Hudlin) wrote influential #BlackPanther comics & brought us the animated TV series. He also directed THE SPACE TRADERS (1994) - Would Americans trade blacks to aliens for tech & wealth? (From Derrick Bell.) #AfrofuturismShortFilmFestival
The disturbing dystopian short film WHITE (2011) by @sayeedamoreno feels like it's coming the day after tomorrow. What would YOU sacrifice to save your family? Also, Merry Christmas: but it's 120 degrees.
Before he was in Marvel's Luke Cage, @FrankieFaison co-starred in DANGER WORD (2013), which I co-wrote with @StevenBarnes1. Coming-of-age horror introducing Saoirse Scott. Directed by @luchina Fisher. Ed. by @vamptestaments. #AfrofuturismShortFilmFestival dangerword.com
In the haunting #scifi short film RECORD/PLAY, a man suffering grief tries to heal the past with a mysterious recording and device. Directed by Jesse Atlas @AtlasJesse. vimeo.com/75869689 #AfrofuturismShortFilmFestival
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