Afronauts

Afronauts (2014)

„Afronauts“ erzählt über das Rennen zum Mond eine alternative Geschichte, die auf wahren Begebenheiten beruht. Der Lehrer Edward Festus Mukuka Nkoloso gründet 1964 die staatliche zambische Akademie für Wissenschaft, Weltraumforschung und Astronomie. Sein Ziel ist es, „Afronauten“ auszubilden, darunter auch die erst 17-jährige Matha Mwamba, um den Start einer eigenen Rakete vorzubereiten.

Erscheinungsdatum
2014-01-18
TMDB
6.7 / 10 (10)
Laufzeit
14 Min.
Genres
Drama, Historie, Science Fiction
Regie
Nuotama Bodomo

Besetzung

Wissenswertes

Afronauts is a 2014 science fiction short film about Zambian outcasts preparing to beat America in the space race to the Moon. Written and directed by Ghanaian filmmaker Nuotama Bodomo, Afronauts is her pre-thesis film for NYU's Tisch School of the Arts Graduate Film Program.

Production

Executive Produced by Ken Birdwell, Eric Cotten, Keyvan Dastmalchi, Felecia Hunter, Akosua Adoma Owusu, Felicia Pasculli, Matthew Shields

Associate Produced by Claudio Bottaccini, Terri Simone Francis, AnnaRose King, Lucas Zaiden

The short film was shot in Brooklyn and New Jersey.

A feature film of the same title and story is currently in the works. It will be written and directed by Nuotama Bodomo and produced by Vincho Nchogu and Ryan Zacarias. The film is supported by Sundance Institute, Cinereach, Tribeca Film institute, IFP, Film independent, Alfred P. Sloan Foundation. In 2014, Bodomo kicked off development for the feature as a part of a workshop with the Durban International Film Festival.

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