The Zoo

Cages were never just for animals.

Inspired by true events, The Zoo is a short film highlighting the black experience during the Holocaust. This particular journey follows the unlikely relationship between an Afro-German prisoner and his captor, a Nazi scientist conducting brutal experiments as Hitler seeks to colonize Africa.

Director

Denim Richards

Casting

• Charles Townsend — Benjamin
• Brian Wallace — Dr. Richter
• J. Mallory McCree — Isaiah
• Mel Chude — Max
• Victor Kamwendo — Kunle
• Vladimir Versailles — Del
• Jermaine Jacox — Pierre
• Jon Chaffin — Abraham
• Aaron Cavette — Heinrich

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