Disney Plus has announced Kizazi Moto: Generation Fire. The ten-part animation series on African culture will be published on Wednesday 5 July.
Kizazi Moto: Generation Fire is a new series of 10 stand-alone short stories by writers and illustrators from Egypt, Kenya, Nigeria, South Africa, Uganda and Zimbabwe. The series promises to take viewers on “an unforgettable journey through Africa’s vision of the future, allowing you to experience the continent as you’ve never seen it before.”
The animated films sought inspiration from the rich and diverse history of various African cultures and wrapped it in a science fiction/fantasy jacket. The continent is packed with advanced technology, aliens, ghosts and monsters in this future.
Kizazi Moto: Generation Fire – de 10 kortfilms
Stardust (Ahmed Teilab, Egypt) Mkhuzi: The Spirit Racer (Simangaliso “Panda” Sibaya and Malcolm Wopé, South Africa) Hatima (Terence Maluleke and Isaac Mogajane, South Africa) Enkai (Ng’endo Mukii, Kenya) Moremi (Shofela Coker, Nigeria) Surf Sangoma (Nthato Mokgata and Catherine Green, South Africa) Mukudzei (Pious Nyenyewa and Tafadzwa Hove, Zimbabwe) First Totem Problems“ (Tshepo Moche, South Africa) Herderboy (Raymond Malinga, Uganda) You Give Me Heart (Lesego Vorster, South Africa)
The animated series is being produced by Peter Ramseny (co-director of Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse) and Tendayi Nyeke and Anthony Silverston of Triggerfish, the studio behind the series. The announcement is accompanied by a new poster drawn by Nigerian artist (and co-creator) Shofela Coker. We know it from the short film Moremi.
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Kizazi Moto: Generation Fire releases worldwide on July 5, 2023, exclusively on Disney Plus.
