REBIRTH OF THE AFRONAUTS: A BLACK SPACE ODYSSEY: “It’s New Year’s Eve 2059, the night before the long-awaited Reparations Day, and Chariott receives a mysterious call that leads her on a ride through the world outside her bubble. Cities are sky-high, a curfew is on and it’s hard to tell humans from holograms. On this surreal road trip, she tunes into BlackSpaceX radio and, helped along by a cadre of cryptic guides, finds herself on the astronomical journey of her life.” – MOTION, WRITER
Presented by OBSIDIAN THEATRE and CBC ARTS, anthology series 21 BLACK FUTURES brings together 21 playwrights, 21 directors and 21 actors, in a filmic theatrical fusion posing the question “What is the future of Blackness?”. The envisioned by artistic director MUMBI TINDYEBWA of 21 Black Futures is playing now on CBC GEM.
“Rebirth of the Afronauts: A Black Space Odyssey incorporates themes that are rarely explored in mainstream media: Afrofuturism, Afrofuturist music, reparations, space travel, destiny, language and technology in the future, identity and the African diaspora in North America. These themes and the storylines in the film are essential; they are rooted in history, while amplifying the voice of the next generation.” – JEROME KRUIN, DIRECTOR
REBIRTH OF THE AFRONAUTS stars CHELSEA RUSSELL, and features an original soundtrack by producer and composer NON.
Watch Rebirth of the Afronauts on CBC GEM.
