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Animation Forum
Black History Walks presents a series of short African animations from around the world for 6-60 year olds.
Films including:
Afroman
Mike Johnson
Dur: 20min USA/ 2010 English
Kofi is a young American boy who has been chosen by Ancient Egyptians to fight evil in the 21st century. He is not sure how to handle his responsibility and turns to his ancestors Malcolm X and Kwame Nkrumah for inspiration.
African Tales
Binna Oweekwe
Dur: 30min Nigeira/ 2009/ English/Ibo
An animated series written and directed by Obinna Owuekwe that follows the challenges of a young girl, Azuka, born with a peculiar birthmark she is chased from her village where she meets some spiritual warriors who believe she has special Powers and a great destiny.
Cable
Rémi Gamiette
France /2008/ 15 min/English
A fantastic action animation about a village woman who becomes a space soldier when her three children are kidnapped and taken to an alien planet.
The short films will be followed by a Q&A with Tony Warner, organiser of African Superheroes Day, on the future of animated African images.





