The teaser trailer and art for Africa’s first animated sci-fi series, Kizazi Moto: Generation Fire, were released yesterday, on the first day of this year’s Comic Con Cape Town.
This ten-part Disney+ Original collection of premium animated short films will debut exclusively on Disney+ later this year.
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Kizazi Moto: Generation Fire is an action-packed animated sci-fi anthology featuring ten African futuristic visions inspired by the continent’s diverse histories and cultures.
A new generation of animators uses African perspectives to imagine brave new worlds filled with advanced technology, aliens, spirits and monsters.
The series’ ten creators are Ahmed Teilab (Egypt), Simangaliso ‘Panda’ Sibaya and Malcolm Wope (South Africa), Terence Maluleke and Isaac Mogajane (South Africa), Ng’endo Mukii (Kenya), Shofela Coker (Nigeria), Nthato Mokgata and Catherine Green (South Africa), Pious Nyenyewa and Tafadzwa Hove (Zimbabwe), Tshepo Moche (South Africa), Raymond Malinga (Uganda) and Lesego Vorster (South Africa).
The sci-fi series features an exciting cast from across the globe and includes the voices of Florence Kasumba (Black Panther: Wakanda Forever), Kehinde Bankole (Blood Sisters), Pearl Thusi (Queen Sono), Hakeem Kae-Kazim (Hotel Rwanda and Godzilla vs. Kong), Sheila Munyiva (Rafiki), Stycie Waweru (Supa Modo and Supa Sema), Candice Modiselle (Generations: The Legacy), Lillian Dube (Soul City), Clementine Mosimane (Poppie Nongena) and Mandisa Nduna (Blood Psalms), as well as comedians Tumi Morake (Serious Single), Sne Dladla (Black Tax) and Tyson Ngubeni (A Royal Surprise) and rappers Nasty C (Blood & Water) and Gigi Lamayne (Temptation Island: South Africa).
Executive producers include Oscar® winner Peter Ramsey (Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse), Tendayi Nyeke and Anthony Silverston. Triggerfish is the anthology’s lead studio, collaborating with animation studios from across the continent and around the world.
Kizazi Moto: Generation Fire will premiere exclusively on Disney+ in 2023.
Watch the teaser trailer:
10 futuristic visions for Africa. The sci-fi anthology series, KizaziMoto: Generation Fire is streaming 2023 on Disney+. #KizaziMoto pic.twitter.com/smsqVxkV3f
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