KIZAZI MOTO: GENERATION FIRE Film Anthology From African Creators to Stream on Disney+ Next Year
Disney has a pretty awesome animated anthology of films planned to release next year on Disney+ from Peter Ramsey (Spider-Man: Into The Spider-Verse) called Kizazi Moto: Generation Fire. The series is bringing together creators from Zimbabwe, Uganda, South Africa, Nigeria, Kenya, and Egypt as they tell unique sci-fi and fantasy stories inspired by their histories and cultures.
This animated anthology brings together a new wave of animation stars to take you on a wildly entertaining ride into Africa’s future. Inspired by the continent’s diverse histories and cultures, these action-packed sci-fi and fantasy stories present bold visions of advanced technology, aliens, spirits and monsters imagined from uniquely African perspectives.
Ramsey will serve as an executive producer with Tendayi Nyeke and Anthony Silverston as supervising producers and Triggerfish being the lead studio for Kizazi Moto. I think this looks and sounds incredible. Talking about the films, Michael Paull of Disney+ said:
We are bringing the work of a visionary new generation of African filmmakers to Disney+. In addition to delivering thrilling animation for fans of all ages, this collection of ten original films taps into the Afrofuturism phenomenon which was turbo-charged by Marvel’s Black Panther and reflects Disney’s ongoing commitment to partnering with leading global talent to tell the stories of the world from fresh and authentic points of view.
Nyeke added:
Kizazi Moto’ derives from the Swahili phrase ‘kizazi cha moto’ which literally translates as ‘fire generation’, capturing the passion, innovation and excitement this new cohort of African filmmakers is ready to bring to the world. ‘Moto’ also means fire in several other African languages, from Rwanda’s Kinyarwanda to Shona, a Zimbabwean language, speaking to the pan-African spirit we hope this anthology embodies.
Ramsey said:
I’m really pleased to part of a ground-breaking, fresh and exciting project that’s aimed at exposing the world to a whole new wave of creativity and invention from a place that is just ready to explode onto the world animation scene. The films in the anthology kind of run the gamut when it comes to science fiction. There are stories that touch on other worlds, time travel, and alien beings, but all of these genre conventions are seen through an African lens that makes them totally new. I can’t wait for people to have their minds blown and say ‘I want more!’
Each film in Kizazi Moto will be roughly 10 minutes long and come from 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 Terence Neale (South Africa), Pious Nyenyewa and Tafadzwa Hove (Zimbabwe), Tshepo Moche (South Africa), Raymond Malinga (Uganda), and Lesego Vorster (South Africa). I’m very excited to check out Kizazi Moto in late 2022.