Afrofuturism: Ultimate List of Afrofuturist Movies
Can a community whose past has been deliberately rubbed out, and whose energies have subsequently been consumed by the search for legible traces of its history, imagine possible futures? Furthermore, isn’t the unreal estate of the future already owned by the technocrats, futurologists, streamliners, and set designers ― white to a man ― who have engineered our collective fantasies?
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- DirectorRyan CooglerStarsChadwick BosemanMichael B. JordanLupita Nyong'oT'Challa, heir to the hidden but advanced kingdom of Wakanda, must step forward to lead his people into a new future and must confront a challenger from his country's past.
- DirectorStefon BristolStarsEden Duncan-SmithDante CrichlowAstroTwo Brooklyn teenage prodigies, C.J. Walker and Sebastian Thomas, build makeshift time machines to save C.J.'s brother, Calvin, from being wrongfully killed by a police officer.
- DirectorJohn ConeyStarsSun RaRaymond JohnsonChristopher BrooksIn an effort to bring unity and equality to African-Americans, an interstellar traveler and musician lands on earth and duels with an evil overlord for the souls of people.
- DirectorBoots RileyStarsLaKeith StanfieldTessa ThompsonJermaine FowlerIn an alternate present-day version of Oakland, telemarketer Cassius Green discovers a magical key to professional success, propelling him into a universe of greed.
- DirectorJohn AkomfrahStarsOctavia ButlerGeorge ClintonKodwo EshunFramed by the fictional story of the "data thief," this hybrid documentary takes a look at the origins, impact and significance of Afrofuturism and techno music for the black diaspora.
- DirectorNuotama BodomoStarsDiandra ForrestYolonda RossHoji Fortuna16th July 1969: America prepares to launch Apollo 11. Thousands of kilometers away, a ragtag group of Zambian exiles is trying to beat America to the Moon.
- DirectorJohn LandisStarsEddie MurphyPaul BatesGarcelle BeauvaisAn extremely pampered African prince travels to Queens, New York and goes undercover to find a wife that he can respect for her intelligence and strong will.
- DirectorXavier BurginStarsRusty CundieffErnest R. DickersonRobin R. Means ColemanA look at the history of black horror films and the role of African Americans in the film genre from the very beginning.
- DirectorReginald HudlinWarrington HudlinKevin Rodney SullivanStarsJorge AmeerLarry AndersonNoëlle BalfourA science fiction anthology series that aired on HBO. It was hosted by Parliament lead singer George Clinton. It also starred Casey Kasem, Robert Guillaume, and Anthony Anderson.
- DirectorJordan PeeleStarsLupita Nyong'oWinston DukeElisabeth MossAdelaide Wilson and her family are attacked by mysterious figures dressed in red. Upon closer inspection, the Wilsons realize that the intruders are exact lookalikes of them.
- CreatorSalim AkilStarsCress WilliamsNafessa WilliamsChristine AdamsA crusading school principal gets back into action as the original African-American electrical superhero.
- DirectorTheodore MelfiStarsTaraji P. HensonOctavia SpencerJanelle MonáeThe story of a team of female African-American mathematicians who served a vital role in NASA during the early years of the U.S. space program.
- DirectorTravon FreeMartin Desmond RoeStarsJoey Bada$$ZariaVincent MordenteA man trying to get home to his dog gets stuck in a time loop that forces him to relive a deadly run-in with a cop.
- CreatorCheo Hodari CokerStarsMike ColterSimone MissickTheo RossiWhen a sabotaged experiment gives him super strength and unbreakable skin, Luke Cage becomes a fugitive attempting to rebuild his life in Harlem and must confront his past and fight a battle for the heart of his city.
- DirectorNia DaCostaStarsYahya Abdul-Mateen IITeyonah ParrisNathan Stewart-JarrettA sequel to the horror film Candyman (1992) that returns to the now-gentrified Chicago neighborhood where the legend began.
- DirectorStephen NorringtonStarsWesley SnipesStephen DorffKris KristoffersonA half-vampire, half-mortal man becomes a protector of the mortal race, while slaying evil vampires.
- DirectorAndrew DonohoLacey DukeAlan FergusonStarsJanelle MonáeTessa ThompsonJayson AaronAn Android, Jane 57821, attempts to break free from the constraints of a totalitarian society that forcibly makes Jane comply with its homophobic beliefs.
- CreatorZiki NelsonStarsSimisola GbadamosiDayo OkeniyiFemi BranchA comic-style animated sci-fi series set in Lagos that explores themes of class, innocence and challenging the status quo.
- DirectorWanuri KahiuStarsKudzani MoswelaChantelle BurgerTammy RichardsA sci-fi film about Africa in the future, 35 years after World War III, the water war.
- DirectorMartine SymsStarsTisa BryantErin ChristovaleDelroy EdwardsA look into the world of African American modern artists.
- DirectorBenjamin MichelStarsSelam BekeleSaul WilliamsThe night club is in Oakland. The dance floor is packed. Streams of various colored lights illuminate the room. Letters or characters from another language mix with images of a traditionally dressed Ethiopian woman, all projected on a wall. Juxtaposing the wall, is the DJ, Selam Bekele - painter, musician, filmmaker and Afrofuturist.
- StarsLittle Simz
- DirectorJames GoldstoneStarsSidney PoitierWill GeerBradford DillmanA man who returns to his hometown for a funeral may have a much larger purpose in life than those around him can see.
- DirectorJordan PeeleStarsDaniel KaluuyaAllison WilliamsBradley WhitfordA young African-American visits his white girlfriend's parents for the weekend, where his simmering uneasiness about their reception of him eventually reaches a boiling point.
- DirectorJohn SaylesStarsJoe MortonDaryl EdwardsRosanna CarterA mute alien with the appearance of a black human is chased by outer-space bounty hunters through the streets of Harlem.
- DirectorRusty CundieffStarsClarence Williams IIICorbin BernsenJoe TorryA funeral director tells four strange tales of horror with an African American focus to three drug dealers he traps in his place of business.
- CreatorMisha GreenStarsJonathan MajorsJurnee SmollettCourtney B. VanceA young African-American travels across the U.S. in the 1950s in search of his missing father.
- DirectorDjibril Diop MambétyStarsMagaye NiangMyriam NiangChristoph ColombMory, a cowherd, and Anta, a university student, try to make money in order to go to Paris and leave their boring past behind.
- DirectorSouleymane CisséStarsIssiaka KaneAoua SangareNiamanto SanogoA young man with magical powers journeys to his uncle to request help in fighting his sorcerer father.
- DirectorMiguel LlansóStarsDaniel TadesseQuino PiñeroSelam TesfayieOur figurine sized supermen hero embarks on an epic surreal journey that will take him across the Ethiopian post apocalyptic landscape in search of a way to get on the hovering spacecraft that for years has become a landmark in the skies.
- DirectorJonathan DemmeStarsOprah WinfreyDanny GloverYada BeenerA slave is visited by the spirit of a mysterious young woman.
- DirectorMbithi MasyaStarsNyokabi GethaigaElsaphan NjoraPaul OgolaA young woman with no memory of her life or death, is helped with assimilation to the afterlife by a ghost.
- DirectorAkosua Adoma OwusuA portrait of a dilapidated Olympic-sized pool in Accra, Ghana.
- My Africa Is: Alternative Nairobi takes a dive into the beautiful chaos of Kenya's capital city, and follows four innovators.
- DirectorRobert MuggeStarsSun RaRobert Mugge filmed jazz great Sun Ra on location in Philadelphia, Baltimore, and Washington, D.C. between 1978 and 1980. The resulting 60-minute film includes multiple public and private performances, poetry readings, a band rehearsal, interviews, and extensive improvisations. Transferred to HD from the original 16mm film and lovingly restored for the best possible viewing experience.
- DirectorAkosua Adoma OwusuStarsJojo AbotKoo NimoGrace OmaboeThe traditional West African fable of Kwaku Ananse is combined with the story of a young outsider named Nyan Koronhwea attending her estranged father's funeral. Nyan's father led two separate lives with two wives and two families - one in Ghana, one in the United States. Nyan's ambivalence about her father's double life is a reflection of a broader truth about the nature of our personal relationships.
- DirectorFred Barney TaylorStarsSamuel R. DelanyA documentary on the life, musings, and sexual escapades of writer Samuel Delany.
- DirectorWilliam CrainStarsWilliam MarshallVonetta McGeeDenise NicholasAn 18th-century African prince, turned into a vampire by Dracula, finds himself in modern-day Los Angeles.
- CreatorRyan GriffenJon BellJonathan GavinStarsHunter Page-LochardRob CollinsTasma WaltonIn the very near future, creatures from ancient mythology must live among humans and battle for survival in a world that wants to silence, exploit, and destroy them.
- StarsOctavia ButlerChristine LahtiCharlie RoseA Conversation With Zadie Smith; A Conversation With Wendy Wasserstein; A Conversation With Christine Lahti; A Conversation With Octavia Butler
- DirectorLikarion WainainaStarsStycie WaweruMarrianne NungoNyawara NdambiaStory of a young girl whose dream of becoming a superhero is threatened by terminal illness, inspiring her village to rally together to make her dream come true.
- DirectorLizzie BordenStarsHoneyAdele BerteiJean SatterfieldSet ten years after the most peaceful revolution in United States history, it presents a dystopia in which the issues of many groups - minorities, liberals, gay rights organizations, feminists - are dealt with by the government.
- DirectorHaile GerimaStarsKofi GhanabaOyafunmike OgunlanoAlexandra DuahA self-absorbed Black American fashion model on a photo shoot in Africa is spiritually transported back to a plantation in the West Indies where she experiences first-hand the physical and psychic horrors of chattel slavery, and eventually the redemptive power of community and rebellion as she becomes a member of a freedom-seeking Maroon colony.
- CreatorBryan FullerAlex KurtzmanStarsSonequa Martin-GreenAnthony RappDoug JonesTen years before Kirk, Spock, and the Enterprise, the USS Discovery discovers new worlds and lifeforms as one Starfleet officer learns to understand all things alien.
- CreatorRick BermanMichael PillerStarsAvery BrooksRene AuberjonoisCirroc LoftonIn the vicinity of the liberated planet of Bajor, the Federation space station Deep Space Nine guards the opening of a stable wormhole to the far side of the galaxy.
- CreatorReginald HudlinStarsDjimon HounsouJill ScottCarl LumblyBlack Panther is the ruler and protector of the African nation of Wakanda. Using technology, wits, and extraordinary fighting ability he must protect his nation from an invasion led by Ulysses Klaw, the man who killed his father.
- DirectorTerence NanceStarsRylee NykholJontille GerardCrystal CottonIn a dystopian future where people live nocturnally to avoid the harmful rays of the sun, a young black girl unravels the lie that has kept her and her sister in the dark.
- DirectorKibwe TavaresStarsDaniel KaluuyaMalachi KirbyLouis MahoneyMbwana and his best friend Juma are two young men with big dreams. These dreams become reality when they photograph a gigantic fish leaping out of the sea and their small town blossoms into a tourist hotspot as a result. But for Mbwana the reality isn't what he dreamed and when he meets the fish again, both of them forgotten, ruined and old, he decides only one of them can survive.
- DirectorSharon LewisStarsMouna TraoréNigel Shawn WilliamsShakura S'AidaIt's 2049 on a forsaken island off the coast of Toronto where the survival of the islanders depends on young Ti-Jeanne to risk death by a spirit so she can take her place as a caribbean priestess and save her people.
- DirectorBill GunnStarsDuane JonesMarlene ClarkBill GunnAfter being stabbed with an ancient, germ-infested knife, a doctor's assistant finds himself with an insatiable desire for blood.
- DirectorTodd ThompsonStarsNichelle NicholsGeorge TakeiWalter KoenigNichelle Nichols' daunting task to launch a national blitz for NASA, recruiting 8,000 of the nation's best and brightest, including the trailblazing astronauts who became the first Black, Asian and Latino men and women to fly in space.
- DirectorNgozi OnwurahStarsSuzette LlewellynSaffron BurrowsFelix JosephRacial violence breaks out in a huge, black ghetto - triggered by a white woman living there with a black man.
- DirectorBernard RoseStarsVirginia MadsenXander BerkeleyTony ToddThe Candyman, a murderous soul with a hook for a hand, is accidentally summoned to reality by a skeptic grad student researching the monster's myth.
- DirectorKibwe TavaresStarsYung Swizz'AggKibwe TavaresBrixton has degenerated into a disregarded area inhabited by London's new robot workforce - robots built and designed to carry out all of the tasks which humans are no longer inclined to do. The mechanical population of Brixton has rocketed, resulting in unplanned, cheap and quick additions to the skyline. The film follows the trials and tribulations of young robots surviving at the sharp end of inner city life, living the predictable existence of a populous hemmed in by poverty, disillusionment and mass unemployment. When the Police invade the one space which the robots can call their own, the fierce and strained relationship between the two sides explodes into an outbreak of violence echoing that of 1981.
- 1999–7.3 (16)TV EpisodeDirectorYvonne SmithStarsCholly BassolinePedro BellArmen Boladian
- DirectorJames HaleStarsSoweto KinchLarry BlackmonGeorge ClintonThis documentary tells the story of funk, exploring the music and artists who created a positive soundtrack at a negative time for African-Americans.
- DirectorIvan DixonStarsLawrence CookJanet LeaguePaula KellyA black man plays 'uncle Tom' in order to gain access to CIA training, then uses that knowledge to plot a new American revolt.
- DirectorBrett LeonardStarsDenzel WashingtonRussell CroweKelly LynchWhen a virtual reality simulation created using the personalities of multiple serial killers manages to escape into the real world, an ex-cop is tasked with stopping its reign of terror.
- DirectorRobert Downey Sr.StarsArnold JohnsonStan GottliebAllen GarfieldThe board of directors at a Madison Avenue ad agency must elect a new chairman. In the maneuvering to make sure that enemies don't get votes, all the members accidentally cast their ballot for the board's token black man, Putney Swope.
- StarsPearl ThusiRob van VuurenChi MhendeA drama about a secret agent who fights crime while dealing with crises in her personal life.
- DirectorJean-Pierre BekoloStarsAdèle AdoDorylia CalmelEmile Abossolo M'boIn Jean-Pierre Bekolo's barbed political satire, an infectious hybrid of horror and science fiction, vampiric femmes fatales emasculate high-ranking Cameroonian officials through ancient rituals of Mevoungou.
- DirectorC.J. 'Fiery' ObasiStarsKeiraTunde AladeseOgee NelsonA Scientist-Witch through an alchemical combination of juju and technology creates wigs which grants she and her friends supernatural powers. But when their powers grow uncontrollable, she must stop them by any means.
- DirectorMarcel CamusStarsBreno MelloMarpessa DawnLourdes de OliveiraA retelling of the Orpheus and Eurydice myth, set during the time of the Carnaval in Rio de Janeiro.
- CreatorTakashi OkazakiStarsSamuel L. JacksonPhil LaMarrYuri LowenthalA Black samurai goes on a mission to avenge the wrongful death of his father in a futuristic feudal Japan.
- DirectorFuminori KizakiStarsSamuel L. JacksonLucy LiuMark HamillWhen his father's body is stolen from its grave, Afro takes up his sword again to tear through an army of deadly foes led by a sadistic leader.
- DirectorRusty CundieffDarin ScottStarsKeith DavidBryan BattLou Beatty Jr.Sequel to the cult classic reunites executive producer Spike Lee and writers/directors/producers Rusty Cundieff and Darin Scott for this horror-comedy starring Keith David.
- CreatorSam HammSam RaimiStarsCarl LumblyRoger ReesChris GartinA paralyzed African-American scientist builds a powerful exo-skeleton in order to walk again, and uses his new abilities to fight crime.
- DirectorHype WilliamsStarsTupac ShakurDr. DreRoger TroutmanThe music video for "California Love", taking place in a desert in the year 2095.
- DirectorAdirley QueirósStarsMarquim do TropaDilmar DurãesGleide FirminoShots at a black music party in the outskirts of Brasilia injure two men that get scarred for life. A third man comes from the future to investigate what happened and to prove that it is all the society's fault.
- DirectorJim ChuchuStarsAjuma NasenyanaTom NandiRahel EqubayAjuma - a grieving widow - is desperate to stop her recurring nightmares. In an effort to end them once and for all, she explores a forgotten fairy-tale remedy which leads her to unexpected discoveries.
- CreatorJem GarrardStarsAdriyan RaeTim RozonAlex McGregorWhen former queen Elida, Isaac and Amae run away from Lazaro's army, they get on a dangerous adventure through the galaxy.
- DirectorTerence NanceStarsAlisa BecherJc CainReg E. CatheyAn artist's shortsighted film about a failed relationship is reedited into a more collaborative, more inclusive work of art.
- DirectorAva DuVernayStarsStorm ReidOprah WinfreyReese WitherspoonAfter the disappearance of her scientist father, three peculiar beings send Meg, her brother, and her friend to space in order to find him.
- StarsAfrika BambaataaMr. BiggsG.L.O.B.E.Music video for "Renegades of Funk" by Afrika Bambaataa and the Soulsonic Force.
- DirectorChris CunninghamStarsCaspert HunteAfrika BambaataaWilliam BaraketAn African man disintegrates in a city.
- DirectorGeorge A. RomeroStarsDuane JonesJudith O'DeaKarl HardmanA ragtag group of Pennsylvanians barricade themselves in an old farmhouse to remain safe from a horde of flesh-eating ghouls that are ravaging the Northeast of the United States.
- DirectorKahlil JosephStarsLiran NathanSamphaProcess is a striking, avant-garde portrait of Sampha using documentary-style footage to depict his roots in Morden, South London, and Freetown, Sierra Leone. Directed by Kahlil Joseph and produced by Pulse Films, the films narrative is inextricably tied to Sampha's personal life, honoring the memory of his beloved mother and celebrating his rich heritage.
- DirectorMariama DialloStarsKara YoungTaliah WebsterMadeline WeinsteinThe staff of a black hair salon fend off a strange new monster: white women intent on sucking the lifeblood from black culture.
- DirectorRoger PomphreyStarsJimi HendrixMitch MitchellNoel ReddingThe story of Hendrix's seminal album, his last, is told in words, music, rare archival footage and a diary kept by one of Jimi's employees. There are also interviews with band mates Noel Redding and Mitch Mitchell, legendary singer Steve Winwood, engineer Eddie Kramer and Chas Chandler who managed Jimi.
- DirectorJoe CornishStarsJohn BoyegaJodie WhittakerAlex EsmailA teen gang in South London defend their block from an alien invasion.
- DirectorJulie DashStarsCora Lee DayAlva RogersBarbara OA languid, impressionistic story of three generations of Gullah women living on the South Carolina Sea Islands in 1902.
- 2015–TV EpisodeStarsJim CotterKing BrittShaily DadialaThe classical dance form Bharatanatyam survived colonial oppression and today exemplifies Indian identity both at home and abroad. Yannick Nézet-Séguin's unique approach to music making has garnered him two of of the most prestigious conducting positions in the world, as music director of both the Philadelphia Orchestra and, from 2020, the Metropolitan Opera. And Afrofuturism marries sci-fi with ancient notions of time to offer hope for a better future for people of color.
- DirectorFrank PackardStarsJ. Walter SmithTobar MayoRoxie YoungUpon moving into a bigoted neighborhood, the scientist father of a persecuted black family gives a superpower elixir to a tough bodyguard, who thus becomes a superpowered crimefighter.
- DirectorAlan FergusonStarsErykah BaduChuck LightningJanelle Monáe
- DirectorJeffrey KaplanAaron KellerStarsAaron PhillipsAnjali BhimaniCara TheoboldAfter a devastating war against a combat-ready team of intelligent machines known as Omnics, the former agents of the heroic team known as Overwatch must join forces once more to fight a new threat.
- TV MovieDirectorJoel Dos Reis ViegasIn the crumbling inner city, gender wars are rising. Sex is prohibited because of a genetic deadly virus affecting the entire population since birth. Ruled by hate, young men and women grow up apart from each other, forming rival gangs. To calm down their frustrations, they all gather in an underground nightclub: URBANCE. A No Man's Land where lost teenagers organize electrifying dance battles and drink illegal N-DORFIN, until the Mediators come in.
- DirectorFKA twigsStarsMichelle LamyFKA twigsWilliam McGeough
- DirectorChelsea OdufuStarsHelen BeyeneTonya PinkinsTrae HarrisOri Inu: In Search of Self is a coming of age story about a young immigrant woman who must choose between conforming her identity and spirituality to the cultural norms of America or revisiting her roots in the Afro-Brazilian religion called Candomble.
- DirectorPeter HortonStarsJuno TempleJanelle MonáeDavid LyonsSociety and the world as we know it has collapsed. A massive, automatic factory operates according to the principles of consumerism; humans consume to be happy, and in order to consume continuously, they must be denied freedom of choice and free will. When a small band of rebels decide to shut down the factory, they discover they may actually be the perfect consumers after all.
- DirectorDee ReesStarsMel RodriguezSarah BakerJason MitchellA man hangs dead from a lamppost, apparently murdered and inexplicably ignored by passersby, after a politician (Vera Farmiga) makes a shocking statement encouraging violence. When one Philbert Noyce (Mel Rodriguez) dares to question the situation, he becomes an instant target.
- DirectorColm McCarthyStarsSennia NanuaFisayo AkinadeDominique TipperA scientist and a teacher living in a dystopian future embark on a journey of survival with a special young girl named Melanie.
- CreatorDavid S. GoyerStarsSticky FingazJill WagnerNelson LeeThe adventures of the half human/vampire hunter.
- DirectorAlain BidardStarsYoury BemolYna BoulangéStefany De ChavignyThe story of Syanna, a young slave who is trying to regain her freedom in a futuristic world where plantations are video games.
- DirectorDomonic SmithStarsSamuel D. EvansMatt RomeoAutumn KleinRESET follows the life of Jaywon, a 12 year-old boy who recently moved after the death of his father. While his newly single mother tries to maintain a household and comfort a grieving son, Jaywon struggles with missing his father and moving into a new neighborhood. After the usual bullying at school goes too far, Jaywon happens on a mysterious device that may change his life forever.
- DirectorBernard KordiehStarsAntony AcheampongAaron FontaineSophie Khan LevyNoah journeys through a world outside time and space to relive moments with his soul mate. Unable to exist in the present, he is intervened by a friend with a special message.
- DirectorBrittany CampbellStarsBrittany Campbell
- DirectorChristopher KirkleyStarsFatimata FaloRhaicha IbrahimAhmoudou MadassaneA revolutionary story of guitars, motorcycles, cell phones, and the music of a new generation