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Crocodile Dance




When Mami Wata, the water goddess, demands a sacrifice, Hausa griot Roukia must reclaim her voice to save her family. Set in a neon-lit Nigerian coastal town where myth meets future.

Submission Statement
Crocodile Dance is an animated feature film in development that explores the theme of the Mami Wata mythology. A thriller with elements of myth and science fiction, the film is about a Hausa griot who must reclaim her voice to confront a Mami Wata's curse on her family.

It is a Nigerian and South African co-production in development. The film's creator is the Emmy-nominated Nigerian animation director, Shofela Coker, who directed the short film Moremi (Kizazi Moto) on Disney+

A team of mostly Africans produced this short film, and the credits are below. The Kickstarter campaign is being held to raise funds for further development. You can see the full teaser trailer here:

Credits :

Directors: Shofela Coker & Nadia Darries

Writer/Storyboards: Shofela Coker

Producer: Ingrid de Beer

EP & Story Editor: Shobo Coker

Lead Animator: André de Villiers

Animation Artists: Harrison Tombra , Aya Akl

Animatic Artist: Gary Luo

Lighting/Render/Comp: Tim Hennig

Rig & TD: Kuolun "Aaron" Tzeng

Composer: Nathan Minière

Sound Design: Nadia Darries

Music Consultant: Olaolu Lawal

Story & Culture Consultant: Ummi Yakubu

Producing Consultant: Peter Ramsey




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Lost Ark Dreaming by Suyi Davies Okungbowa
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The brutally engineered class divisions of Snowpiercer meets Rivers Solomon’s The Deep in this high-octane post-climate disaster novella written by Nommo Award-winning author Suyi Davies Okungbowa

Off the coast of West Africa, decades after the dangerous rise of the Atlantic Ocean, the region’s survivors live inside five partially submerged, kilometers-high towers originally created as a playground for the wealthy. Now the towers’ most affluent rule from their lofty perch at the top while the rest are crammed into the dark, fetid floors below sea level.

There are also those who were left for dead in the Atlantic, only to be reawakened by an ancient power, and who seek vengeance on those who offered them up to the waves.

Three lives within the towers are pulled to the fore of this Yekini, an earnest, mid-level rookie analyst; Tuoyo, an undersea mechanic mourning a tremendous loss; and Ngozi, an egotistical bureaucrat from the highest levels of governance. They will need to work together if there is to be any hope of a future that is worth living―for everyone.



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Just finished this one. Pretty good. Hate the cliffhanger ending though. You know if there will be a part 2?

About to start the nameless republic series while I wait for part 3 of rage of dragons.
 
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Crocodile Dance




When Mami Wata, the water goddess, demands a sacrifice, Hausa griot Roukia must reclaim her voice to save her family. Set in a neon-lit Nigerian coastal town where myth meets future.

Submission Statement
Crocodile Dance is an animated feature film in development that explores the theme of the Mami Wata mythology. A thriller with elements of myth and science fiction, the film is about a Hausa griot who must reclaim her voice to confront a Mami Wata's curse on her family.

It is a Nigerian and South African co-production in development. The film's creator is the Emmy-nominated Nigerian animation director, Shofela Coker, who directed the short film Moremi (Kizazi Moto) on Disney+

A team of mostly Africans produced this short film, and the credits are below. The Kickstarter campaign is being held to raise funds for further development. You can see the full teaser trailer here:

Credits :

Directors: Shofela Coker & Nadia Darries

Writer/Storyboards: Shofela Coker

Producer: Ingrid de Beer

EP & Story Editor: Shobo Coker

Lead Animator: André de Villiers

Animation Artists: Harrison Tombra , Aya Akl

Animatic Artist: Gary Luo

Lighting/Render/Comp: Tim Hennig

Rig & TD: Kuolun "Aaron" Tzeng

Composer: Nathan Minière

Sound Design: Nadia Darries

Music Consultant: Olaolu Lawal

Story & Culture Consultant: Ummi Yakubu

Producing Consultant: Peter Ramsey




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Peaked my interest so I backed it
 
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Zairoo: The Pan-African Fantasy Role Playing Game

A Steampunk Fantasy TTRPG set in a world forged by North/South/East/West/Central & New Afrikan Myths, By African & New Afrikan creators

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ZAIROO is a Pan-African Fantasy tabletop roleplaying game set in a richly reimagined world where five vibrant kingdoms rise from the ruins of a cataclysmic past. In this alternate 17th–18th century where African & New Afrikan Myths come alive. Players step into a land where science, spirituality, and the supernatural intertwine. You’ll fight with steam spear, rifles and ancestral magic while soaring over volcanic deltas on Airborne Kente clad dreadnoughts, their brass engines fueled by sacred oils, raid the All-Blue Sea aboard submersible canoes, hunting Eldritch leviathans, and island coasts teeming with forgotten magic, answering one pivotal question: Will you heal the scars of war, or succumb to the lure of Discord?

Zairoo is created and led by a team of Africans & New Afrikans worldwide, crafted with a deeply rooted love for African history, mythology, and Afrofuturism. But this world isn’t just for us, it’s for all who crave fresh adventures beyond Eurocentric fantasy.



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From the Sauutiverse

Mothersound: The Sauútiverse Anthology
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The Sauútiverse is the first anthology of stories set in a fictional shared world based on a blend of African cultural worldviews. Edited by Locus award nominated editor Wole Talabi with contributions from around the African continent and diaspora, Sauúti is filled with wonder, mystery, and magic.

Contributors include:
Nebula Award winner Oghenechovwe Donald Ekpeki, World Fantasy Award nominee Eugen Bacon, NYT bestselling author Tobias S. Buckell, Caine Prize nominee T.L. Huchu, Adelehin Ijasan, Stephen Embleton, Akintoba Kalejaye, Cheryl S. Ntumy, Xan Van Rooyen, Dare Segun Falowo, Eye Kay Nwaogu, J. Umeh, Somto Ihezue.

Edited by Wole Talabi.
Forward by Fabrice Guerrier, Founder of Syllble Studios.

African-based intergalactic worldbuilding
Space travel
Humanoid and non-humanoid creatures
Artificial intelligence
Intricate magic system based on sound, oral traditions, and music
I just received my copy this morning. I hope it's good. I love the mix of sci-fi and fantasy (Science Fantasy). I will let you guys know.
 
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