Film: Frances Bodomo Revisits The Zambian Space Program In 'Afronauts' [Trailer]

Watch a black-and-white trailer for Afronatus, a film on the 1964 Zambian Space Program.

Film: Frances Bodomo Revisits The Zambian Space Program In 'Afronauts' [Trailer]


We've been keeping an attentive eye on Frances Bodomo's sophomore film Afronauts, which will offer an alternative retelling of what became of the Zambian Space Program — a project dreamt-up during the 1960s Space Race by grade school teacher Edward Makuka Nkoloso that had amongst its crew a 17-year-old girl and two cats. With the recent achievement of her Kickstarter goal, Bodomo's  revealed that the upcoming film will star albino supermodel Diandra Forrest and Antwone Fisher/Shortbus/Treme actressYolonda Ross. Watch a newly-released black-and-white teaser trailer for Afronauts below.

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