Why Disney+ Sci-Fi Anthology Series ‘Kizazi Moto: Generation Fire’ Is a ‘Watershed Moment’ for African Animation

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Christopher Vourlias The release of “Kizazi Moto: Generation Fire,” a pan-African Disney Plus Original animated series that will drop globally on the streaming platform on July 5, could be a game-changer for an African animation industry that continues to scale new heights.

Executive produced by Oscar winner Peter Ramsey (“Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse”), Anthony Silverston of South African animation house Triggerfish, and Tandayi Nyeke, the 10-part anthology series offers a dizzying blend of mythology, science fiction and Afrofuturism, presenting 10 bold, wholly original visions of the future from a distinctly African perspective.

The series, which is produced by Triggerfish, features animators from six African countries drawing on their own ancient histories, folklores and contemporary urban landscapes to reimagine a world populated with cyborg cattle, flying minibus-taxis, radioactive octopi and robotic birds.

Collectively, they present a portrait of the continent that’s never been seen before. Ramsey and the show’s creators insist this is only the beginning, with “Kizazi Moto” giving audiences a tantalizing glimpse of what lies ahead for a continent only beginning to be recognized on the global stage. “[African animators] are ready to say something totally new,” he said. “And the rest of the world will be very lucky to hear it.” The Oscar winner and L.A.