Neptune Frost15

Directed by Saul Williams and Anisia Uzeyman | Rwanda/USA | 2021 | 1h 45m | Kinyarwanda, Kirundi, Swahili, French w/ English Subtitles | Starring Cheryl Isheja, Elvis Ngabo, Kaya Free, Eliane Umuhire, Dorcy Rugamba

Afrofuturist cyber-punk musical following a group of Burundi miners forming an anti-colonialist hacker collective in an attempt to topple the regime that is exploiting the region’s natural resources. When an intersex runaway and a miner find each other, their connection sparks glitches within the wider circuitry of the universe. An invigorating and visually wondrous call to reclaim technology for progressive political ends written and directed by multidisciplinary artists Saul Williams and Anisia Uzeyman.

Reviews

‘The poetry of the script, the clarity of the messages, the beauty of the music and the earnestness of the performances combine to make Neptune Frost a powerful film.’
★★★★
Kevin Fox Jr, Paste Magazine

‘The film thrillingly captures the social, economic, political, and material character of Rwanda in the age of global communication.’
★★★★
Jake Cole, Slant Magazine

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