Earth Mother, Sky Father: 2030

In a speculative Congo of 2030 that keeps its rare earth minerals buried rather than exported, a future 'Excavation Programmer' performs a dance ceremony for the God of Rare Earth.

Storyboard P's mesmerizing dance anchors a bold Afrofuturist vision of a Congo that keeps its mineral wealth for itself.

The Congo: 2030. Welcome to this new and mind-bending sci-fi future where the Central African nation is no longer shipping its unrefined rare earth minerals out to sea, but is keeping its wealth for itself—buried deep wi

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