Black Star: Rebirth Is Necessary

Dreamlike new portraits collide with archival footage of Sun Ra, the Black Panther Party and more in a kaleidoscopic meditation on Black identity, history and spiritual rebirth.

A hypnotic Afrofuturist collage weaving Sun Ra and the Black Panthers into a cosmic love letter to Blackness.

Director Jenn Nkiru authors a personal and powerful exploration of blackness through piecing together dreamlike portraits with stunning archival footage that includes Afrofuturism pioneer Sun Ra and revolutionary organiz

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