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Afrofuturism: Blackness Revisualized is a free streaming film collection that introduces newcomers to Afrofuturism, the positivist science fiction movement popularized by the Marvel Cinematic Universe’s Black Panther and Beyoncé’s Black is King. The movies available to stream free online include Martinique’s first full-length animated feature, Battledream Chronicle, while the shorts visualize a range of Black futures, including an adaptation of Nnedi Okorafor’s short story "Hello Moto." Streaming free throughout 2021.

The film festival season began earlier this year with Sundance and has been going pretty steadily since then. Most festivals have at least featured an online component this year, and many have gone exclusively into the cyber realm. There’s something particularly meaningful about maximizing this cutting-edge format and bringing people together through technology for one of the newest film festivals to hit the scene this year, Afrofuturism: Blackness Revisualized. It’s a new film festival exploring the Afrofuturist genre through 10 films, including features as well as shorts, from the Uni...