Exclusive: You Need to See This Afrofuturistic Kung-Fu Fight Scene
The director of Ethiopian post-apocalyptic sci-fi film, 'Crumbs,' shares a sneak peak of his newest Afrofuturistic sci-fi thriller exclusively with OkayAfrica.
The team that brought us the bizarre, Ethiopian post-apocalyptic sci-fi film, Crumbs, has a new sci-fi adventure in the works.
<p><em><a href="https://vimeo.com/235187682" target="_blank">Jesus Shows You the Way to the Highway</a></em>, directed by <strong>Miguel Llansó </strong>and starring <strong>Daniel Tadesse Gagano</strong>, is an otherworldly film of weird interdimensional travel, spy plots and fung-fu adventures.</p><p>Here's the synopsis:</p><blockquote><em>It's 2035 and Tallinn, now a megalopolis, is managed by an ubiquitous computer program called Psychobook. Undercover agents Gagano and his boss Palmer Eldritch are tasked with protecting psychobook from any and all threats.<br><br>When a dangerous virus called "Soviet Union" is detected within psychobook, the agents are assigned the mission to destroy it. During the mission, when accidentally inhaling a strange gas-emitting substance, Gagano becomes trapped in Betta Ethiopia, a parallel reality where he is considered the true heir to the throne. As he tackles the challenge of becoming the new Emperor, a battle breaks out in Betta Ethiopia between the Prime Minister, a firm supporter of the state apparatus and Psychobook, and Reverend Roy, a sect leader who promotes the free use of the substance for truth seeking and liberation purposes. When Gagano befriends Roy Mascarone, a Jesus Christ-like figure, he will learn how to use the substance to travel within realities, knowledge that will finally lead Gagano to the ultimate truth.</em></blockquote><p><span></span>Watch the exclusive clip showing an epic fung-fu fight scene below:<br></p><div class="rm-embed embed-media"><iframe src="https://player.vimeo.com/video/224199553?title=0&byline=0&portrait=0" width="640" height="360" frameborder="0" webkitallowfullscreen="" mozallowfullscreen="" allowfullscreen=""></iframe></div><p><em>The team behind this film is currently raising funds to continue shooting and producing this project. Check out their <a href="https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/22126897/jesus-shows-you-the-way-to-the-highway" target="_blank">Kickstarter</a> to learn more.</em></p>
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