Afronauts is a 2014 science fiction short film about Zambian outcasts preparing to beat America in the space race to the moon.
It is inspired by the true story of school teacher and activist Edward Mukuka Nkoloso training 17-year-old Matha Mwamba and two cats by rolling them down hills in oil drums to become astronauts.
[3][4] Bodomo first discovered the afronauts on Tumblr in YouTube video of a 1964 newsreel of the Zambian space program.
[2] Other exhibitions include "Dreamlands: Immersive Cinema and Art, 1905–2016" at the Whitney Museum of American Art,[10] "Dimensions of Citizenship, Future Imperfect: The Uncanny in Science Fiction" at the Venice Biennale Architecture (US Pavilion),[11] "Future imperfect: The Uncanny in Science Fiction" at the Museum of Modern Art,[12] "Into the Unknown: A Journey Through Science Fiction" at Barbican Centre,[13] "African Futures" at Goethe-Institut Johannesburg,[14] "Making Africa" at Vitra Design Museum.
[15] For the 50th anniversary of Apollo 11,[16][5] Afronauts made its online debut in 2019 on numerous sites including Vernac Media, NoBudge, and Boiler Room's 4:3.