Project Creators / Director: Adler Planetarium, Ytasha Womack, Taylor Witten
TRT: 26:00
Country of Origin: USA
Synopsis: Follow Niyah, an imaginative Chicago pre-teen, on a visually stunning Afrofuturist journey through the multiverse! If there are countless other universes out there, where does Niyah fit in? What about you? Niyah has many questions about space and time. How can a special mask help us understand who we are in the world? Do we really need ALL the laws of physics? How is the multiverse like the blues? With stories from her parents and ancestors, her favorite comics, and her science class swirling around in her imagination, Niyah experiences infinite possibilities on an Afrofuturist journey through the multiverse!
COU 175586 LITTLE WARRIOR
Project Creators / Director: Corbett Wall, Tanivu Nota, Maximiliane Nirschl, David Era
TRT: 6:40
Country of Origin: Taiwan
Synopsis: Cou 175586 Little Warrior is an indigenous Cou legend about a young boy brought to the heavens by the supreme god Hamo to learn the ways of the warrior. Journey together with Hie to a celestial world called 175586 where he learns from the forest animals and meets the supreme god Hamo, who transforms him into a Cou warrior. With Hamo’s spear and the gift of fire, Hie returns to his village to share the wisdom of the ancients.
STARCATCHER
Project Creators / Director: Julia Kretschmer-Wachsmann
TRT: 24:20
Country of Origin: Germany
Synopsis: This captivating musical adaptation of the classic Grimm Brothers' fairy tale follows a fairy's journey to Earth, where her selflessness shares a message of love and generosity.
Saturday August 17, 2024 1:30pm - 2:30pm EDT
Museum of Arts & Sciences4182 Forsyth Rd, Macon, GA 31210