Afro Promo #1 Kinglady
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Nora ChipaumireDirector
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Jedediah WheelerProducer
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Nora ChipaumireKey Cast
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Shamar WattKey Cast
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Project Type:Short
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Completion Date:April 14, 2016
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Country of Origin:United States
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Country of Filming:United States
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Film Color:Color
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First-time Filmmaker:No
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Student Project:No
Born in Mutare, Zimbabwe and based in New York City, Nora Chipaumire is a choreographer, performer, and now filmmaker who challenges stereotypes of Africa and the black performing body.
I was invited to create dance on film, "Afro Promo #1 Kinglady," by Montclair State University's Dance for Film on Location project, supported by The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation. The film represents the continuing exploration of a question that I have about black, African bodies – their representation and their agency, how they are portrayed. I am also interested in the lack of superheroes in the world that are black and African. Part of the investigation in creating "Afro Promo #1 Kinglady" is how do you create a superhero who comes out of this world, who is black and African? How do you imagine the black, African man as a hero, a heroic figure?