Since Black Panther's release in 2018, afro-futurism has surged into mainstream consciousness. But as that genre expands, creatives like our guest, Kwame-Michael Brako are pushing beyond it to tell stories that fuse African ancestral knowledge, cosmology, and futurism together. Kwame joins us to unpack this creative shift and share why after working on blockbuster franchises like the Avengers and Guardians of the Galaxy, he chose to leave Hollywood behind to open his own visual effects studio in his native Ghana.
Additional audio excerpt: Credit - David Kirkman (Youtube), BrakoVerseTV (Youtube)
