
Dark Matter: A History of the Afrofuture
2021, English. Directed by James Van Der Pool.
An exploration – from Jean-Michel Basquiat to Grace Jones – of how black artists use the sci-fi genre to examine black history and imagine new, alternative futures.
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- 0h 58m
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- English
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- 23 May 2021
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Dark Matter: A History of the Afrofuture runs 58 minutes (0h 58m).
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Dark Matter: A History of the Afrofuture isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 23 May 2021. (Checked 14 November 2026.)
What movies are like Dark Matter: A History of the Afrofuture?
If you liked Dark Matter: A History of the Afrofuture, try The Captains, Elstree 1976, McQueen.
Who directed Dark Matter: A History of the Afrofuture?
Dark Matter: A History of the Afrofuture (2021) was directed by James Van Der Pool and stars Ekow Eshun.