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Sci-Fi Digital Series Afrofuturism Sun Ra Part 1 - DUST

Sci-Fi Digital Series Afrofuturism Sun Ra Part 1 - DUST

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We need Afrofuturism; not as a box to put people in, but as a lens with which to change the way we imagine and actualize an inclusive future. A future where black people are in control of their own destinies. More About Afrofuturism: Welcome to the first video in our 5 part original series Afrofuturism: Ep 1 Sun Ra. Afrofuturism is not a sub-genre. For some, like Sun Ra, Afrofuturism (though the term was not coined until after Sun Ra passed away) is a form of escapism; a reprieve from violent systems of segregation and white supremacy. For others, Afrofuturism is a celebration of black innovation; filmmaker and author Ytasha Womack describes Afrofuturism as, The intersection between black culture, technology, liberation, and the imagination, with some mysticism thrown in, too. For some it is highly spiritual. Above all else, it is an ambitious vision of the future and mankind's place in it that is continually informed by black culture and history. What kind of message is sent when mass audiences are presented with visions of the future that do not include people of color Since Hollywood has historically excluded black characters from leading roles in science fiction films, black people have had to envision and ultimately create space for themselves above and beyond the Earth's atmosphere. In DUST’s original series, we celebrate a handful of those people, and encourage you to dive deeper into the Afrofuture. We present to you the stories of: - Sun Ra: Considered the forefather of Afrofuturism. - Uhura: One of the lieutenants on Star Trek’s Starship Enterprise. Portrayed by Nichelle Nichols in the original series, she counted Martin Luther King as one of her biggest fans. - George Clinton: Whose brand of funk was filled with cosmic imagery. - Jimi Hendrix: Who often imagined himself as an alien. - Missy Elliott: Who popularized the pairing of science-fiction and hip-hop
Date: 2024-04-01

Comments and reviews: 35


great another unoriginal work by someone with a victim mentality who is so unsuccessful in real life that they have to blame white people
take a perfectly good platform where decent scifi is produced, take a sub-standard artist making stills, no actual filming or animation involved, no real script and drench it in anti-white propaganda that only an imbecile would believe
I guess it must be aimed at leftists (who to be honest are getting more insane each day) and people of color who still believe such lies and will be held back by their own little fantasy that they can't do anything for themselves because of the bad white man
Thank you for making it clear there are 5 episodes, now I can skip the other 4
To think I honestly believed that there can be proper scifi by black film makers, it seems I'll have to wait another decade at least or if the fools who made this have their way, I'll have to wait another century, because they are the ones holding their own people back.
0 / 10 rating
100% propaganda
100% anti-white race bating

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Alright, I have read a good bit about Sun Ra and consider myself a rather big fan. For a 2 and a half minute video I applaud the effort of unpacking the seriously complicated topic of afrofuturism as well as this man's story. The bit about Jupiter, however, I must comment on. He always swore up and down he was from Saturn, even naming his record label after it. For the commenters implying this is somehow racist against all non-blacks and various other nasty remarks, you clearly have missed the point and are doing nothing more than projecting your own insecurities onto this short animated video about a black musician. Seriously Get a grip. The points made about Star Trek and Star Wars are true. You going to argue that
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This is a video produced by a White Millennial about a Black Man's attempt to find meaning in a society he is not native to, by stealing cultural relativity from another, simply because they originate on the same Continent and share similar skin color, narrated by a very young Black British Rapper who has a completely different cultural background from any of them, telling a whole new Generation what is was/is like for American Blacks in the past.
The sad thing is they think they are honoring the struggle of one group, by co-opting from another and lying to all of them.
This is why we cannot move forward.

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Interesting, but I'm not sure the wording for this was right and it left me confused. It came off as if this person was some mystical being from another world with visions of the future rather than just an eccentric entertainer who promoted the idea of of the black community of going into the stars
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Nice, its rare to see a scifi episodic series from a black perspective. What's even more rare is that it had no relation to whites, other than one scene from the Jetsons. I thought it was very interesting and quite risque. I'll be be on the look out for the other four episodes.
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Lmao at all the triggered racists who are upset about a short video of less than three minutes. I'm surprised there weren't any comments from the usual racial phonies who type out posts such as, I'm b|ack, and I don't like afro-anything. Blah, blah, blah.
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He just sounds like a black racist! If anybody who supports him reports division and you can just leave America if that's what you want! Because black people are proving right now in big cities that they don't give a f about America so they can just leave!
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Oh brother. Very sorry I watched this video. Biased SciFi. Nothing is sacred. Thumbs down, self righteous and disappointing. By the way, Star Trek was the first tv show to air an interracial kiss. No mention of that here though.
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0: 54 - He believed no place on earth was safe for black people, and who could argue otherwise
I don't know, maybe everyone who isn't racist, or perhaps the statistics themselves.

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Why the accent British
Huntsville, AL, New York City and Oakland are mentioned, but there's the ridiculous accent from across the pond trying to define another country

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Violence and prejudice are an unfortunate part of human nature and has been since recorded history, Asian, Blacks, Whites, whoever can go wherever and it will follow.
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It’s not science fiction. Black ancestors were literally traveling through space in the astral planes. This is actual history for those thinking it’s a great story
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Dear DUST, This was neither science nor fiction. Admittedly there is fiction in Sun Ra's story, but this portrays it as history. Not what I come to DUST for.
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the only black pharaohs were when Egypt was conquered by Nubia for few hundreds years, King Tut had red hair, as did a lot of other Egyptian royalty, ffs.
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Afrofuturism makes the alt-right look like a commie liberal marxist movement. But some hate groups are definitely part of the PC In Crowd.
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another cry baby leftist blaming everything on white people. learn from the asians how they progressed and never blamed it on other people
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What a nasty comment section. Turn off the video if you don't like it, no need to be nasty. Great narration by Little Simz!
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I love Sun Ra, being 60 helps. : D
but African knowledge of the stars is SO much older than the pyramids.

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If you find life boring just the same old same thing come on and sign up for space ways incorporated
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This ain't quite painting the whole picture - however, we travel the spaceways from planet to planet
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I thought black people back then didnt want anything to do with space, remember whitey on the moon.
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My dad had all of his albums. Sun Ra was heard every weekend and on his job vacations everyday.
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and then they all lived in tribal violence just like back home happily ever after
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Dust should not present itself as a political, racial or religious agenda platform.
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Please come back, aliens. Take ALL our blecks to Jupiter, where they'll be safe!
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Did you take your medication Or maybe you need to not being taking something.
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Great, now there will be all this violence and racism at this new place.
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The voice and the fake accent of the narrator was really disturbing
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Space is the place is what you need to see.
Ultrasonic teleportation

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Nice video but why the producers did not use music by Sun Ra
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Even dragging racism into science fiction. I'm outta here.
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This is just terrible.
Worse than drinking ammonia.

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afro fantasm and more racism victimization. that's ridiculous
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Anybody else see the link between Sun Ra and Helios Creed
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Would have appreciated hearing some of his music. right
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