ALL SCI-FI

[tmlindsey]

An homage to B sci-fi films, DPN is a fairly amusing commentary on black and white society in the 30s and today. Made on a budget of about $7k with lots of volunteers. The robot kills me.

"In 1939, African American leaders respond to Jim Crow segregation by building a rocket to colonize Mars. The three person crew blasts off, but time travel instead, arriving in present-day America revealing much about race today."

Directed by Kevin Willmott (writer BlacKkKlansman)
Starring Tosin Morohunfola, Danielle Cooper, Kevin Willmott

_______Destination Planet Negro (Free Full Movie)

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"Have you never wondered what it would be like to walk between the ticks and tocks of Time?"

[Bud Brewster]

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Wow, this is remarkable! I've only sampled it so far, but it certainly has plenty of skill, talent, and imagination.

And the deliberate "1950s sci-fi elements" are beautifully done. Great looking rocket, terrific special effects, and very 50s-style science fiction music.

Thanks, Tim!

____DESTINATION PLANET NEGRO - Official Trailer


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Is there no man on Earth who has the wisdom and innocence of a child?
~ The Space Children (1958)

[tmlindsey]

I just recently remembered this film as it was one of the many things I watched during my eight weeks of Covid (in 2020). That whole time is a bit of a fog.

I was impressed with the look and dedication the filmmakers had, as-well-as their approach to the subject.

Spotting/naming what hardware store pieces they used for the robot costume is practically a drinking game...if I drank
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"Have you never wondered what it would be like to walk between the ticks and tocks of Time?"

[Maurice]

I watched this a couple three years ago. I liked it enough but it didn't wow me. I sort of forgot it right away.
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"The absence of limitations is the enemy of art."
― Orson Welles