Short film · Released
Mkhuzi: The Spirit Racer
Mkhuzi: The Spirit Racer trailer
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In a future Soweto racing circuit, a half-human, half-alien boy takes up his mother’s masked-racer legacy to protect his neighbourhood from an intergalactic developer.
South Africa
Mkhuzi: The Spirit Racer
- Year
- 2023
- Country
- South Africa
- Runtime
- Runtime to be confirmed
- Languages
- English
- Genres
- Animation, Science Fiction, Fantasy, Short
- Type
- Short film
- Year
- 2023
- Country
- South Africa
- Runtime
- Runtime to be confirmed
- Languages
- English
- Status
- Released
Story
Synopsis
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Logline
In a future Soweto racing circuit, a half-human, half-alien boy takes up his mother’s masked-racer legacy to protect his neighbourhood from an intergalactic developer.
Full synopsis
In a future Soweto racing circuit, a half-human, half-alien boy takes up his mother’s masked-racer legacy to protect his neighbourhood from an intergalactic developer. The film mixes street-racing energy, Zulu heritage, gentrification anxiety and superhero transformation into a compact South African sci-fi action story.
Cast
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Creative Leadership
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Director
Simangaliso 'Panda' Sibaya
Director
Malcolm Wopé
Director
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Triggerfish Animation Studios
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South Africa
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Platforms
- Disney+
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