Program Series: Gallery Spotlights
Gallery Spotlight: Animating Worlds and Characters with Peter Sohn
Free with Museum Admission
Fri, Jan 31, 2025
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Gallery Spotlight: The Terrordome and Afrofuturism with Ngozi Onwurah
Cyberpunk films juxtapose technological advances with social upheaval, ecological crisis, and urban decay. Central to these stories are characters who fight against technology gone haywire, global mega-corporations, or colonialism.
Join the Academy Museum with director and filmmaker Ngozi Onwurah as she discusses the history and impact of Afrofuturism within the cyberpunk genre. They will also discuss the making of Ngozi Onwurah’s first feature, Welcome II the Terrordome (1995), the first theatrically distributed British feature directed by a Black woman.
The conversation will be moderated by actor, educator, and futurist Ahmed Best.
About Gallery Spotlights
During Gallery Spotlights, the Education and Public Engagement team invites visitors to explore the Academy Museum’s ongoing exhibitions that presents the diverse, international, and complex stories of moviemakers and the works they create. If you have any questions or need assistance planning your visit, please email museumeducation@oscars.org.