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Afrofuturism

Odds and Ends

27m

Directed by Michelle Parkerson • 1993 • United States

In the year 2096, Black women warriors wage a battle against racial and gender annihilation. In this devastated universe, a fable unfolds on the interplanetary frontlines. Lieutenant Loz Wayard, a courageous young Amazon, learns the price of passion when her beloved Sephra takes on the ultimate sacrifice for the struggle.

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