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The Changing Same

Afrofuturism • 9m 24s

Directed by Cauleen Smith • 2001 • United States

In this experimental hybrid between science fiction and noir, Cauleen Smith explores Black alienation and outsiderhood via the story of two aliens stationed on Earth searching for kinship and a sense of purpose.

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