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Black President

  • 2015
  • TMDB 2.0/10
  • 1h 26m

Exiled, yet internationally celebrated Zimbabwean artist Kudzanai Chiurai's demons come to life as he tries to flee South Africa following increasingly fractious experiences on the Johannesburg art scene. His greatest demon “Black Guilt” is one he can never shake off, this burden of having to speak for his people. But Is this responsibility really a burden at all, or is it actually a superpower? Either way, will Kudzi ever be President of His Own State of Being?

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Overview

Exiled, yet internationally celebrated Zimbabwean artist Kudzanai Chiurai's demons come to life as he tries to flee South Africa following increasingly fractious experiences on the Johannesburg art scene. His greatest demon “Black Guilt” is one he can never shake off, this burden of having to speak for his people. But Is this responsibility really a burden at all, or is it actually a superpower? Either way, will Kudzi ever be President of His Own State of Being?

Cast

  • Kudzanai ChiuraiKudzanai Chiurai
  • Lindiwe MatshikizaInterviewer / Radio Announcer
  • Zaki IbrahimBlack President
  • Anna TeemanThe White Queen
  • Melissa GobaState of the Nation Woman 6, Custodian & Redeemer
  • Manthe RibaneBlack Venus Apparition

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