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This animated series is a hilariously relatable confrontation of gender stereotypes

Design News > Film & Animation

2D animator and filmmaker Caress Reeves’ shorts address gendered reactions on the current culture. >

11 Apr 17
The African dream in China

Design News > Design Activism / Film & Animation

A new documentary follows African people as they navigate the city of Guangzhou, China as people become more fearful of immigration. >

3 Apr 17
This music video doubles as a PSA for domestic violence

Design News > Film & Animation

Created for UK singer Frances’ song Grow’, the animated film addresses the isolating nature of abuse. >

30 Mar 17
Vibrant Paralympic Games ad wins Art Director’s Club of Europe award

Design News > Design Activism / Film & Animation

The ‘We are the Superhumans’ campaign celebrates the disabled community. >

30 Mar 17
Wednesdays with Goddard

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A personal quest for spiritual enlightenment leads to romance and despair. >

29 Mar 17
Cairo: Youth in resistance

Design News > African Design / Film & Animation

Director Selim El Sadek documents the youth who challenge the system through hip hop in Cairo, Egypt. >

28 Mar 17
This queer visibility comic already has 800 backers

Design News > Creative Economy / Film & Animation

Tee Franklin’s Bingo Love is a new take on queer relationships, heartbreak and growth. >

24 Mar 17
Hooded: Subversion through photography

Design News > Art & Photography / Film & Animation

Myles Loftin confronts the stereotype of the hooded black man in a new multimedia project. >

21 Mar 17
RiverBlue

Design News > Design Activism / Film & Animation

This film documents the unspoken cost of the global fashion industry. >

15 Mar 17
How do we perceive others and ourselves?

Design News > Film & Animation

Gaze is a new South African web series deconstructing the art of seeing others. >

7 Mar 17
Nocturnal Animals

Design News > Film & Animation

An American neo-noir psychological thriller film written, co-produced, and directed by Tom Ford. >

24 Feb 17
Marvel meets Orishas: Transforming African gods into superheroes

Design News > Art & Photography / Film & Animation

Brazilian illustrator Hugo Canuto turned Yoruba African gods into western superheroes. >

23 Feb 17
Joel Matladi

A young animator who wants to reimagine Africanism through art. >

21 Feb 17
The Smog of the Sea

Design News > Design Activism / Film & Animation

There is no floating garbage patch of trash in the ocean, just a whole ocean littered with trash. >

21 Feb 17
Can I Please go to the Bathroom?

Design News > Design Activism / Film & Animation

This short film is a measured and emotive look at the need for affordable sanitary products. >

21 Feb 17
SA film has its world premiere at the Sundance Film Festival

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The controversial movie offers a glimpse into the initiation rites of amaXhosa men. >

16 Feb 17
Dancing through difficulty

Design News > Design Activism / Film & Animation

Liberty Express is a dance, film and cultural exchange project for children living in poverty. >

15 Feb 17
“The Wake Up Call” by Nazlee Arbee

Design Frontiers > Art & Photography / Film & Animation / Music & Sound Design

Directed by Anunaka, the music video/short film is a visually compelling call to action. >

15 Feb 17
Interplanetary blackness in DUST’s latest animated series

Design News > Film & Animation

Afrofuturism: Sun Ra explores alternative realities rooted in history and culture. >

10 Feb 17
#WeAccept: AirBnB Super Bowl ad calls out Trump with a celebration of diversity

Design News > Design Activism / Film & Animation

The homestay network is pushing a powerful new message of acceptance. >

10 Feb 17
The women calling for an end to female genital mutilation through film

Design News > Design Activism / Film & Animation / Music & Sound Design

From catchy and cute to raw and haunting, check out how filmmakers are speaking out. >

9 Feb 17
Design That Heals

Design News > Film & Animation

Founder and director of Les centres GHESKIO Dr Jean-William Pape has dedicated his career to combating diarrheal diseases in Haiti. >

8 Feb 17
Ants on a Shrimp

Design News > Film & Animation / Food Design

“What happens when the world’s most acclaimed restaurant picks up and moves halfway across the world?” >

8 Feb 17
Roald Dahl's Revolting Rhymes

Design News > Film & Animation

Classical fairytales with an African twist. >

8 Feb 17

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