Black President (2015)

2.0/10 86 min Documentary

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 Chiurai

Kudzanai Chiurai

Lindiwe Matshikiza

Interviewer / Radio Announcer

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