Neptune Frost/Tsutsue -
afropop: the ultimate cultural exchange

This aesthetically daring science-fiction musical opens in the coltan mines of Burundi, East Africa, where laborers extract this precious resource for use in mobile phones, smartwatches, and laptops. Recognizing they've been exploited as drastically as their land has been, the laborers form an underground band of anti-colonialist hackers and set up camp in an e-waste dump of obsolescent technologies. A futuristic fable with a powerful punk ethos, this genre-defying work reminds us of the political power we have at our fingertips and our collective responsibility to hold power to account.

Duration: 1 hour 56 minutes and 46 seconds

Episode Number: 1703

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About AfroPoP: The Ultimate Cultural Exchange:

AfroPoP: The Ultimate Cultural Exchange spotlights contemporary stories that invite audiences to consider how justice, hope and redemption factor into the spiritual resilience of people of African descent.