African American Express

Jul 28, 2024

0h 3m

★ 0.0

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Overview

African American Express is an abstract animation exploring the impact of consumerism in the Black community. Told in the style of Soviet Propaganda, this animated short dissects the pattern of excessive materialism and consumption prevalent within the Black population.

Genres

Animation

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Cast

Bri Bobbey

Magassy M’bow

Chelsea Cuffy

A critique of liquid love through sarcasm and crude humor. With the desire that the viewer empathize with the protagonists and reflect on the ephemerality of sexual-affective relationships in modern society. At the end of the short film, the transformation of people into mere consumer goods will be clear, which, once they have been used, are discarded

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African American Express

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