Director: Akin Omotoso
Writer(s): Akin Omotoso
Starring: Hakeem Kae-Kazim, Sami Sabiti, Esmeralda Bihl, Hugh Masebenza, Rapulana Seiphemo, Sonia Mbele, Dudu Yende, Dada Koyana, Michael Dhlamini, David Nwajei, David Kau, Karin van der Laag, Sthandiwe Msomi, Bradley Yoko, Vinette Ebrahim, The Admiral, William Boyd, Hlomla Dandala, Antonia Fraser, Ronald Harwood, Ishmael, Phat Joe, Tony Kgoroge, Marc Lottering, Kenneth Nkosi, Harold Pinter, Ken Saro-Wiwa, Wole Soyinka, Akin Omotoso
Synopsis: God is African represents a new spirit in South African film, one aimed at breaking down cultural barriers, exposing xenophobia, and portraying a new consciousness of what it is to be African. The film is set at a university campus where youthful optimism seems to permeate the students’ outlook on life. Reality intrudes with the death sentence of Ken Saro Wiwa, Nigerian writer and environmentalist. Femi, a Nigeria student tries to politicize the student body, but he needs to convince Ade, a popular campus deejay, to help spread the word. The cast is awash with top actors, many of who hail from television hits Isidingo and Soul City. The cast includes Sami Sabiti (Ade), a popular M-Net deejay, and cameos by well-known South African DJs such as the irrepressible Phat Joe, David Kau (YFM) and T Bose (MetroFM).
Release Date: March 7, 2003 (USA) | Length: 90 min | Genre: Drama | MPAA Rating: NR
Note: Premiered at the Pan African Film Festival in 2003.