Kizazi Moto: Generation Fire

Kizazi Moto: Generation Fire is an Afrofuturist and Africanfuturist animated anthology short film series produced by Triggerfish. It premiered on July 5, 2023, on Disney+. It received generally positive reviews from critics.

Synopsis
Each film has an African perspective, from one or more directors, on themes such as social media, duality, disability, self-reflection, shared humanity, and other topics, with stories which include time travel, extraterrestrials, and alternate universes.

Production
On June 27, 2021, it was announced that creators from Zimbabwe, South Africa, Uganda, Nigeria, Kenya, and Egypt would be working on a ten-part series of original animated films, entitled Kizazi Moto: Generation Fire. Peter Ramsey was picked as executive producer, while Tendayi Nyeke and Anthony Silverston were supervising producers, and Triggerfish was the primary studio, along with other animation studios in Africa. The release date was described "late 2022," with each film being 10 minutes long. Some described the series as a "recent breakthrough" for the African animation industry, along with Kiff, Kiya, and Iwájú. Development of the series included a "multi-year research phase" to ensure the films accurately depicted specific cultures.

The release date was later changed to 2023, It was later announced the series would premiere on Disney+ on July 5, 2023. A trailer for the series was posted on June 13, 2023.

Before the series premiere, Ramsey described the series as displaying films showing "a unique African perspective" on the future and science fiction, while playing "to a broad audience," while directors Lesego Vorster, Isaac Mogajane, and Catherine Green talked about the storylines and animation of their specific films.

Critical response
The review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes reported a 100% approval rating with an average rating of 8.30/10, based on 8 critic reviews.

Charles Pulliam-Moore of The Verge said that the series is an indication that Disney is embracing a global audience wanting "fantastical worlds dreamt up by...storytellers working outside of Hollywood." He argued that each of the short films is unique, with the series as a whole as a collection of distinct tales "informed by the sci-fi pop cultural canon," which he compared to Star Wars: Visions, said that none of the shorts are rushed or struggling to find their meaning, and added that the series will put many promising "new talents on your radar." Justin Carter of Gizmodo said that the series blends African philosophy and culture with fantasy and sci-fi elements, with family as a central theme in almost all of the episodes, while others explore the "idea of creation," with personality, in his view, shining through in each episode, along with "a superhero splash" and focus on gentrification, and has the potential to grow into something bigger. Lauren Westbrook of MovieWeb said that the series offers a different perspective than other films and series, and provides a "deeply introspective cultural commentary on modern society." The Root described the series as their "TV Pick Of The Week."