Neptune Frost
Directed by Saul Williams, Anisia Uzeyman
Multi-hyphenate, multidisciplinary artist Saul Williams brings his unique dynamism to this Afrofuturist vision, a sci-fi punk musical that’s a visually wondrous amalgamation of themes, ideas, and songs that Williams has explored in his work, notably his 2016 album MartyrLoserKing. Co-directed with the Rwandan-born artist and cinematographer Anisia Uzeyman, the film takes place in the hilltops of Burundi, where a group of escaped coltan miners form an anti-colonialist computer hacker collective. From their camp in an otherworldly e-waste dump, they attempt a takeover of the authoritarian regime exploiting the region's natural resources – and its people. When an intersex runaway and an escaped coltan miner find each other through cosmic forces, their connection sparks glitches within the greater divine circuitry. Set between states of being – past and present, dream and waking life, colonized and free, male and female, memory and prescience – Neptune Frost is an invigorating and empowering direct download to the cerebral cortex and a call to reclaim technology for progressive political ends.
Reviews More Reviews
“Critic’s Pick! Mind-bending. An Afrofuturist fantasia that is also a musical, a science-fiction parable and a hacker manifesto.”
“The future of Black film. Pure cinematic power.”
“One of the most extraordinarily original cinema experiences of the year.”
“A mesmerizing Afropunk odyssey hacking at the boundaries of gender, technology, and class.”
"A queer, anarchic, and optimistic vision of the future.”
“Visionary. A journey of visual ecstasy.”
“A percussive, transcendental Afrofuturist musical… sounds out with force and clarity.”
“A sensory delight… bursting with life and ingenuity.”
“Hauntingly beautiful and deeply enigmatic.”
“A future cult classic in the making."
“A truly distinctive vision.”
"An anti-colonial call to arms, a sci-fi tale that looks at the future but is haunted by the past."
Awards & Festivals
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Technical Info
- Aspect Ratio: 1.66:1
- Color: Color
Press & Promotion:
playdates
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a/perture cinema | Winston Salem | NC | 1654833600June 10 - June 17, 2022 |
ACME Screening Room | Lambertville | NJ | 1654833600June 10 - June 24, 2022 |
AFI Silver | Silver Spring | MD | 1655438400June 17 - July 1, 2022 |
Alamo Drafthouse Charlottesville | Charlottesville | VA | 1658203200July 19 - August 9, 2022 |
Alamo Drafthouse DTLA | Los Angeles | CA | 1656216000June 26 - June 27, 2022 |
Alamo Drafthouse Lower Manhattan | New York | NY | 1656216000June 26 - June 28, 2022 |
Alamo Drafthouse New Mission | San Francisco | CA | 1656216000June 26 - June 27, 2022 |
Alamo Drafthouse Raleigh | Raleigh | NC | 1656216000June 26 - June 27, 2022 |
Alamo Drafthouse South Lamar | Austin | TX | 1656216000June 26 - June 27, 2022 |
Alamo Drafthouse Springfield | Springfield | MO | 1656216000June 26 - June 27, 2022 |
All Saints Cinema / Tallahassee Film Society | Tallahassee | FL | 1664942400October 5 - November 18, 2022 |
AMC Magic Johnson Harlem 9 | New York | NY | 1656043200June 24 - July 15, 2022 |
American Cinematheque | Los Angeles | CA | 1655438400June 17 - June 20, 2022 |
Amherst Cinema | Amherst | MA | 1656043200June 24 - July 15, 2022 |
Athens Ciné | Athens | GA | 1656734400July 2 - July 3, 2022 |
Austin Film Society | Austin | TX | 1655438400June 17 - July 1, 2022 |
BAM Rose Cinemas | Brooklyn | NY | 1654228800June 3 - June 27, 2022 |
Belcourt Theatre | Nashville | TN | 1656043200June 24 - July 1, 2022 |
Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive (BAMPFA) | Berkeley | CA | 1662523200September 7 - September 8, 2022 |
Bookhouse Cinema | Joplin | MO | 1656043200June 24 - July 8, 2022 |
Brattle Theatre | Cambridge | MA | 1655438400June 17 - July 2, 2022 |
Broadway Metro | Eugene | OR | 1657252800July 8 - July 22, 2022 |
Cactus Club | Milwaukee | WI | 1668920400November 20 - November 21, 2022 |
Center for Contemporary Arts Santa Fe | Santa Fe | NM | 1655438400June 17 - July 1, 2022 |
Chelsea Theater | Chapel Hill | NC | 1659672000August 5 - August 12, 2022 |
Cinema Detroit | Detroit | MI | 1656648000July 1 - July 15, 2022 |
Cinéma du Museé | Montreal | QC | 1674104400January 19 - January 22, 2023 |
Cinemapolis | Ithaca | NY | 1655438400June 17 - July 1, 2022 |
CineSpeak | Philadelphia | PA | 1657252800July 8 - July 9, 2022 |
Circle Cinema | Tulsa | OK | 1657252800July 8 - July 22, 2022 |
Cleveland Cinematheque | Cleveland | OH | 1656648000July 1 - August 12, 2022 |
Clinton Street Theater | Portland | OR | 1687665600June 25, 2023 |
Columbus Theatre | Providence | RI | 1654833600June 10 - June 11, 2022 |
Coral Gables Art Cinema | Coral Gables | FL | 1657252800July 8 - July 15, 2022 |
Cornell Cinema | Ithaca | NY | 1662696000September 9 - September 11, 2022 |
Dairy Arts Center | Boulder | CO | 1654833600June 10 - June 11, 2022 |
Denver Film / Sie FilmCenter | Denver | CO | 1655438400June 17 - June 24, 2022 |
Digital Gym Cinema | San Diego | CA | 1655438400June 17 - July 1, 2022 |
Downing Film Center | Newburgh | NY | 1660363200August 13 - August 18, 2022 |
Eckerd College Film Series | St. Petersburg | FL | 1665115200October 7 - October 8, 2022 |
Emagine Cinema Chatham | Chicago | IL | 1656043200June 24 - July 8, 2022 |
Facets | Chicago | IL | 1657944000July 16 - July 18, 2022 |
Film Streams | Omaha | NE | 1656043200June 24 - July 8, 2022 |
FilmScene | Iowa City | IA | 1654833600June 10 - June 16, 2022 |
Flint Institute of Arts | Flint | MI | 1664337600September 28 - September 30, 2022 |
Fort Wayne Cinema Center | Ft. Wayne | IN | 1660881600August 19 - August 22, 2022 |
Gene Siskel Film Center | Chicago | IL | 1654833600June 10 - July 1, 2022 |
Goldtown Nickelodeon Theater | Juneau | AK | 1658289600July 20 - July 21, 2022 |
Grail Moviehouse | Asheville | NC | 1657252800July 8 - July 15, 2022 |
Grand Cinema | Tacoma | WA | 1658808000July 26 - July 31, 2022 |
Grand Illusion Cinema | Seattle | WA | 1654833600June 10 - July 1, 2022 |
Guild Cinema | Albuquerque | NM | 1655438400June 17 - June 21, 2022 |
Harris Theater | Pittsburgh | PA | 1654833600June 10 - June 16, 2022 |
Hippodrome Theatre | Gainesville | FL | 1656648000July 1 - July 11, 2022 |
Hollywood Theatre | Portland | OR | 1658980800July 28 - July 29, 2022 |
Hurleyville Performing Arts Centre | Hurleyville | NY | 1660276800August 12 - August 15, 2022 |
ImageNation Outdoors | New York | NY | 1659758400August 6 - August 7, 2022 |
Images Cinema | Williamstown | MA | 1668574800November 16, 2022 |
Imperial Theatre | Saint John | NB | 1672117200December 27 - December 28, 2022 |
Jean Cocteau Cinema | Santa Fe | NM | 1654833600June 10 - June 24, 2022 |
Kan-Kan Cinema | Indianapolis | IN | 1659067200July 29 - August 12, 2022 |
Laemmle Theatres | Los Angeles | CA | 1654833600June 10 - June 24, 2022 |
Lake Worth Playhouse | Lake Worth | FL | 1665720000October 14 - October 24, 2022 |
Landmark Ritz Five | Philadelphia | PA | 1654833600June 10 - June 17, 2022 |
Landmark Spectrum 8 Theatres | Albany | NY | 1656043200June 24 - July 8, 2022 |
Lark Theater | Larkspur | CA | 1658462400July 22 - July 26, 2022 |
Lascaux Micro Theater | Buckhannon | WV | 1654833600June 10 - June 16, 2022 |
Little Art Cinema | Rockport | MA | 1657166400July 7 - July 14, 2022 |
Lumiere Cinema | Los Angeles | CA | 1656043200June 24 - July 15, 2022 |
Majestic Tempe 7 | Tempe | AZ | 1660968000August 20 - August 26, 2022 |
Mayfair Theatre | Ottawa | ON | 1654833600June 10 - June 16, 2022 |
Maysles Documentary Center | New York | NY | 1657166400July 7 - July 22, 2022 |
Mesilla Valley Film Society | Mesilla | NM | 1661486400August 26 - September 2, 2022 |
Metro Cinema | Edmonton | AB | 1654833600June 10 - June 16, 2022 |
MSP Film Society | Minneapolis | MN | 1655438400June 17 - July 1, 2022 |
Museum of Fine Arts, Houston | Houston | TX | 1656043200June 24 - June 27, 2022 |
Oklahoma City Museum of Art | Oklahoma City | OK | 1656561600June 30 - July 1, 2022 |
Pageant Theatre | Chico | CA | 1659067200July 29 - August 12, 2022 |
Parrish Art Museum | Water Mill | NY | 1660881600August 19 - August 26, 2022 |
Pickford Film Center | Bellingham | WA | 1656648000July 1 - July 8, 2022 |
Plaza Theatre | Atlanta | GA | 1654747200June 9 - June 21, 2022 |
Portland Art Museum | Portland | OR | 1659758400August 6 - August 7, 2022 |
Prytania Theatres | New Orleans | LA | 1665633600October 13 - October 14, 2022 |
Quad Cinema | New York | NY | 1654228800June 3 - June 16, 2022 |
Real Art Ways | Hartford | CT | 1655438400June 17 - July 1, 2022 |
Regal Arbor Cinemas at Great Hills | Austin | TX | 1656648000July 1 - July 31, 2022 |
Regal Edwards Westpark | Irvine | CA | 1656043200June 24 - July 15, 2022 |
Regal Fox Tower | Portland | OR | 1654833600June 10 - June 24, 2022 |
Revue Cinema | Toronto | ON | 1657252800July 8 - July 15, 2022 |
Rice Cinema | Houston | TX | 1663905600September 23 - September 24, 2022 |
Rio Theatre | Vancouver | BC | 1655524800June 18 - June 22, 2022 |
Rodeo Cinema | Oklahoma City | OK | 1656648000July 1 - July 15, 2022 |
Rooftop Films | Brooklyn | NY | 1658808000July 26 - July 27, 2022 |
Rose Theatre | Port Townsend | WA | 1656043200June 24 - July 1, 2022 |
Roxie Theater | San Francisco | CA | 1656561600June 30 - July 3, 2022 |
Roxy Cinema | New York | NY | 1658894400July 27 - August 7, 2022 |
Roxy Theater | Missoula | MT | 1661140800August 22 - August 23, 2022 |
Rubenstein Arts Center at Duke University | Durham | NC | 1662609600September 8 - September 10, 2022 |
Sag Harbor Cinema | Sag Harbor | NY | 1657252800July 8 - July 29, 2022 |
Salt Lake Film Society | Salt Lake City | UT | 1656648000July 1 - July 15, 2022 |
Screenland Armour | Kansas City | MO | 1654833600June 10 - June 16, 2022 |
Sidewalk Film Center | Birmingham | AL | 1655438400June 17 - June 24, 2022 |
Smith Rafael Film Center | San Rafael | CA | 1656043200June 24 - July 15, 2022 |
SNF Parkway Theatre | Baltimore | MD | 1654833600June 10 - June 17, 2022 |
SPACE | Portland | ME | 1656043200June 24 - June 25, 2022 |
Speed Art Museum | Louisville | KY | 1660968000August 20 - August 22, 2022 |
Strand Theatre | Rockland | ME | 1658203200July 19 - July 22, 2022 |
Suns Cinema | Washington | DC | 1656043200June 24 - July 8, 2022 |
Syndicated | Brooklyn | NY | 1655092800June 13 - June 27, 2022 |
Texas Theatre | Dallas | TX | 1654228800June 3 - June 4, 2022 |
The Broad Theater | New Orleans | LA | 1654833600June 10 - June 24, 2022 |
The Broadway Theatre | Saskatoon | SK | 1660881600August 19 - August 25, 2022 |
The Cinematheque | Vancouver | BC | 1654833600June 10 - June 16, 2022 |
The Civic Theater | Allentown | PA | 1657857600July 15 - July 18, 2022 |
The Clairidge | Montclair | NJ | 1657252800July 8 - July 29, 2022 |
The Colonial Theatre | Bethlehem | NH | 1656734400July 2 - July 8, 2022 |
The Dreamland Cinema | Sacramento | CA | 1656648000July 1 - July 4, 2022 |
The Frida Cinema | Santa Ana | CA | 1660276800August 12 - August 13, 2022 |
The Independent Picture House (Charlotte Film Society) | Charlotte | NC | 1656043200June 24 - July 1, 2022 |
The Kentucky Theatre | Lexington | KY | 1657252800July 8 - July 22, 2022 |
The Little Theatre | Rochester | NY | 1654833600June 10 - June 17, 2022 |
The Loft Cinema | Tucson | AZ | 1657598400July 12 - July 15, 2022 |
The Lyric | Fort Collins | CO | 1657252800July 8 - July 22, 2022 |
The New Parkway Theater | Oakland | CA | 1655438400June 17 - July 1, 2022 |
The Nightlight Cinema | Akron | OH | 1654833600June 10 - June 18, 2022 |
The Shotwell Drive-in - Points North Institute | Rockport | ME | 1655524800June 18, 2022 |
Time & Space Limited | Hudson | NY | 1655697600June 20 - July 17, 2022 |
Tinker Street Cinema | Woodstock | NY | 1670475600December 8 - December 9, 2022 |
UCR ARTS | Riverside | CA | 1657252800July 8 - July 11, 2022 |
University of Colorado Boulder - International Film Series | Boulder | CO | 1663473600September 18 - September 19, 2022 |
Upstate Films - Starr Cinema | Rhinebeck | NY | 1656648000July 1 - July 15, 2022 |
Utah Film Center | Salt Lake City | UT | 1665720000October 14 - October 24, 2022 |
Webster University Film Series | St. Louis | MO | 1655438400June 17 - June 23, 2022 |
Wexner Center for the Arts | Columbus | OH | 1659067200July 29 - July 31, 2022 |
Winnipeg Cinematheque | Winnipeg | MB | 1654833600June 10 - June 16, 2022 |
Zinema 2 | Duluth | MN | 1656648000July 1 - July 22, 2022 |