Moon people

In the 50th year since humans first landed on the moon, we take you back to Zambia's attempt to achieve that feat.

Still from "Afronauts."

This year marks the 50th anniversary of humans landing on the moon. And while the United States was the first country to achieve this feat, the effort to send people to the moon has taken place all over the world. Zambia’s National Academy of Science, Space Research and Philosophy come to mind. We spoke briefly with director Nuotama Bodomo, who tells this story in her short film “Afronauts” (that you can now view in full online on the occasion of this anniversary), and which will be developed into a feature.

About the Interviewee

Nuotama Bodomo is a Ghanaian filmmaker, writer and director.

About the Interviewer

Anakwa Dwamena is Books Editor at Africa is a Country and editorial staff member at The New Yorker.

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