#africanfuturism — Public Fediverse posts

Our first post should be an #introduction so here we go. We are a small press based in Uganda/East Africa, and we are passionate about speculative fiction. We publish #SciFi #fantasy #horror #solarpunk #afrofuturism and #africanfuturism books, and we also love #folklore so you should expect to see regular posts about African folk lore. This will be our only social media presence.
Here is our website.
https://www.ododopress.com/

@dilmandila wrote:

"A bit of background about #BigTree

Around 2018, I started developing Big Tree (original title is #YatMadit), which is set in a world where every village is autonomous and enjoys a high level of self-sufficiency, manufacturing any tool or device in their backyard. I recently learned that this is #solarpunk! This idea came after years of intense daydreams about a future without central governments or politicians, where thousands of people are co-presidents and every citizen is a parliamentarian, and they govern themselves using a digital technology modeled on decentralized social media. After recent events in Nepal, where protests led to Nepali using Discord to elect a new prime minister, well, it validates my imagination and makes me believe that direct democracy can thrive in our world.

I’ve written two short stories set in this universe, and you can read both online for free. Yat Madit, published in #Africanfuturism Anthology and The Gray Girl, published in Lowle Magazine. A couple of months ago, I finished a novella, as yet unpublished, and it nicely fits the solarpunk genre. If you are the reading type and donate $20 or more, I’ll send you a copy! The novella helped me clarify the world of the film, but of course to depict such a future needs a lot of visual effects. So I made many short films to learn CGI, including Little Red Eve (2025), which revolves around the villain in Big Tree, and it helped me figure out how a key visual effect that will drive the plot. You can watch the trailer here (everyone who donates gets a link to watch it). In 2019, I made Akoota, but failed to depict a futuristic village. So Wind will enable me figure out how to transform a present day village into a futuristic dream."

Donate:
https://www.dilmandila.com/donate/wind-a-solarpunk-short-film

#SolarPunk #AfroFuturism #SolarPunkSunday #mutualaid #creativetoots #kickstarter
#crowdfund #art #BuyIntoArt #sff
#film #crowdfunding #scifi #climate

@dilmandila wrote:

"A bit of background about #BigTree

Around 2018, I started developing Big Tree (original title is #YatMadit), which is set in a world where every village is autonomous and enjoys a high level of self-sufficiency, manufacturing any tool or device in their backyard. I recently learned that this is #solarpunk! This idea came after years of intense daydreams about a future without central governments or politicians, where thousands of people are co-presidents and every citizen is a parliamentarian, and they govern themselves using a digital technology modeled on decentralized social media. After recent events in Nepal, where protests led to Nepali using Discord to elect a new prime minister, well, it validates my imagination and makes me believe that direct democracy can thrive in our world.

I’ve written two short stories set in this universe, and you can read both online for free. Yat Madit, published in #Africanfuturism Anthology and The Gray Girl, published in Lowle Magazine. A couple of months ago, I finished a novella, as yet unpublished, and it nicely fits the solarpunk genre. If you are the reading type and donate $20 or more, I’ll send you a copy! The novella helped me clarify the world of the film, but of course to depict such a future needs a lot of visual effects. So I made many short films to learn CGI, including Little Red Eve (2025), which revolves around the villain in Big Tree, and it helped me figure out how a key visual effect that will drive the plot. You can watch the trailer here (everyone who donates gets a link to watch it). In 2019, I made Akoota, but failed to depict a futuristic village. So Wind will enable me figure out how to transform a present day village into a futuristic dream."

Donate:
https://www.dilmandila.com/donate/wind-a-solarpunk-short-film

#SolarPunk #AfroFuturism #SolarPunkSunday #mutualaid #creativetoots #kickstarter
#crowdfund #art #BuyIntoArt #sff
#film #crowdfunding #scifi #climate

@dilmandila wrote:

"A bit of background about #BigTree

Around 2018, I started developing Big Tree (original title is #YatMadit), which is set in a world where every village is autonomous and enjoys a high level of self-sufficiency, manufacturing any tool or device in their backyard. I recently learned that this is #solarpunk! This idea came after years of intense daydreams about a future without central governments or politicians, where thousands of people are co-presidents and every citizen is a parliamentarian, and they govern themselves using a digital technology modeled on decentralized social media. After recent events in Nepal, where protests led to Nepali using Discord to elect a new prime minister, well, it validates my imagination and makes me believe that direct democracy can thrive in our world.

I’ve written two short stories set in this universe, and you can read both online for free. Yat Madit, published in #Africanfuturism Anthology and The Gray Girl, published in Lowle Magazine. A couple of months ago, I finished a novella, as yet unpublished, and it nicely fits the solarpunk genre. If you are the reading type and donate $20 or more, I’ll send you a copy! The novella helped me clarify the world of the film, but of course to depict such a future needs a lot of visual effects. So I made many short films to learn CGI, including Little Red Eve (2025), which revolves around the villain in Big Tree, and it helped me figure out how a key visual effect that will drive the plot. You can watch the trailer here (everyone who donates gets a link to watch it). In 2019, I made Akoota, but failed to depict a futuristic village. So Wind will enable me figure out how to transform a present day village into a futuristic dream."

Donate:
https://www.dilmandila.com/donate/wind-a-solarpunk-short-film

#SolarPunk #AfroFuturism #SolarPunkSunday #mutualaid #creativetoots #kickstarter
#crowdfund #art #BuyIntoArt #sff
#film #crowdfunding #scifi #climate

@dilmandila wrote:

"A bit of background about #BigTree

Around 2018, I started developing Big Tree (original title is #YatMadit), which is set in a world where every village is autonomous and enjoys a high level of self-sufficiency, manufacturing any tool or device in their backyard. I recently learned that this is #solarpunk! This idea came after years of intense daydreams about a future without central governments or politicians, where thousands of people are co-presidents and every citizen is a parliamentarian, and they govern themselves using a digital technology modeled on decentralized social media. After recent events in Nepal, where protests led to Nepali using Discord to elect a new prime minister, well, it validates my imagination and makes me believe that direct democracy can thrive in our world.

I’ve written two short stories set in this universe, and you can read both online for free. Yat Madit, published in #Africanfuturism Anthology and The Gray Girl, published in Lowle Magazine. A couple of months ago, I finished a novella, as yet unpublished, and it nicely fits the solarpunk genre. If you are the reading type and donate $20 or more, I’ll send you a copy! The novella helped me clarify the world of the film, but of course to depict such a future needs a lot of visual effects. So I made many short films to learn CGI, including Little Red Eve (2025), which revolves around the villain in Big Tree, and it helped me figure out how a key visual effect that will drive the plot. You can watch the trailer here (everyone who donates gets a link to watch it). In 2019, I made Akoota, but failed to depict a futuristic village. So Wind will enable me figure out how to transform a present day village into a futuristic dream."

Donate:
https://www.dilmandila.com/donate/wind-a-solarpunk-short-film

#SolarPunk #AfroFuturism #SolarPunkSunday #mutualaid #creativetoots #kickstarter
#crowdfund #art #BuyIntoArt #sff
#film #crowdfunding #scifi #climate

@dilmandila wrote:

"A bit of background about #BigTree

Around 2018, I started developing Big Tree (original title is #YatMadit), which is set in a world where every village is autonomous and enjoys a high level of self-sufficiency, manufacturing any tool or device in their backyard. I recently learned that this is #solarpunk! This idea came after years of intense daydreams about a future without central governments or politicians, where thousands of people are co-presidents and every citizen is a parliamentarian, and they govern themselves using a digital technology modeled on decentralized social media. After recent events in Nepal, where protests led to Nepali using Discord to elect a new prime minister, well, it validates my imagination and makes me believe that direct democracy can thrive in our world.

I’ve written two short stories set in this universe, and you can read both online for free. Yat Madit, published in #Africanfuturism Anthology and The Gray Girl, published in Lowle Magazine. A couple of months ago, I finished a novella, as yet unpublished, and it nicely fits the solarpunk genre. If you are the reading type and donate $20 or more, I’ll send you a copy! The novella helped me clarify the world of the film, but of course to depict such a future needs a lot of visual effects. So I made many short films to learn CGI, including Little Red Eve (2025), which revolves around the villain in Big Tree, and it helped me figure out how a key visual effect that will drive the plot. You can watch the trailer here (everyone who donates gets a link to watch it). In 2019, I made Akoota, but failed to depict a futuristic village. So Wind will enable me figure out how to transform a present day village into a futuristic dream."

Donate:
https://www.dilmandila.com/donate/wind-a-solarpunk-short-film

#SolarPunk #AfroFuturism #SolarPunkSunday #mutualaid #creativetoots #kickstarter
#crowdfund #art #BuyIntoArt #sff
#film #crowdfunding #scifi #climate

Last thing I'm reading before submitting Nebula ballot: The Sauútiverse Anthology, edited by Wole Talabi, is a shared world based on African cultures. Some excellent stuff in here--stories range from borderline horror to think pieces. I'm enjoying it.

#WritersOfMastodon
#AuthorsOfMastodon
#Bookstodon
#AmReadingFiction
#AmReading
#AmReadingSciFi
#AmReadingScienceFiction
#AmReadingHorrror
#WritingCommunity
#WritersCommunity
#AfricanFuturism
#AfroFuturism

https://www.amazon.com/Mothersound-Sau%C3%BAtiverse-Anthology-Wole-Talabi/dp/1958121606

Last thing I'm reading before submitting Nebula ballot: The Sauútiverse Anthology, edited by Wole Talabi, is a shared world based on African cultures. Some excellent stuff in here--stories range from borderline horror to think pieces. I'm enjoying it.

#WritersOfMastodon
#AuthorsOfMastodon
#Bookstodon
#AmReadingFiction
#AmReading
#AmReadingSciFi
#AmReadingScienceFiction
#AmReadingHorrror
#WritingCommunity
#WritersCommunity
#AfricanFuturism
#AfroFuturism

https://www.amazon.com/Mothersound-Sau%C3%BAtiverse-Anthology-Wole-Talabi/dp/1958121606

Last thing I'm reading before submitting Nebula ballot: The Sauútiverse Anthology, edited by Wole Talabi, is a shared world based on African cultures. Some excellent stuff in here--stories range from borderline horror to think pieces. I'm enjoying it.

#WritersOfMastodon
#AuthorsOfMastodon
#Bookstodon
#AmReadingFiction
#AmReading
#AmReadingSciFi
#AmReadingScienceFiction
#AmReadingHorrror
#WritingCommunity
#WritersCommunity
#AfricanFuturism
#AfroFuturism

https://www.amazon.com/Mothersound-Sau%C3%BAtiverse-Anthology-Wole-Talabi/dp/1958121606

Last thing I'm reading before submitting Nebula ballot: The Sauútiverse Anthology, edited by Wole Talabi, is a shared world based on African cultures. Some excellent stuff in here--stories range from borderline horror to think pieces. I'm enjoying it.

#WritersOfMastodon
#AuthorsOfMastodon
#Bookstodon
#AmReadingFiction
#AmReading
#AmReadingSciFi
#AmReadingScienceFiction
#AmReadingHorrror
#WritingCommunity
#WritersCommunity
#AfricanFuturism
#AfroFuturism

https://www.amazon.com/Mothersound-Sau%C3%BAtiverse-Anthology-Wole-Talabi/dp/1958121606

Last thing I'm reading before submitting Nebula ballot: The Sauútiverse Anthology, edited by Wole Talabi, is a shared world based on African cultures. Some excellent stuff in here--stories range from borderline horror to think pieces. I'm enjoying it.

#WritersOfMastodon
#AuthorsOfMastodon
#Bookstodon
#AmReadingFiction
#AmReading
#AmReadingSciFi
#AmReadingScienceFiction
#AmReadingHorrror
#WritingCommunity
#WritersCommunity
#AfricanFuturism
#AfroFuturism

https://www.amazon.com/Mothersound-Sau%C3%BAtiverse-Anthology-Wole-Talabi/dp/1958121606

We are a mere $65 from reaching our goal! Thank you so much to everyone who has supported us already. If you're still considering it, please know every dollar helps and we would very much appreciate your support 🥰

https://www.backerkit.com/c/android-press/mothersound-the-sauutiverse-anthology

#WritingCommunity #sauutiverse #anthology #africanfuturism

For anyone interested in hearing more about Saauti, you'll have another opportunity this weekend when several members of the Sauuti collective host a panel as part of the Africa Writers convention:

https://africawrites.org/africa-writes-2023/?fbclid=IwAR0aRMtmysPKLJHCj1eBW5_j81rziA8HhaxpTzo8bl2lPPDpMUjEeUMw9r0

#afrocentric #africanfuturism #afrofuturism #africawrites

For anyone interested in hearing more about Saauti, you'll have another opportunity this weekend when several members of the Sauuti collective host a panel as part of the Africa Writers convention:

https://africawrites.org/africa-writes-2023/?fbclid=IwAR0aRMtmysPKLJHCj1eBW5_j81rziA8HhaxpTzo8bl2lPPDpMUjEeUMw9r0

#afrocentric #africanfuturism #afrofuturism #africawrites

For anyone interested in hearing more about Saauti, you'll have another opportunity this weekend when several members of the Sauuti collective host a panel as part of the Africa Writers convention:

https://africawrites.org/africa-writes-2023/?fbclid=IwAR0aRMtmysPKLJHCj1eBW5_j81rziA8HhaxpTzo8bl2lPPDpMUjEeUMw9r0

#afrocentric #africanfuturism #afrofuturism #africawrites

Finished reading #AfricaRisen during my week off. A really solid anthology on #Africanfuturism and #Afrofuturism.

The Lady of the Yellow-Painted Library" by Tobi Ogundiran was my favourite story, in which -- allow me to copy the aptly summarised blurb -- a hapless salesman flees the librarian hell-bent on retrieving her lost library book. #AmReading #SFF #Books #Bookstodon

https://publishing.tor.com/africarisen-shereereneethomas/9781250833006/

https://app.jogl.io/project/1679/DIYSolarMobilePhoneCharger

A #DIY #solar charger for mobile phones built by Community Creativity For Development in #Uganda to help people in the Rhino #refugee camp

Remember the https://podcast.tomasino.org/@SolarpunkPrompts/episodes/the-electronics-graveyard and https://podcast.tomasino.org/@SolarpunkPrompts/episodes/the-refugee-camp episodes of @SolarpunkPrompts ? Those #solarpunk stories are happening right now, we just need to notice them.

#writing #solarpunkReporting #globalSouth #sustainability #africa #AfricanFuturism

Here's the trailer for NEPTUNE FROST

#BestFilmsOf2022 #FilmSound #SoundDesign #Musicals #Mixing #NeptuneFrost #Kinyarwanda #UnanimousGoldmine #Afropunk #Afrofuturism #Africanfuturism #SciFi #Drums #Anticolonialism #GenderQueer

https://youtu.be/acfBNIXovww

This is me mixing NEPTUNE FROST

#BestFilmsOf2022 #FilmSound #SoundDesign #Musicals #Mixing #NeptuneFrost #Kinyarwanda #UnanimousGoldmine #Afropunk #Afrofuturism #Africanfuturism

Six #books to get to know me:

1. The Ocean at the End of the Lane - @neilhimself
2. Who Fears Death - #NnediOkorafor
3. Sabriel - #GarthNix
4. Ninefox Gambit - #YoonHaLee
5. The Left Hand of Darkness - #UrsulaKLeGuin
6. 'Salem's Lot - #StephenKing

@bookstodon #Reading #SciFi #ScienceFiction #Fantasy #Africanfuturism #Horror

Six #books to get to know me:

1. The Ocean at the End of the Lane - @neilhimself
2. Who Fears Death - #NnediOkorafor
3. Sabriel - #GarthNix
4. Ninefox Gambit - #YoonHaLee
5. The Left Hand of Darkness - #UrsulaKLeGuin
6. 'Salem's Lot - #StephenKing

@bookstodon #Reading #SciFi #ScienceFiction #Fantasy #Africanfuturism #Horror

Six #books to get to know me:

1. The Ocean at the End of the Lane - @neilhimself
2. Who Fears Death - #NnediOkorafor
3. Sabriel - #GarthNix
4. Ninefox Gambit - #YoonHaLee
5. The Left Hand of Darkness - #UrsulaKLeGuin
6. 'Salem's Lot - #StephenKing

@bookstodon #Reading #SciFi #ScienceFiction #Fantasy #Africanfuturism #Horror

Six #books to get to know me:

1. The Ocean at the End of the Lane - @neilhimself
2. Who Fears Death - #NnediOkorafor
3. Sabriel - #GarthNix
4. Ninefox Gambit - #YoonHaLee
5. The Left Hand of Darkness - #UrsulaKLeGuin
6. 'Salem's Lot - #StephenKing

@bookstodon #Reading #SciFi #ScienceFiction #Fantasy #Africanfuturism #Horror

Six #books to get to know me:

1. The Ocean at the End of the Lane - @neilhimself
2. Who Fears Death - #NnediOkorafor
3. Sabriel - #GarthNix
4. Ninefox Gambit - #YoonHaLee
5. The Left Hand of Darkness - #UrsulaKLeGuin
6. 'Salem's Lot - #StephenKing

@bookstodon #Reading #SciFi #ScienceFiction #Fantasy #Africanfuturism #Horror

New science fiction club on Literal

https://literal.club/club/science-fiction

#Literal #ScienceFiction #books #BookClub #IndigenousFuturism #AfricanFuturism #FeministSF #QueerSF

Six #books to get to know me:

1. The Ocean at the End of the Lane - @neilhimself
2. Who Fears Death - #NnediOkorafor
3. Sabriel - #GarthNix
4. Ninefox Gambit - #YoonHaLee
5. The Left Hand of Darkness - #UrsulaKLeGuin
6. 'Salem's Lot - #StephenKing

#Bookstodon #Reading #SciFi #ScienceFiction #Fantasy #Africanfuturism #Horror

Six #books to get to know me:

1. The Ocean at the End of the Lane - @neilhimself
2. Who Fears Death - #NnediOkorafor
3. Sabriel - #GarthNix
4. Ninefox Gambit - #YoonHaLee
5. The Left Hand of Darkness - #UrsulaKLeGuin
6. 'Salem's Lot - #StephenKing

#Bookstodon #Reading #SciFi #ScienceFiction #Fantasy #Africanfuturism #Horror

Six #books to get to know me:

1. The Ocean at the End of the Lane - @neilhimself
2. Who Fears Death - #NnediOkorafor
3. Sabriel - #GarthNix
4. Ninefox Gambit - #YoonHaLee
5. The Left Hand of Darkness - #UrsulaKLeGuin
6. 'Salem's Lot - #StephenKing

#Bookstodon #Reading #SciFi #ScienceFiction #Fantasy #Africanfuturism #Horror

Six #books to get to know me:

1. The Ocean at the End of the Lane - @neilhimself
2. Who Fears Death - #NnediOkorafor
3. Sabriel - #GarthNix
4. Ninefox Gambit - #YoonHaLee
5. The Left Hand of Darkness - #UrsulaKLeGuin
6. 'Salem's Lot - #StephenKing

#Bookstodon #Reading #SciFi #ScienceFiction #Fantasy #Africanfuturism #Horror

Six #books to get to know me:

1. The Ocean at the End of the Lane - @neilhimself
2. Who Fears Death - #NnediOkorafor
3. Sabriel - #GarthNix
4. Ninefox Gambit - #YoonHaLee
5. The Left Hand of Darkness - #UrsulaKLeGuin
6. 'Salem's Lot - #StephenKing

#Bookstodon #Reading #SciFi #ScienceFiction #Fantasy #Africanfuturism #Horror