MEMBERS & VISITORS BUILDING INVENTION SCHOOL GRAPHIC NOVELS BUILDING INVENTION SCHOOL GRAPHIC NOVELS Two of my areas of expertise are in computer graphics and 3D animation. With this background I’m able to accurately visualize all of the characters and scenes taking place within my stories. Kimathi and Kate are the Founders of Africa […]

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  MEMBERS & VISITORS It’s All About Narrative – Animator tackles Africa’s narrative Changing narrative through animation. 14 animators from South Africa, Egypt, Nigeria, Zimbabwe, Uganda and Kenya are contributing to a futuristic Disney anthology of sci-fi and fantasy stories set in Africa called “Kizazi Moto: Generation Fire”. Africa’s streaming subscriptions are forecast to reach 13.72mn and […]

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  MEMBERS & VISITORS SOUTH KOREA IS A CASE STUDY IN DISCIPLINE SOUTH KOREA IS A CASE STUDY IN DISCIPLINE It’s amazing to know that in the mid 20th century, South Korea was one of the poorest, least developed countries in Asia. The road it followed to prosperity and power is lined with discipline and […]

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  MEMBERS & VISITORS BEING A MAN A Young R.U.F. boy discovers the true meaning of ‘being a man’ through an encounter with a young Masai warrior…and a lion. Prof. Oku Singer

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  MEMBERS & VISITORS “Just Get Us To The Rainbow” Lovin’ being around people who mean me good will… even those who ride 5 on a motorcycle LOL and wave back at me as they pass by. As a geographic region, if one could scoop up Kenya and plop it down in any region of […]

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MEMBERS & VISITORS PRINCESS SADE STORY Set in traditional times where male children were considered more important than females, a king seeking an heir to his throne is obsessed with having a male child. Consequently, his third wife switches her daughter with […]

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MEMBERS & VISITORS KHUMBA Rejected by his superstitious herd, a half-striped zebra embarks on a daring quest to earn his stripes, and finds the courage and self-acceptance to save all the animals of the Great Karoo. Featuring the voices of Liam Neeson, AnnaSophia Robb, Steve Buscemi and Laurence Fishburne. South African animator Stuart Forrest and […]

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MEMBERS & VISITORS Invention School Episode 1: Welcome Home Nonku Invention School Episode 1: Welcome Home Nonku As the last and final chosen apprentice at Africa Rejuvenates Thinking’s “Invention School”, Nonkululeko visits its world headquarters in rural Kenya to meet Kim and Kate and all of the staff scientists and engineers. After the visit, Nonku […]

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MEMBERS & VISITORS VOICE ACTORS WANTED FOR ANIMATION SERIES PILOT VOICE ACTORS WANTED FOR ANIMATION SERIES PILOT Logline: “Invention School” ~ A churning group of 12 highly creative “woke” African youth around the world are able to meet, learn, and collaborate online on their own valuable problem solving inventions through the efforts and support of […]

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MEMBERS & VISITORS Hair Love Zuri, a young girl who is used to getting her mom to do her hair, she tries to do it on her own, but it doesn’t end well. So, she goes to her dad, who has locks, but that doesn’t equate to him knowing how to manage his child’s tightly […]

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MEMBERS & VISITORS Adumu Life will always be teaching each one of us many lessons. To watch Invention School’s full library of movies visit Invention School’s Home Page. INVENTION SCHOOL’S SIGNATURE SERIES The technological progress of Africa and its diasporans was dramatically broken beginning with slavery and later through its colonization by European powers. With […]

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MEMBERS & VISITORS Malika – Warrior Queen Set in fifteenth-century West Africa, Malika: Warrior Queen follows the exploits of Queen and military commander, Malika, who struggles to keep the peace in her ever-expanding empire. Growing up as a prodigy, Malika inherited the crown from her father in the most unusual of circumstances, splitting the Kingdom […]

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MEMBERS & VISITORS Mark of Uru – Enemy of the Rising Sun “Mark of Uru” an animated web series that incorporates Igbo tradition in its plot is now available in full online. Directed by Obinna Owuekwe, the animation was awarded the World Summit Award in the e-culture and heritage category. Here is the animation’s description […]

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MEMBERS & VISITORS Tutu: The Untold Story of a Kingdom Tutu – The Untold Story of a Kingdom tells the story of Osei Tutu and the rise of the 17th century Ashanti Kingdom located in what is now modern-day Ghana, West Africa. Our main characters Osei Tutu and Okomfo Anokye embark on a journey to […]

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MEMBERS & VISITORS A Trip South It’s the dead of winter, and Daffy Duck is starving. A fox and a weasel invite him into their cabin and feed him beans. But they have an ulterior motive–namely eating Daffy. Daffy decides to stay in the north for the winter- and the pond freezes. Battling the winter […]

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MEMBERS & VISITORS Ali Baba Ali Baba is a poor man who stumbles across the hidden treasure cave of the 40 Thieves and uses the treasure to help himself and his wife. Troubles involving his greedy brother and the 40 Thieves threaten to take away the new-found wealth for Ali Baba and his wife. Open […]

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MEMBERS & VISITORS Aladdin’s Lamp Aladdin is a child labourer who works for a guy that exchanges “new lamps for old”. This guy swaps a “new” lamp for 2-3 replacement old lamps, then brings back the old lamps for Aladdin to polish and make look like new. One day Aladdin sees a princess riding by […]

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MEMBERS & VISITORS Ants In The Plants Ants in the Plants is a Technicolor cartoon created by Fleischer Studios and originally released into theaters March 15, 1940, by Paramount Studios. It was produced by Max Fleischer and directed by Dave Fleischer; animators were Myron Waldman and George Moreno. Music for the cartoon was composed by […]

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MEMBERS & VISITORS Popeye Meets Ali Baba Although Ali Baba does not appear in this film, the band of Forty Thieves do, led by Abu Hassan . While on guard at a Coast Guard post, Popeye, Olive Oyl and J. Wellington Wimpy hear of Hassan’s attack on a town in Arabia and […]

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MEMBERS & VISITORS A Dog’s Life Hector is a dog with an easy life and the run of the house when the lady of the house gives him a warning…one more mess and you’re out. Hector would be okay if not for the fact that three little puppies have been left on their doorstep. Hector […]

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