Muzi Mthembu’s film African American on Netflix has been earning nominations on the international film circuit, and we are excited to celebrate that success!
South Africa (26 January 2022) – Muzi Mthembu’s film African America has received a nomination for Outstanding International Motion Picture at the prestigious NAACP Image Awards in Los Angeles, California. This is a huge success and adds to the growing list of accolades the film has earned to date.
The film has been making waves both on the African continent and internationally. African American has earned four nominations and one win at the African Movie Academy Awards. It was also nominated for an Outstanding Foreign Language Film award at the Washington-based Black Reel Awards.
This proudly South African film stars Phumelele Mthembu as the lead. She co-wrote and produced the film with Muzi Mthembu.
The film follows a young South African Nompumelelo who gets accepted to Julliard in New York. To make her dream a reality, she embezzles funds from her workplace and abandons her fiancé to live out her Broadway dream in New York City, only to discover that 2017 U.S.A. is not as welcoming as she had dreamed.
“MVP and Azuspeak are very excited that our little film has received the highest honour among black films. The nod on such a prestigious global platform confirms that African America has resonated with an audience keen on a transnational tale of self-determination, socio-political commentary, and black girl magic.”—Muzi Mthembu, Writer and Director of African America.
African America had its world festival premiere at the 2021 Pan African Film & Arts Festival that took place February 28, 2021-March 14, 2021, where Muzi Mthembu received a nod for Best First Feature Director.
The movie is available to stream on Netflix; you can check out the trailer below.
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