Theft of the Black Gods: The Superheroes

Theft of the Black Gods: The Superheroes (—)

10.0 78 min Movie
Documentary

Visionary filmmaker Abassi Okoro (Uncloaked) returns with a mind-blowing look into ancient African and Orisha origins of many of the Marvel and DC comic book superheroes and exposes how European culture and religion for over a 12,000 year span has historically appropriated the black Gods of old.

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Cast

Abassi Okoro Abassi Okoro Abassi Okoro
Jennifer Eller Jennifer Eller Jennifer Eller
Dr Adam Rutherford Dr Adam Rutherford Dr Adam Rutherford
Paul Root Wolpe Paul Root Wolpe Paul Root Wolpe

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