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| The Legend of the Sky Kingdom | |
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| Directed by | Roger Hawkins |
| Written by | Phil Cunningham |
| Produced by | Phil Cunningham Jacqui Cunningham |
| Starring | Jason Linforth Miriam Hamblin Gabriel Phillips Wina Msamati Rodney Newman |
| Music by | Andrew Baird |
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Running time | 73 minutes |
| Country | Zimbabwe |
| Language | English |
The Legend of the Sky Kingdom is a 2003 animated feature film directed by Roger Hawkins. Produced in Harare, Zimbabwe, the film was the first full-length animated feature film to come out of Africa.[1] It was based on a children's book of the same name by Phil Cunningham, who was also the film's producer.
It was in the 2003 Montreal World Film Festival (African Horizons section)[2] and premiered at the Durban International Film Festival in October 2003.[3] It also screened at the Annecy International Animated Film Festival, Seoul Animation Film Festival, The London Film Festival, The New York African Film Festival, Sithengi/Cape Town World Cinema Festival[4] and Bath Film Festival.[5]
The film has been described as an allegorical tale with the theme of "believing is seeing".
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