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Very excited to announce, after picking up 12 beloved classic titles from Valiant Eagle, Skyrocket is currently representing the exclusive global license rights, and is kicking off distribution efforts with new sales meetings at the Cannes Film Festival for potential international buyers.

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So excited to see this independently made series “Apple for 2” debuting on In The Black Network, featured front and center today on their home screen!!!

Just in time for Valentine’s Day, if you’re looking to spice things up with a little love, drama and…. revenge?

From Cameroonian filmmaker Enah Johnscott, starring Nadaia Buari and Imeh Bishop Umoh

Distributed by Skyrocket!

One of our latest films picked up for distribution through Skyrocket!

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Habibah (F, 8) and Ayuba (M, 6) are siblings. They were displaced from their home after losing their parents to crisis. They attempt to escape from their abusive uncle in search for a better life.

New title presented for distribution by Skyrocket, available now.

NIGHT OF THE MASSACRE

Based on a true story. Representing a tragic night which brings about countrywide mourning and vigils each year in South Africa. This award winning documentary touches the heart of the people.

In 1991,12 January friends, families and neighbors were paying their last respect to the late Comrade Chris Nengalembe. A group of people caring automatic rifles( AK47) stormed into a tent of mourners in Zone 7. A visual revisit to Vaal (Sebokeng) to see how people around Nengalembe’s house, Politicians, Journalists and the survivors felt and have to say about the ordeal some decades later. A lesson in overcoming tragedy and healing.

Producers Charles Khuele, Kedi Mathope and Mzwandile Mazibuko
Written and Directed by Charles Khuele

From Director, Cyril Odenigbo

“I directed this film, Break the Blade after a hotel housekeeper, Joy, shared the horrible experience she encountered in her village while performing a rite of female ge***al mutilation at the age of 12 years. She went on to show me the pictures of how her legs were spread out by two men in other not to resist the circumcision. She realized that ever after the circumcision rite, not only that she doesn't enjoy s*x as a woman she also feels her greater essence as a woman has been taken away from her which makes any man that comes around her not to settle with her.

In my personal experience, I realize that female ge***al mutilation as they would propose does not curb promiscuity
rather victims who are not s*xually satisfied tends to indulge more in s*x for money hence leaving them unaccomplished.

The main character, Mercy, has a similar experience and plans to confront the man that put a horrible scare on her dignity.
This inspired me to create Mercy's arc. The character's repellence towards the male folks turns to love in the end.”

New independent film, "The Coffin Salesman", a dark comedy about a father who's struggling afterlife business and special daughter make life interesting.
Available through Skyrocket distributing internationally.

We are pleased to present "My Bald Self" to the world, a 6 part series telling stories of empowerment surrounding this special trend in beauty.

We are very pleased to present "Maria Kristu: The Buumba Story", winner of several film festival awards, to the global market!

A story about a child bride, 16- year-old Buumba set to be sold off in marriage, who decides to escape her fate. She fights to create a better place for both her and other young women. She comes to the harsh realization that freedom comes at a price, and only those willing to stand up for themselves acquire it.

By filmmaker Paul S. WILO is an award-winning independent filmmaker from Zambia.

Skyrocket presents "Channel 77" for worldwide distribution!

A true to life fictional drama series about the inner workings of a local TV station on the verge of folding up, that hire an egotistical former ad exec to save it. Kelechi Udegbe delivers a stellar performance as the central character Murphy Umoh who’s past threatens to catch up with him, as he struggles to get Channel 77 back from the brink.

Channel 77 is a 30 minute 20-part series filled with memorable dialogue, fast paced drama, romance, suspense and workplace politics. Created by Imoh Umoren.

We are pleased to add this insightful documentary "Tour For Change" to our worldwide offering. Follow King Edgar Thomas Brown of Abakwa San, KwaZulu-Natal as he visits his 9 provinces in South Africa, to help bring humanitarian support to his people. The Khoisan people were the first indigenous people in Southern Africa and they lived by the spirit of Ubuntu. A people who have been known through history to live up to 160 years because of their natural healthy diets. This documentary focus's on the rising need for support in his communities, including local orphanages.

We are very pleased to announce that we have picked up worldwide rights for The Herbert Macaulay Affair and are offering global distribution to every market!

The Herbert Macaulay Affair is a story that follows Young Herbert who returns from England to Nigeria and begins the opposition to the colonial government. Based on the true life story of Herbert Macaulay, a Nigerian nationalist and proponent of Nigerian independence.

Director: Imoh Umoren
Writer: Bisi Jamgbadi
Stars: William Benson as Herbert Macaulay, Sunday Afolabi, Tunbosun Aiyedehin, Olaide Almaroof

We are very pleased to be representing "King's Cane" from the French: République du Bénin, West Africa. Which aired at the Pavillon Afriques at Cannes 2022! Now available globally via Skyrocket distribution!

Skyrocket is extremely pleased to announce that we are the worldwide distributor for the film "Alpha Beta Gamma", official Cannes selection for 2022! A thoughtful, funny love story about a love triangle and moving on during the Pandemic. From the very talented filmmakers Shankar Sri Kumar and Menka Sharma!

Starring Amit Kumar Vashisth as Chiranjeev Vashishth
Nishan as Raviraj Varma and Reena Aggarwal as Mitali Chauhan.

Skyrocket is very happy to announce our new content partnership with AFROLAND TV a Comcast/NBC Universal outlet.

Our branded Entertainment Africa content is already being programmed to air on this amazing new streaming Channel throughout the US and Europe. https://lnkd.in/gWJ4Gz45

Skyrocket is now distributing Season 1 of this special African made cooking show for the international market.

"The Home Kitchen" is a cooking show based on creating awareness of African food that heals the body, using pure African herbs, straight from the soil. We teach about African food that goes back to our roots and embraces our diverse culture . We make authentic homemade foods from all over Africa for a wide and exotic range of styles and plating."

We are very honored to be tasked with exclusive representation, of this deeply insightful and inspiring documentary INTORE. Recovery after the Rwandan genocide.

https://vimeo.com/showcase/7897526/video/663150692

Intore Documentary INTORE offers a powerful and rare look at how Rwanda survived its tragic past by regaining its identity through music, dance, and the resilience of a new generation.…

The recent passing of Archbishop Desmond Tutu at 90 years of age, marks the legendary life of man who helped change so much. The fall of apartheid rippled throughout the world. Wherever we have human rights violations in one part of society it effects the whole. Never think that one voice can’t change the world for the better. Desmond Tutu did just that. May he RIP.

Skyrocket acquired this 2 part documentary just a few months ago, to help tell his heroic story. It is being offered and added to program lineups in 2022. History matters, stories matter, what you do in this life matters.

https://lnkd.in/g88N9Cty

I Just Cant Keep Quite 2 X 60 Two-part biography series on the life and times of Archbishop Desmond Tutu, the church leader who helped turn world opinion against apartheid South Africa while…

Happy holidays from Skyrocket!

"Daniel Tiger’s Neighborhood" Joins Skyrocket Distributing!

We’re very proud to announce that we’ve acquired exclusive rights to Daniel Tiger's Neighborhood, for Africa. Produced by The Fred Rogers Company, it closely parallels the gentle tone and emphasis on important uplifting messages for kids, that have made Mister Rogers' Neighborhood beloved across the world.

NEW CONTENT: Dragon Feast (60 mins). Preview: https://lnkd.in/gqrVKUhg

The Okavango river in south-west Africa is home to a lot of crocodiles. These ferocious predators are known to attack humans, and few sights in nature compare to the savagery of a feeding frenzy. We follow Roger Horrocks as he prepares to dive with crocs. We hear from croc attack victims and locals with knowledge of crocodile behavior. And finally, we take the plunge as Roger enters the water and comes face to face with a 4-meter giant.

NEW CONTENT: Life in the World’s Largest Crater, Vredefort Dome (60 mins). Preview: https://vimeo.com/showcase/7897526/video/577043714

In the new movie "Don't Look Up" Leonardo DiCaprio and Jennifer Lawrence discover a massive comet on it's way to destroy the Earth. It's comedic relief but about a real concern. Scientists to this day still blame the extinction of the dinosaurs on just such an event. So what do we actually know about the biggest impact Earth has actually experienced?

Just over two billion years ago, a meteorite the size of Table Mountain slammed into Earth just outside the present-day town of Vredefort. It created a scar that is today recognized as the oldest and largest meteorite impact site in the world.

In this documentary, Roger Gibson, one of South Africa’s most renowned geologists, takes us on a fascinating journey through “The Dome”, as the crater is known. He explains how it took scientists over a century to recognize the clues of the area’s impact origin.

NEW CONTENT: Predators’ Playground (60 mins). Preview: https://vimeo.com/showcase/7897526/video/577005735

Taking a drink from this water source comes at a price, as it is flanked by a cliff on either side and forms a perfect ambush alley for the resident lion prides. Witness animal instincts at their most intense, vying for survival and escape.

NEW CONTENT: Two Wings, Many Prayers (60 mins). Preview: https://vimeo.com/showcase/7897526/video/577041398

Two friends with a love for aviation and adventure decide to design and build their own tiny aircraft. As if this isn’t challenge enough, they also want to fly the plane to Oshkosh, the world’s greatest air show. With the clock ticking down, they rush to complete the build of the plucky little plane that will become known as The Sling. With very little test flying done, they take off into the night… but will it be a bumpy landing?

NEW CONTENT: The Vula Connection (60 mins). Preview: https://vimeo.com/showcase/7897526/video/577040934

Tim Jenkin is an unlikely revolutionary. Breaking from a privileged life in apartheid South Africa, Jenkin placed himself in extreme danger as a young man by volunteering to assist the banned African National Congress. After a dramatic arrest, and an even more outrageous prison break, Tim disappeared into the backrooms of the liberation movement. But working from a nondescript London flat, pre-internet, he designed an ingenious secret communications system which enabled operatives to secretly pe*****te South Africa’s borders.