Supa Modo | Trailer
Preview: Season 16 Episode 2 | 59sVideo has Closed Captions
Jo, a witty 9-year-old terminally ill girl, dreams of being a superhero in her village.
Jo, a witty 9-year-old terminally ill girl, is taken back to her rural village of Maweni to live out the rest of her short life. Her only comfort during these dull times are her dreams of being a superhero, which prove to be something her rebellious teenage sister Mwix, overprotective mother Kathryn and entire community believe they can fulfill.
Funding for AfroPoP: The Ultimate Cultural Exchange provided by the Corporation for Public Broadcasting and the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation.
Supa Modo | Trailer
Preview: Season 16 Episode 2 | 59sVideo has Closed Captions
Jo, a witty 9-year-old terminally ill girl, is taken back to her rural village of Maweni to live out the rest of her short life. Her only comfort during these dull times are her dreams of being a superhero, which prove to be something her rebellious teenage sister Mwix, overprotective mother Kathryn and entire community believe they can fulfill.
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- A child's imagination inspires an entire village to step into-- (child speaking in foreign language) the world of superheroes.
(woman speaking in foreign language) - There's no harm in a little pretending.
- [Narrator] If only for one last epic fight.
(pill clatters) - Two months.
(dramatic music) - [Narrator] A magical realist film within a film portrays the unconquerable power of community and love over unbearable loss.
- Action.
(girl speaks in foreign language) Cut, cut, cut it, cut it.
(child speaks in foreign language) - [Narrator] Supa Modo, directed by Likarion Wainaina on AfroPoP.
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Jo, a witty 9-year-old terminally ill girl, dreams of being a superhero in her village. (30s)
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A young woman makes plans to give her sister, who is dying, the best days of her life. (59s)
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Who is Supa Modo? I am! The finished film, and community, pays tribute to Jo. (59s)
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Funding for AfroPoP: The Ultimate Cultural Exchange provided by the Corporation for Public Broadcasting and the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation.