The Legend of the Sky Kingdom
| 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. 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) and premiered at the Durban International Film Festival in October 2003. 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 and Bath Film Festival.
The film has been described as an allegorical tale with the theme of "believing is seeing".