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Johannesburg, June 7, 2023 Carol Ofori, a local television and radio celebrity, has revealed that she would appear in a future episode of ‘Kizazi Moto: Generation Fire,’ an action-packed Disney+ original animated anthology that draws on Africa’s rich and diverse histories and cultures. The series will feature ten sci-fi and fantasy novels about daring new worlds filled with amazing technology, aliens, spirits, and monsters.
The anthology tells stories from creators hailing from Egypt, Kenya, Nigeria, South Africa, Uganda and Zimbabwe, ‘Kizazi Moto: Generation Fire’ promises to take viewers on an unforgettable ride into Africa’s future, presenting visions of the continent as never before seen.
Carol stars in an episode titled ‘Mkhuzi: The Spirit Racer’ and plays the role of titular character Mkhuzi. In this episode, we meet Manzo – a half-human, half-alien teenager played by Nasty C who dreams of becoming a superstar racer like his mother, the legendary masked racer Mkhuzi.
Manzo is always battling to reconcile his Zulu ancestry with his alien DNA, so when aliens threaten to destroy his Soweto neighborhood and his injured mother challenges her old adversary Ogun, an alien dictator, to a rematch he knows she won’t survive, he is angry. Manzo steals the mask and enters the epic race in which everything he values is at stake.
“I am very excited to be a part of this Disney+ production. The fact that talent from the whole African continent is involved makes me so proud,” Carol Ofori shares. “I’ve always wanted to create content for Africans, African children and for the world to consume our content as Africans so I am so happy to be contributing even more in this amazing animation series – and I hope it’s the first of many exciting projects from Disney+ that shines a light on Africa and its talent.”
