Mykki Blanco Celebrates Johannesburg's Born-Free Queer Artists and Activists - Full Film

"I was in Africa for the first time," says Mykki Blanco. "I am 31 years old, African American, and there I was... on the continent in which civilisation as we know it was born, the land which birthed my race, for the very first time." Out Of This World, a new i-D documentary series, journeys with American rapper and activist Mykki Blanco as he explores queer culture in Johannesburg. Captured intimately in an experimental hybrid-documentary by director Matt Lambert, Mykki meets boundary pushing artists Umilio and FAKA, designer Rich Mnisi and Bradley and Nkulsey, a model and dancer of the 'Born Free' generation - all using their platforms to give a voice to issues surrounding the politics of their sexuality, gender, identity and humanity. As we make our way through the creative epicentre that is South Africa's biggest city, join us in celebrating the thriving alternative queer scene. Host/Associate Producer Mykki Blanco Director Matt Lambert c/o Prettybird Development Producer Kate Villevoye Story Producer Stephen Isaac-Wilson Field Producer/ Edit Producer Declan Higgins Global Executive Producer Eloise King Fixer Big Banana Films Director of Photography Cezary Zacharewicz Camera Assistant Neville Esterhuizen Sound Recordist Arthur Koundouris Location Assistant/Driver Zamo Nala Security Cam Security, George Moriatis Editor Isolde Penwarden Colourist Oisin O’Driscoll at The Mill Sound Mix Matt Cheney Production Manager Lauran Clark Production Coordinator Rosa Harris Edmonds Post Production Manager Tom Lynch Post Production Coordinator Regina Lemaire-Costa Director of Licensing Cristina Lombardo Senior Music Supervisor, EMEA Alex Benge Music Supervisor Bonnie Reilly Senior Designer Rebecca Boyd-Wallis Designer Kristina Britton Production Accountant David Gray Equipment Manager Richard Smith Equipment Assistant Henry Cotsford Post Tech Supervisor Dominic Brouard Commercial Creative Director Bunny Kinney Senior VP Production, UK Bree Horn Production Executive Shelley Hurley Head of Post Production Daniel Elias Channel Manager, UK Jordan Joseph Music "Hideaway" "Loner" "Fendi Band" "Rock N Roll Dough" "Shit Talking Creep" "The Plug Won't" "I'm In A Mood" "Coke White, Starlight" Written and Performed by Michael Quattlebaum Jr., Yoann Lemoine, Bruno Bertoli aka Mykki Blanco Courtesy of Mykki Blanco LLC "Uyang'khumbula" "Isifundo Sokuqala" "Bottoms Revenge: Ibutho Lamakhosazana" "Kgotso" Written and Performed by Thato Ramaisa & Buyani Duma aka FAKA Music "Chain Gang" "Reciprocity" "Slima Mina" "Awunamali" "Umzabalazo" "Magic Man" "Out Of My Face" "Living Dangerously" Written and Performed by Slyamukelwa Ngcobo aka UMLILO Archive Courtesy of Rich Mnisi, GALA, Faka, Laura Skollie Special Thanks Johannesburg Metro Police Department, Caroline and Nick at Glory, Brenda Sakellarides, Charmaine and Boitumelo Magolekgo at The National School of The Arts, Juliette Larthe and all at Prettybird London Orli Oh, Albans at Generale Hair Zone, David Swartz, Oko Shio, The Mill Featuring Nkulsey Masemola Bradley Kgotlelelo Laura Skollie Rich Mnisi Luke van der Burg Glow Fela Gucci Desire Marea Umlilo Genevieve Louw Negiste Johnson Bernard Moshabane Follow i-D: YouTube http://bit.ly/Subscribe-to-iD Twitter   / i_d   Facebook:   / idmagazineofficial   Pinterest:   / i_d   Tumblr:   / i-donline   Instagram:   / id_magazine   Soundcloud:   / i-d-online-1   More videos from the VICE network: https://www.fb.com/vicevideos