Underneath_ Children of the Sun - Official Trailer © 2022 Adventure, Drama, Sci-Fi

November 4, 2022 (United States) |© 2022 Washington University St. Louis

This time and dimension spanning epic is a captivating and mind-bending Afrofuturist story that embarks on a breathtaking journey of galactic politics, heritage, and destiny. In 1857, a slave in Little Dixie, Missouri is thrust into an intergalactic crises after helping an alien from a crashed spaceship. An ultra-powerful alien artifact passes through generations of bloody fingers and inheritors here on Earth, including the present, and ultimately leads to an epic battle for control. "Underneath: Children of the Sun" is St. Louis filmmaker David Kirkman's feature film debut.

Director
David Kirkman
Writers
Justin Henley (story, )David Kirkman (story)
Stars
Nahom Assefa, Jordan Charles Walker, Julisa Powell
Genre
Adventure, Drama, Sci-Fi

Run Time
1 hour 30 minutes