Inspired by the visionary works of Zora Neale Hurston and Octavia Butler, ships a comin is an animated short that blends sci-fi, fantasy, and Black history to explore the African American experience—across time, space, and imagination.

A poetic meditation on ancestral memory and future liberation, the film reimagines the past while looking boldly toward what’s to come.

ships a comin has screened at prestigious festivals including the Miami International Science Fiction Film Festival, African Women Arts & Film Festival, Venice Shorts, Film Collective Short Film Festival, 10th International Video Poetry Festival, 3 Minute Film Festival, and the Rendacon Animation Film
Festival.

The film has earned Best Short honors at the Kwanzaa Film Festival, Afro5 Film Festival, and the Poetry Film Festival.