AFROPOP: THE ULTIMATE CULTURAL EXCHANGE: Supa Modo

By Jennifer Robinson / Web Producer

Published July 11, 2024 at 1:44 PM PDT

Monday, July 15, 2024 at 10 p.m. on KPBS TV / PBS App / YouTube

Jo, a witty 9-year old girl who is terminally ill with cancer, loves films and superheroes. She is utterly taken in by the films that Mike, a local VJ, screens at the children's hospital to entertain the kids. One day, her mother Kathryn takes her home from hospital, to live out her last days. Her sister Mwix protests this decision but their mother is adamant.

Jo, a witty 9-year-old terminally ill girl, is taken back to her rural village of Maweni to live out the rest of her short life. Her only comfort during these dull times are her dreams of being a superhero, which prove to be something her rebellious teenage sister Mwix, overprotective mother Kathryn and entire community believe they can fulfill.

Also included is the short film "School Days." For teachers and students alike, school is a place to struggle mightily, as our abilities and our preconceptions of the world meet challenges both harrowing and hilarious. In "School Days," Ben Cunningham works to transform a classroom of swooning preschool girls into dragon-slaying warrior princesses.

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After watching a movie in the hospital, Jo and her friend discuss superpowers and which one she would want. Jo is packing up, leaving her friends - other pediatric patients - to return home with her mom and sister.

Watch On Your Schedule: This film is currently available to stream now with the PBS APP and YouTube.

When Mwix's younger sister, Jo, returns home from the local hospital to live out her last days, she puts a plan together involving the community. Unbeknownst to Jo, who believes in superheroes, she joins in a game of football using her superpowers while her loving older sister looks on.

Credit: One Fine Day Film, Black Public Media and WORLD.

AFROPOP: THE ULTIMATE CULTURAL EXCHANGE: Supa Modo

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