Candida Royalle's Afrodite Superstar

Catapulted in to the world of made mega-stars, AfroDite quickly becomes a top selling rapper and nothing can keep her down – not wardrobe malfunctions, not lip synching fiascos, nothing! Well, almost nothing. Finding herself a little socially challenged in the love department, her secret crush CEO, the mogul’s mogul of hip hop, only seems to see dollar signs on her forehead.

About the Director

Venus Hottentot is a recent art school grad who has made a number of short art films before directing her first featurette, AfroDite Superstar, which is executive produced by Candida Royalle. As an African American filmmaker, her objective is reclaiming the sexual voice and expression of women of color. She joins Larry Clarke, Matthew Barney, John Cameron Mitchell, Michael Winterbottom (Destricted, Shortbus, and 9 Songs) as filmmakers seeking to make intelligent mainstream work with explicit sexual content.