From the ashes of the Mau Mau in East Africa to the Black Panthers in America, a movement emerged, and a generation awakened.
Ni Wakati (It’s Time) is a film that reintroduces Africa’s rich diversity through the eyes of hip-hop’s M1 (dead prez) and Umi (P.O.W.), who travel to East Africa on a revolutionary journey of self-discovery that touches their hearts.

Follow M1 and Umi as they journey through the slums of Dandora in Kenya, where a revolutionary youth artist movement thrives, and Arusha in Tanzanian, where former black panthers members Mzee Pete O’Neal and Mama Charlotte O’Neal are now community organizers. Explore the music and culture while dispelling common myths about Africa.

Ni Wakati (It’s Time) features interviews with Geronimo Ji Jaga, Mama Charlotte O’Neal, Davey D, Toni Blackman, Binyavanga Wainaina, Kama Ngigi, and Albert Josiah, among others.