African art and history

  68 years old former British Prime Minister ,the man who whispers into the ears of African Leaders lands two huge contracts in Tanzania, supposedly to rebrand Tanzania and assist in the fight against COVID-19 through his Tony Blair Institute for Global Change Tanzanian President Samia Suluhu Hassan surprised Africans as she hired former British Prime Minister Tony Blair to handle two of her administration's key projects. Under the deal Blair will assist Tanzania in fighting against COVID-19 as well as helping to revamp its international reputation. Suluhu Hassan's move sells a narrative that African Leaders are incapable of providing solutions to African problems without engaging foreign players which is in fact false. Late President Magufuli who believed in Africa for Africans and African problems to African solutions rolling in his grave now. Tanzania has a rich culture and there is no foreigner who can rebrand Tanzania like Tanzanians can do for their country. Welcome...

  CONTINUED HORUS I am the Lord of the Sky. I will enter the celestial waters -- Horus TRANSFORMS back into a Falcon and redoubles his efforts, again thrusting into the CLOUDS... ...until, with a final burst of strength, he BREAKS THROUGH -- EXT. RA’S BOAT The Falcon LANDS on the deck, TRANSFORMING back into Horus. What looks like a man in his 50s sits sharpening his SPEAR on a GRINDSTONE... Sparks spit and pop off the shining blade. Battle-scars mark his sinewy body. Deep crows-feet line eyes fierce as a storm. He is RA Lord of the Cosmos. Majestic and mighty, moral and wise. He does not look up as Horus drops to a knee and bows. HORUS Hail, thou Great God Ra. RA Normally when a bird lands on my boat uninvited I kill it before it can shit. HORUS Forgive me, grandfather. I would only ask something of you... RA In that case I’ll stop what I’m doing and heed your bidding. HORUS I mean no disrespect -- RA You don’t know the difference. Ra’s keen eyes plumb the SHADOW brewing on the ...

  CONTINUED: BEK OUTSIDE Jumps over to the NEXT WINDOW, opening into a HALLWAY. He speaks furtively with Zaya as she leaves Urshu’s office... BEK this is the last day you’ll be forced to serve him. (beat) I’m buying you from that bastard. ZAYA with what? BEK At the festival, there’ll be tons of tribute for the king. The idea is beyond comprehension to her. ZAYA You plan to rob a god? In his palace? Set can kill you with a touch. BEK He also has a lot of money. ZAYA you’ve never tried anything like that before. BEK You doesn’t know what I’ve tried. ZAYA (grips her Horus figurine) Have faith. Bek dismissively waves away the wishful thinking. BEK Even if Horus comes and puts a spear through Set’s skull -- then what? In Egypt you’re either rich, poor... (off the slaves outside) ...or nothing. Zaya doesn’t have a response. It’s the hard truth. BEK I choose rich. Bek gives Zaya a last kiss and LEAPS OFF THE WINDOW LEDGE. BACK IN URSHU’S OFFICE As the Overseers summarizes the day’s p...

  OVER BLACK: We hear the voice of THOTH. A voice that knows all things: THOTH’S VOICE Listen, if thou wouldst be wise. Weigh my words and hear their truth -- though I’ve ceased being surprised by the inability of some to listen when wisdom speaks. The RISING SUN crests the PEAK OF A PYRAMID. Not an ancient ruin. It’s BRAND NEW, smooth as glass. THOTH’S VOICE Egypt was not always as you know it now, dry and unforgiving. PULL BACK to reveal towering FORESTS that stretch to the horizon. The air is lush with the breath of life. This Egypt is Edenic, primordial -- with no sand to be seen. THOTH’S VOICE Before history began, Egypt was a paradise worthy of the gods who created it. So the gods decided to live there themselves amongst their other, lesser creation... Men. The Pyramid is just a small part of a glittering PALACE COMPLEX. THOTH’S VOICE Egypt was divided between two mighty brothers... EXT. GREAT PALACE ON THE NILE - DAY what looks like a handsome MAN walks along the shore of ...