How Ts Madison Stole the “Zola” Trailer
On March 31st, International Trans Day of Visibility, the trailer for Zola finally dropped with a brief cameo from a queer icon.

After surviving a tragic sea accident along the coast of Mauritania while on his “backway” journey to Italy, Bakary, despites losing his best friend and over fifty other young fellows, returns to The Gambia to confront the hardship of the Gambian economic realities he fled away from. Will he be able to achieve his goals or will he decide to embark on the journey again?
On March 31st, International Trans Day of Visibility, the trailer for Zola finally dropped with a brief cameo from a queer icon.
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