Headspace

Headspace (2023) — a South African animated sci-fi adventure from directors Gerhard Painter and Paul Meyer — is available to watch online on iFILM. The premise is disarmingly simple: miniature aliens invade Earth, but instead of warships they commandeer one teenager's brain.

Comic-obsessed Norman discovers that a group of tiny extraterrestrials have patched directly into his head and need his help. Their enemy is a galactic villain called Superbrain — a hunter of intelligent life who has Earth in his sights. Norman's crew has to outsmart him, because muscle isn't going to work when your allies fit in your pocket. South African animation rarely gets this kind of reach; Headspace is a good reason to look outside the usual. Stream it online on iFILM.