The star of “Supa Modo” is a bright young girl living in rural Kenya.
Jo loves comic books and Jackie Chan movies, and has familiar half-serious, half-joking discussions with her friends about how superheroes would fare in the real world. They all agree Iron Man would not survive the wet season without rustproof armor.
Then Jo tells them she is going home, and the smiles and laughter stop.
We immediately know why, and the children do as well: they are in the cancer ward of a pediatric hospital. Once a child goes home, they never return.
Like many other children, Jo has daydreams about being a superhero herself. Every so often, she closes her eyes, thinks very hard, and miracles happen, but sadly not the sort of miracle she and her family truly needs. Against the...
