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You can watch A Snowman for Africa (1977) for free on Kanopy.

The little African girl Asina is eagerly waiting for her new friend Karli. Karli is a young sailor from Rostock who has promised her a gift on his next arrival in Coccatuttibana. Karli keeps his promise and smuggles a stowaway onboard the “MS Wismar”. Kasimir, a snowman, finds shelter in a cooling chamber. Although the journey turns out to be turbulent, Karli and Kasimir manage to arrive in Africa in good health.

Can a frozen passenger survive a long voyage across the equator without melting away? This whimsical tale follows a stowaway snowman’s perilous journey to fulfill a promise made to a young girl in Africa.