{"id":148791,"date":"2020-12-11T11:17:14","date_gmt":"2020-12-11T16:17:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.blackfilm.com\/read\/?p=148791"},"modified":"2020-12-11T11:17:16","modified_gmt":"2020-12-11T16:17:16","slug":"disney-teams-up-with-kugali-to-create-pan-african-comic-book-series-iwaju","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.blackfilm.com\/read\/disney-teams-up-with-kugali-to-create-pan-african-comic-book-series-iwaju\/","title":{"rendered":"Disney+ Teams Up With Kugali To Create Pan-African Comic Book Series &#8220;Iw\u00e1j\u00fa&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignleft size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-expand=\"600\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;charset=utf-8,%3Csvg xmlns%3D'http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg' viewBox%3D'0 0 379 213'%2F%3E\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.blackfilm.com\/read\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Iwaju-1.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"lazyload wp-image-148797\" width=\"379\" height=\"213\"\/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Disney<\/strong> is teaming up with Pan-African entertainment company <a href=\"https:\/\/kugali.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Kugali<\/strong><\/a> for a new sci-fi series \u201c<strong>Iw\u00e1j\u00fa<\/strong>\u201c,\u00a0coming to Disney+ in 2022. Founded by <strong>Fikayo Adeola<\/strong>, <strong>Hamid Ibrahim<\/strong> and <strong>Tolu Olowofoyeku,<\/strong> Kugali focuses on telling stories inspired by African Culture using comic books, art and Augmented reality. These are stories that respect the history, embrace the present and imagine a future of Africa, for a new sci-fi series. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<p><strong>\u201cIw\u00e1j\u00fa\u201d<\/strong>, which translates to \u201cThe Future\u201d in the Yoruba language, is set in Lagos and steeped in science-fiction, explores deep themes of class, innocence and challenging the status quo, Deadline reports.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>According to Deadline, Walt Disney Animation Studios\u2019 chief creative officer\u00a0Jennifer Lee said she saw an article, from the BBC, that highlighted the pan-African comic book hoping to \u201ckick Disney\u2019s arse\u201d. \u201cI was intrigued,\u201d she said. \u201cHere was three talented comic book artists. Their dream was to bring African stories created by African artist to the world, highlighting the diversity of cultures, histories and voices across the continent. Their talents as storytellers blew us away. I\u2019m proud to announce the first of its kind collaboration to bring original long for series to Disney+.\u201d <strong>Watch video below!<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-youtube wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div id=\"g1-fluid-wrapper-counter-1\" class=\"g1-fluid-wrapper \" style=\"width:662px;\" data-g1-fluid-width=\"662\" data-g1-fluid-height=\"372\">\n\t       <div class=\"g1-fluid-wrapper-inner\" style=\"padding-bottom:56.19335347432%;\">\n\t       <div class=\"mace-youtube\" data-mace-video=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/_8I9bQm6E28?showinfo=0&#038;rel=1&#038;ytp-pause-overlay=1&#038;autoplay=1&#038;enablejsapi=1\" data-mace-video-thumb=\"https:\/\/img.youtube.com\/vi\/_8I9bQm6E28\/hqdefault.jpg\"><div class=\"mace-play-button\"><\/div><\/div>\n\t       <\/div>\n\t       <\/div>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Disney is teaming up with Pan-African entertainment company Kugali for a new sci-fi series \u201cIw\u00e1j\u00fa\u201c,\u00a0coming to Disney+ in 2022. Founded by Fikayo Adeola, Hamid Ibrahim and Tolu Olowofoyeku, Kugali focuses on telling stories inspired by African Culture using comic books, art and Augmented reality. 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