{"id":84256,"date":"2018-08-28T13:22:09","date_gmt":"2018-08-28T13:22:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/0de2709a84.nxcli.net\/0-kjasnb\/2018\/08\/28\/arrays-latest-acquisition-is-akin-omotosos-south-african-coming-of-age-drama-vaya\/"},"modified":"2018-12-18T01:35:44","modified_gmt":"2018-12-18T01:35:44","slug":"arrays-latest-acquisition-is-akin-omotosos-south-african-coming-of-age-drama-vaya","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.blackfilm.com\/read\/arrays-latest-acquisition-is-akin-omotosos-south-african-coming-of-age-drama-vaya\/","title":{"rendered":"Array&#8217;s Latest Acquisition Is Akin Omotoso&#8217;s South African Coming-Of-Age Drama Vaya"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Array&#8217;s Latest Acquisition Is Akin Omotoso&#8217;s South African Coming-Of-Age Drama Vaya <\/strong>Posted by Wilson Morales<\/p>\n<p>August 28, 2018<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.blackfilm.com\/read\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/Array-Akin-Omotoso-Vaya.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-expand=\"600\" class=\"lazyload alignleft size-medium wp-image-113082\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;charset=utf-8,%3Csvg xmlns%3D'http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg' viewBox%3D'0 0 300 300'%2F%3E\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.blackfilm.com\/read\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/Array-Akin-Omotoso-Vaya-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Today <strong>ARRAY Releasing<\/strong> announces <strong>VAYA<\/strong> as the film collective&#8217;s nineteenth feature film acquisition. VAYA made its world premiere at the 2016 Toronto International Film Festival and garnered Nigerian filmmaker <strong>Akin Omotoso<\/strong> the Africa Movie Academy Award for Best Director. Paying homage to the Tsotsitaal namesake meaning \u201cto go\u201d, VAYA chronicles the innocence lost by three young South Africans who journey away from their rural homes on a train bound for Johannesburg. ARRAY has acquired distribution rights in the United States, Canada, United Kingdom, Australia, Ireland and New Zealand territories.<\/p>\n<p>VAYA will debut on November 1 with a national screening tour and simultaneous release on Netflix. The announcement was made by ARRAY Founder <strong>Ava DuVerna<\/strong>y.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.blackfilm.com\/read\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/ARRAY_VAYA_FilmStill1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-expand=\"600\" class=\"lazyload alignright size-medium wp-image-113080\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;charset=utf-8,%3Csvg xmlns%3D'http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg' viewBox%3D'0 0 300 200'%2F%3E\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.blackfilm.com\/read\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/ARRAY_VAYA_FilmStill1-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Stirring and suspenseful, VAYA culminates in an explosive moment based on real accounts. Omotoso\u2019s collaboration with first time feature cinematographer Kabelo Thathe pairs stunning aerial shots with fast paced images in Johannesburg to intertwine the stories of strangers struggling to survive.<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u201cThrough VAYA, actor turned director Akin Omotoso centers on South Africa\u2019s diverse communities to explore the universal experiences related to coming of age,\u201d<\/strong> explained ARRAY\u2019s Vice President Tilane Jones. <strong>\u201cWe\u2019re excited to add this vibrant work to ARRAY\u2019s catalog and we look forward to sharing its message of hope in the face of adversity with an international audience.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The deal was negotiated by Gordon Bobb of Del, Shaw, Moonves, Tanaka, Finkelstein &amp; Lezcano on behalf of ARRAY as well as Christina Campagnola of APA Agency for the filmmaker.<\/p>\n\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Array&#8217;s Latest Acquisition Is Akin Omotoso&#8217;s South African Coming-Of-Age Drama Vaya Posted by Wilson Morales August 28, 2018 Today ARRAY Releasing announces VAYA as the film collective&#8217;s nineteenth feature film acquisition. 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