Set in a near-future Lagos, Nigeria, the six-episode animated series Iwájú exlores themes of inequality and class divide. This represents the kind of tale shared by Kugali Media, a pan-African entertainment company focused on telling stories inspired by African culture using comic books, animation, and augmented reality.
Iwájú is a collaboration between Kugali and Walt Disney Animation Studios. For the first time in its 100-year history, Walt Disney Animation Studios collaborated with an outside studio, joining forces with Kugali and working with Cinesite on the production of the project, with authentic African-influenced music by renowned Nigerian composer Ré Olunuga.
Kugali also offers Kugali Akademy, a free education program for aspiring and professional artists across Africa, with a focus on careers, employability, and the future of the African arts industry.
Through all its projects, Kugali continues to raise up new, untold, authentic African voices and to innovate: not just in the stories they tell, but in the way those stories are told.
