'Iwájú' first African animated series on Disney transports viewers to futuristic Lagos
When Hamid Ibrahim, the co-founder of African entertainment company Kugali, claimed in a press interview that his business would "kick Disney's ass," he never imagined he'd end up collaborating with the media giant.
"After the interview when I went home I was like, 'I shouldn't have worded it like that, I should have been a bit nicer the way I worded it', but thank God I did not word it nicer," saya Ibrahim.
But thanks to that comment, Disney reached out to him and the other Kugali co-founders, Ziki Nelson and Toluwalakin Olowofoyeku, about developing a project together and so "Iwájú" was born.
Iwájú" is a show set in a futuristic Nigeria and tackles important themes, such as pay disparity.
While being "a love story to Lagos," it doesn't shy away from its negative side.
"There are certain harsher truths or realities that exist in modern day Lagos that were important to to reflect," says director Ziki Nelson.