animation
Iwájú
In a futuristic Lagos divided by wealth, Tola, a girl from the affluent island, and Kole, a self-taught tech expert from the mainland, form an unlikely friendship. Their contrasting worlds collide as Tola discovers dangers hidden behind the city's technological advances.
Bahari Blue
Credits & connections
- Production studio: Walt Disney Animation Studios · Officially verified · Linked from Animation Studios; production role is not always identical to credited animation service.
- Co-producer: Kugali · Officially verified · Pan-African storytelling collective and creative collaboration partner with Walt Disney Animation Studios, co-developing the six-part series Iwájú. Distinct from Disney Animation production services.
- Director: Olufikayo Ziki Adeola · Secondary source
- Writer: Olufikayo Ziki Adeola · Secondary source
- Designer: Hamid Ibrahim · Secondary source
- Writer: Halima Hudson · Secondary source
- Other: Bill Masuku · Secondary source · Storyboard artist (exact role, not a general animator or director credit).
Production studio: Walt Disney Animation Studios
Cultural context
Futuristic Lagos, Nigeria. Setting and Nigerian creative leadership must not be mistaken for a single-country production classification.
Source credits
Olufikayo Ziki Adeola (director and co-writer)
Kugali collaborators Hamid Ibrahim (production designer), Toluwalakin Olowofoyeku (cultural consultant); screenplay by Adeola and Halima Hudson; Disney producer Christina Chen.
Viewing & reading
- Watch trailer
- Watch from the source
- Disney+ · Needs territory check · Unknown / not checked · Subscription · Disney's 22 January 2024 press announcement confirmed all six US Disney+ episodes from 28 February, but explicitly stated distribution timing for selected regions, including Nigeria, would be announced separately. Original US launch does not verify Ghana availability. Territory-specific access remains untested.
- Reviewed public catalogue · Reference link; playback and territory not rechecked · Trailer · Disney+ official title page. Confirm availability by territory before presenting as locally streamable.
- Reviewed public catalogue · Reference link; playback and territory not rechecked · Viewing link · Disney+ official title page. Confirm availability by territory before presenting as locally streamable.
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