The global premiere of the Netflix and UNESCO African Folktales Reimagined anthology launched at a star-studded event at KICC.
The collection of 6 African short films premiered at the Kalasha Film Festival in Nairobi, Kenya, while at the same time to a global audience via Netflix.
The African Folktales, Reimagined short film collection features a variety of African on-screen talent in stories by emerging African storytellers such as Voline Ogutu from Kenya with Anyango and the Ogre; Mohamed Echkouna from Mauritania with Enmity Djinn; Walt Mzengi Corey from Tanzania with Katope; Korede Azeez from Nigeria with Zabin Halima (Halima’s Choice); Loukman Ali from Uganda with Katera of the Punishment Island and Gcobisa Yako from South Africa with MaMlambo.
