The upcoming epic takes the audience back to Ancient Egypt, where kings, demigods, and giants loomed on the surface of the red sands of Kemet.
By Helena Olori
African animated stories are steadily gaining ground in the industry, with another addition soon joining the collection. Jabari, a captivating animated film produced by the Ghana-based animation hub AnimaxFYB Studios, is set to premiere on Friday, September 22nd, 2023.
The 90-minute 3D animation is a fictional adventure drama that follows the story of Jabari, an orphan boy, who was raised by Hem-Netjer in the ways of wisdom, knowledge, and sorcery, and trained to become a fierce warrior.
After uncovering the mystery of his birth and the demise of his parents, Jabari sets out to discover the truth of his destiny, facing mystical giants summoned from hell. To succeed, he must show tact, practicality, and self-awareness of his strengths and limitations.
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The upcoming epic takes the audience back to Ancient Egypt, where kings, demigods, and giants loomed on the surface of the red sands of Kemet.
Jabari, directed and produced by Francis Yushua Brown, alongside Dante Kaba, features a screenplay by Prince Moses Ofori-Atta and Akosua Hanson.
It also includes voice acting from Osei Kwame and Andrew Tandoh Adote, and music from Ghanaian performing artiste, M.anifest.
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AnimaxFYB Studios, founded by creative director, Francis Yushua Brown, is a leading and award-winning West African animation and visual effects studio committed to telling Ghanaian stories, and more broadly, African stories, through animation.
Brown inked a deal with Amazon Prime Video in 2020 to create an animated educational children’s programme for the global streaming platform. He believes that storytelling through animation is more than just an “avenue for engaging children, [it] now holds the potential for projecting the country’s [Ghana’s] heritage.”
Jabari is scheduled for release in theatres across Ghana on September 22.