Iwájú: A Day Ahead

Feb 27, 2024

1h 12m

★ 3.5

Overview

Filmed across three continents, this documentary shares the story of the founders of the Pan-African comic book company, Kugali, who made their dream a reality creating an original animation series with Walt Disney Animation Studios.

Genres

Documentary

Production Companies

ABC News Studios

Iwájú: A Day Ahead Trailers

Cast

Self

Olufikayo Ziki Adeola

Self

Hamid Ibrahim

Self

Tolu Olowofoyeku

Self

Jennifer Lee

Self

Halima V. Hudson

Self

Christina Chen

Self

Clark Spencer

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