EXO, The Legend of Wale Williams

  • EXO, The Legend of Wale Williams
Type : Animation
Original title :
Principal country concerned : Column : Cinema/tv
Year of production : 2016
Format : Short
Running time : 8 (in minutes)
http://youneekstudios.com/exo/

Featured on CNN, FORBES, BBC and more, E.X.O. - The Legend of Wale Williams is a superhero animated short, set in a futuristic, 2025 Africa! The 8 minute animated short serves as a pilot episode for the hit graphic novel of the same name. The story follows the journey of Wale Williams (aka EXO), an impetuous young man who inherits a suit with super powers after his father goes missing. After a scary attack on the famous 3rd mainland bridge, EXO rushes to the scene to investigate. Only to find a group of menacing robots causing chaos and attacking innocent civilians. The animated short contains laughter, action, suspense, drama and much more!

A film by Roye Okupe

Nigeria, 2016 | Animation | 08 Minutes | English

a 2D animated feature



2016 | African Animation: A short Films Evening, BERLIN, Germany
* Organised by AfricAvenir, at Hackesche Höfe Kino
* Selection (curator: Ebele Okoye)
www.africavenir.org/fr/details-evenement/cal/event/detail/2016/12/14/african_animation_a_short_films_evening_curated_by_ebele_okoye/view-list%7Cpage_id-625.html

Partners

  • Arterial network
  • Media, Sports and Entertainment Group (MSE)
  • Gens de la Caraïbe
  • Groupe 30 Afrique
  • Alliance Française VANUATU
  • PACIFIC ARTS ALLIANCE
  • FURTHER ARTS
  • Zimbabwe : Culture Fund Of Zimbabwe Trust
  • RDC : Groupe TACCEMS
  • Rwanda : Positive Production
  • Togo : Kadam Kadam
  • Niger : ONG Culture Art Humanité
  • Collectif 2004 Images
  • Africultures Burkina-Faso
  • Bénincultures / Editions Plurielles
  • Africiné
  • Afrilivres

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