Lesi sipesheli se-Boomerang esisuka enhliziyweni sesigamu sehora silandela intombazanyana enesibindi, u-Akissi, nomngane wayo oyinkawu, u-Boubou, njengoba beqala uhambo olujabulisayo edolobheni labo lase-Afrika yangaleso sikhathi. Umbukiso usekelwe ochungechungeni lwezincwadi zamahlaya ezithengiswa kakhulu ngombhali wase-Ivorian ohlonishwa kakhulu u-Marguerite Abouet kanye nombhali/umdwebi waseFrance uMathieu Sapin.
U-Akissi: Umfowethu Omncane Ohlekisayo usebenzisa amahlaya, amandla kanye nesitayela somhlaba wonke ukuze axoxele izindaba zale ntombazane encane kodwa enolaka kanye nomngane wayo omkhulu, inkawu yayo. Iphinde ipende isithombe se-Afrika ephilayo, ephilayo futhi evezayo, kude nama-clichés ajwayelekile, azojwayela ababukeli njengoba kwenzeka ku-Akissi nabangane bakhe.
Ngokuthengiswa kwamakhophi angaphezu kuka-115 000 futhi ahunyushelwa ezilimini eziyi-9, uchungechunge lwezincwadi ze-Akissi, njengesipesheli esigqwayizayo, ligqugquzelwe ubuntwana buka-Marguerite Abouet e-Abidjan. “U-Akissi umema izingane ukuba ziye ezweni elingaziwa elifudumele neligcwele isiphithiphithi, izwe elingenazihibe nelikhululekile lizulazula e-Afrika eseduze kodwa ekude,” kusho umlobi. “Kufana nenkundla yemidlalo yaseshashalazini evulekile lapho laba balingisi abasebasha kanye nomuzwa wabo wokungenisa izihambi kudonsa ukunaka kwakho ngokungafanele. Nakuba enamaphutha athile, ahlala ejabule futhi ekhuthele, futhi izingane ezivela kulo lonke elase-Afrika zizokwazi ukuzibona.”
U-Akissi: Umfowethu Omncane Ohlekisayo ukhiqizwe ngu-Ellipsanime futhi waxhaswa ngezimali yi-France Télévisions yase-France kanye ne-Warner Bros. Discovery for Africa. Inguqulo ekhuluma isiNgisi yaqanjwa kusetshenziswa amathalente endawo aseNingizimu Afrika nge-African Animation Network. Iningi labaculi abancane bezwi libusa eSikoleni Sikazwelonke Sezobuciko eGoli, kuhlanganise noPhophi Muleya oneminyaka engu-16 odlala indima yodumo. Amanye amathalente okudala ase-Afrika ahlanganisa umculi waseFrance owazalelwa e-Afrika Emaphakathi u-Bibi Tanga, owaqamba i-jazz ka-Akissi, umculo we-funk no-afrobeat, kanye nomdidiyeli womugqa wase-Ivorian u-Angelin Paul ovela ku-French studio GHWA Productions.
"Siyajabula ukwethula umhlaba we-Marguerite Abouet kubabukeli bethu base-Afrika eseningizimu ye-Sahara. U-Akissi uyiqhawekazi elikhululekile, elinelukuluku lokufuna ukwazi, elinonya futhi elikhathalelayo endaweni yesimanje yase-Afrika enomdlandla nenempilo. Ngalesi sipesheli, sandisa umnikelo wethu wokugqwayiza okuhloswe ngawo ukuthi izethameli ezisencane zase-Afrika futhi sisebenzela ukuzuza ukuhlukahluka kwabalingisi ezindabeni ezihlukile,” kusho u-Ariane Suveg, i-Vice Head of Kids Channels, i-Warner Bros. Discovery, France, Africa & Israel.
Lalela i-Boomerang Africa ngoLwesine, mhla ziyi-16 kuNhlangulana ngo -08:45 CAT futhi ujabulele izigigaba ezihlekisayo zale ntombazanyana enesibindi ekubalekeni kwayo kwansuku zonke eDolobheni lesimanje lase-Afrika!
