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N’ZRAMAN

Series

Director
Anthony Mian KOREKI
Ivory Coast

Synopsis

In 2040, global warming has turned West Africa into a wasteland. The fictional nation of Lumo, once the region’s breadbasket, has become the epicenter of an unprecedented series of disasters. Toxic sandstorms, endless droughts, resource scarcity, floods, demographic implosion, and soaring living costs have led to the rise of anarchy and the country’s split into two” THE FRACTURE”. The ultra-secure southern region of N’gomé, home to the wealthy elite, and the Azan Valley in the north, a hell on earth controlled by the rebel forces of the RPNM (New world republic). Yet amidst this chaos, one legend persists: N’zraman, an ancient city said to hold forgotten technology capable of regenerating ecosystems. Driven by a common ideal, Éloïse, Keba, Mhadi, and Yemima, four individuals with clashing personalities embark on a perilous and perhaps impossible quest: to find the lost city and save Lumo.

Intention Note

N’Zraman is a TV serie at the crossroad of genres, blending a social thriller, an adventure film, a dystopian drama, and Afrofuturist fiction. This 6-episode miniseries (52 minutes each) is a true odyssey into the heart of a post-apocalyptic Africa, a cry of distress urging our peoples to recognize the irreversible repercussions that climate change will wreak on the balance of our societies if our countries fail to make this issue an urgent priority.

And if despair overwhelms the hearts of the population, the situation could escalate into a full-blown politico-climatic crisis, as we have sought to depict in this cinematic work. An ambitious series project, carrying a universal message about climate justice, cultural heritage and woman empowerment.

About us

Les Ateliers de Grand-Bassam is brought to life by Grand-Bassam Project, a non-profit association that embodies excellence in the film and audiovisual industry. The association is an organization of filmmakers, producers and cultural industry professionals from Ivory Coast, the continent and beyond, who help incubate performing arts and audiovisual projects by applying alternative methods of management, production, marketing and distribution in countries across the continent.

Grand-Bassam Project’s main objective is to contribute to the emergence of a solid, internationally competitive African cultural industry, notably through the development of the performing arts and audiovisual sector, capable of contributing to improving the economic impact of culture and consolidating the employability of young people.

Specifically, the objectives of the Grand-Bassam Project are to :

– Implement and consolidate an incubator for cultural projects and professional training workshops for artists and producers from Ivory Coast and other countries on the continent.

– Contribute to the reappropriation by Ivorian cultural players of the conception and governance of cultural policies, in partnership with public decision-makers at national level.

– Contribute to the dissemination of cinematographic works from the continent Formalize and implement a strategy for the implementation of activities, a risk management plan, as well as a monitoring and evaluation plan for all actions.

– Produce and/or co-produce performing arts and audiovisual works and projects for dissemination on the continent and internationally.

– Intensify artistic education initiatives aimed at children, young people and the general public.

Grand-Bassam Project is in the process of launching its program of activities, which include training, production, distribution, image education and consulting for the first edition of the Ateliers de Grand-Bassam. In keeping with its management strategy, the company’s aim is to combine production activities with socio-educational initiatives.

By working closely with sister organizations in Ivory Coast who share the same passion, Grand-Bassam Project will contribute to the future of cinema in Côte d’Ivoire and beyond.

The association capitalizes on the experience acquired over the last ten years by the Ouaga Film Lab, and projects will be carried out with the expertise required to increase the competitiveness of Ivorian and African filmmakers on the world stage.