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CAPSI

Series

Production
TSK Studios
contact@tskstudios.ci

Director
Fama Reyane Daniele SOW
Senegal

Producer
Nameïta Lica TOURE
Ivory Coast

Synopsis

Capsi dives into the palpitating life of Cathy Barela, a brilliant young paralegal who is suddenly thrust to the head of a cocaine trafficking network. After the sudden death of her mother, Cathy’s life is turned upside down when her father, Mido, whom she believed to be long gone, reappears to entrust her with a criminal empire to manage. Confronted with corruption, dangers, and the temptations of the underworld, Cathy must navigate between her moral principles and her growing desire for power.

In this dramatic series full of twists and turns, Capsi explores the duality of good and evil and the cost of power in a bustling African metropolis.

Production note

When Fama told me about to Capsi, I was immediately hooked. It’s a project that offered me the opportunity to explore a lesser-known aspect of Abidjan, recently revealed to the public : the cocaine trafficking in Côte d’Ivoire. With Capsi, Fama has created a captivating universe with complex and nuanced characters.

Even though this universe might seem dark, it stands out with protagonists who refuse to be defined by their environment. These are characters who reinvent their destinies, explore their dualities, and fight for a better life. While I don’t recommend a career in drug trafficking, there is something inspiring about Cathy’s unconventional journey. My ambition is to create a series that will captivate audiences with its authenticity and narrative depth.

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.