AFRICAN CHILDREN FINDING HOME WITHIN THE FRAMES: IS THERE ENOUGH INCLUSIVITY OF VOICES IN KIDS ANIMATION BY AFRICAN ANIMATION?
African animation, has gone through lots of discussion on what it would look like, what African animated stories would sometimes "sell" in the animation world and at times, what can hit home, with resonance. Its all been an up and down story. Additionally, in the animation world, something close to this aspect, which circles around, is inclusivity. From various reports of animated shows and series when they are released, all the way to the push for more ethnic or societal groups to be heard in their current on-goings in their respective spaces. Inclusivity, often revolves around the voices of particular characters, social groups or ethnicities, brought in to the stories to offer their view or perspective of human or societal experiences. Now let us bring it close to the lens of the African continent, more so, with kids animation. Why does it matter? Kids animation, is one of the biggest and most dominated spaces in the animation, but often, only a few voices tend to get h...