ELEWA POSTER

The Plot

Mimi, a 7 year old girl and her brother Brayojust recently moved in to a new city Nairobi. A city where animals and humans co-exist together and home to 42 different tribes, it is full of diverse culture and adventure. In their new school this dynamic duo becomes friends with Tunde, a goat that has a knack of getting into trouble who brings them up to speed with rules and guidelines of this new world. On the first day during their morning break the trio have an unexpected turn of events when they get summoned by a magical desk. The magical desk has been in the school for centuries waiting for the chosen ones to arrive. This magical desk is a portal that helps the chosen ones to travel back in time through different cultures in Africa to help them learn about the forgotten ways of their people and solves puzzles in the modern world that they currently live in. But Mr. Bakali, the principal who is a strong advocate of erasing the “unsophisticated cultures” as he calls them, and Nyawawa, the mythical lake spirit, are constantly on the trios’ case trying to catch them using the desk so that they can destroy it forever


The Characters

Mimi

WHEN SHE WAS 3 YEARS OLD MIMI WON THE
NATIONAL HISTORY STATE COMPENTITION
AMONG TEENAGERS.SHE HAS ALWAYS
WANTED TO BE A HISTORIAN AND LOVES
EARING ABOUT THE HISTORY OF THE WORLD.

Brayo

WHEN HE WAS 3 YEARS OLD HE BUILT A TOY
WORLD IN HIS BEDROOM WITH OVER 1000 TOY
FIGURES AND LEGO BLOCKS,THIS STILL STANDS
TO BE HIS GREATEST ACHIEVEMENT YET.

Mr Bakali

WHEN HE BEGUN HIS JOURNEY AS PRINCIPAL
HE INTRODUCED A BIOMETRIC SYSTEM FOR
THE STAFF TO GRANT THEM ACESS,MAKING HIS SCHOOL THE FIRST TO ADOPT THIS NEW
TECHNOLOGY MAKING HIM WELL KNON IN THE ARE. EVER SINCE THEN HE HAS BEEN OBSESSED WITH REMOVING AND DISCOURAGING CULTURAL PRACTICES IN HIS SCHOOL IN HOPE TO MODERNIZE OR RATHER WESTERNIZE IT.

Tunde

WHEN HE WAS A CALF HE WITNESSED HIS
PARENTS DEATH WHICH GAVE HIM A BIG FEAR OF KNIVES AND PEOPLE HOLDING SHARP OBJECTS. EVER SINCE THEN HE TOOK IT UPON HIMSELF TO UNDERSTAND WHY, THIS LET TO ALOT OF IRRATIONAL BEHAVIOURS AND RUSHED CHOICES.

Tele

TELE DIED AT THE AGE OF 6 LONG BEFORE
THE BEYOND EXISTED, HE WAS SENT TO LIVE
IN THE BEYOND SINCE THAT WAS HIS
DESTINED PURPOSE.SOME MIGHT SAY HE
STARTED LIVING ONCE HE DIED. EVER SINCE
THEN HE HAS BEEN THE GURDIAN OF THE
BEYOND AND ITS CHOSEN ONES FOR
GENERATIONS TO COME.


Watch The Pilot


Meet The Team

Benta Mbate

My name is Benta.Graduated class of 2021. I love combining art and culture and finding unique ways to communicate through art.

Kevin Ngugi – Kevinci

Talented Animator with 8+ years of experience in creating animations and engaging animations for clients from different niches, including TV projects, branding work and animated marketing assets.
My specialties include digital media consultant, 2d animation, Graphic design,3d visualization and Illustration.

Lucas Wambaa

My name is Lucas Wambaa Muiru and I am an Illustrator, Animator, Designer working in Nairobi, Kenya. 
I have over 5 years experience working in various industries including Graphic design/ Advertising, 2D and 3D animation,Motion Graphics and Explainer Videos.