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About That Popular 'Black Films Don't Sell ...Marguerite Abouet's 'Aya de Yopougon (Aya of Yop City)' Coming To Theaters In July
Abouet's Aya de Yopougon series, which is illustrated by her husband, Clement Oubrerie, is a global phenomenon that has been translated into numerous languages around the world. The film's premise is as follows:
"Welcome to Yopougon, a working-class neighborhood of Abidjan
in the late 70s, renamed Yop City – to sound like an American movie!
This is home to Aya and her two friends, Adjoua and Bintou. The're
19-years-old, a time in your life when everything seems possible. But
while Aya would like to become a doctor one day, her friends are more
into nightclubbing at the local "maquis" and hunting for a husband.
Around this dynamic trio, we cross characters with diverse destinies
like Ignace, Aya's runaround father who juggles several "offices", and
Moussa, the son of the powerful Bonaventure Sissoko who counts on his
Toyota to pick up girls. There's also Fanta and Koro, the mothers who
try to protect their daughters. Or Grégoire, the "Parisian" who blows
his cash at the famous hotel Ivoire.
A true chorale comedy, Aya of Yop City is a chronicle of an unexpected Africa, modern and urban."
There's no word on whether we'll get a release here in the U.S., but Aya de Yopougon is definitely one to look out for if it comes to your city or gets a DVD release.
2 Comments
Humming Loon | March 20, 2013 4:14 PM
I just bought one of the graphic novels (Book 2) and it was great. I don't understand everything that's going on culturally, but it's an interesting read nonetheless. Really curious.
Katie | March 16, 2013 11:08 AM
I love the series. I remember being introduced to them by this site. Then my book club read the first book. I took it upon myself to read the others. Can't wait!