MAMI WATA CROWNED BEST SERIE AT THE « ECRANS NOIRS » SCREENS IN YAOUNDE

MAMI WATA crowned best series at the Black Screens in Yaoundé November 28, 2021.

The Gabonese Samantha Biffot won this weekend the prize for the best series at the 25th edition of the African Film Festival « Black Screens » of Yaoundé (Cameroon) for her series Mami Wata which is a hit on the television channels of the Canal + group , learned Gabonactu.com. After FESPACO, where she received the 2nd prize for the best series in Ouagadougou (Burkina Faso), the talented Gabonese director shines the “green-yellow-blue” by winning the prize for the best series at the Ecrans Noirs. Mami Wata has only broadcast 2 weeks on Canal + channels but the series is making its way in such a short time.

The series has, for its first season, 8 episodes of 52 minutes. This is a real slaughter, full of suspense, twists and surprises. Mami Wata tells the story of Oliwina, a young journalist who returns to her hometown of Agouwé in Gabon to investigate the disappearance of her younger brother. Upon arrival, the bodies of five unidentified children are found in a nearby mangrove swamp. In this small town surrounded by ocean and mangroves, Mami Wata’s name is on everyone’s lips.

Each episode reveals, through the investigation of Oliwina and Martial, a facet of the landscapes and places between the ocean, mangrove and tropical forest of Gabon.
The series was produced by Canal + as part of its ambition to promote African talent.

Sandrine Ndoumbe