Afrikamera Series

In cooperation with the TU Berlin / Collaborative Research Center 1265 “Re-Figuration of Spaces” / Project C06 Afronovelas and the Film University Potsdam Babelsberg.

Invisibles is a ten-part series by Ivorian filmmaker Alex Ogou that focuses on the everyday life of violent street gangs that make entire neighborhoods of Abidjan unsafe. Both exciting and touching, it sheds light on the social phenomenon of disoriented young people who only join the gangs to fight for a better life. In September 2018, Invisibles was the first francophone African series to be awarded the “Out of Africa” prize and won the prize for best foreign francophone story at the La Rochelle Festival. (A)

Alex Ogou, born in Gadago, Côte d'Ivoire in 1979, is a French-Ivorian actor, screenwriter, production manager and director. On the African continent, he is known, among other things, for acting in films such as Il va pleuvoir sur conakry and Morbayassa by Cheick Fantamady Camara. Most recently, he has celebrated international success as the director of the series Cacao (2020) and Ô Batanga (2023).