However, their playful existence turns much darker when Adjoua becomes pregnant, and the baby’s father is the spoiled son of one of the richest and most feared men in the country. Aya de Yopougon V1 PDF Original Title: 256425538-Aya-de-Yopougon-V1. While Aya dreams of becoming a doctor, her two best friends, Adjoua and Bintou, just like to hang out and spend their evenings dancing, drinking, and flirting with boys. Her dad is a sales rep for a brewery, and certainly gets his fill of the product. Her mom, Fanta, is the neighborhood’s most trusted healer. Never before released in the U.S., AYA OF YOP CITY weaves colorful tales of romantic misadventure. Ça sent le début des vacances mais très vite les choses vont commencer à se gâter. Boukary Sawadogo, professor of cinema studies at the City College of New York and founding director of the Harlem African Animation Festival, on two programs highlighting animation from Africa, this feature film and a program of shorts.Īdapting her best-selling graphic novel series to film, Marguerite Abouet along with co-director Clément Oubrerie have brought to life the colorful scene of 1970s Yop City in Abidjan in the Ivory Coast.Īya, now 19, grew up in this tight-knit neighborhood and loves its lively open markets, bright fabrics, funky cafés, and omnipresent music. Aya, dix-neuf ans, vit à Yopougon, un quartier populaire dAbidjan. Marguerite Abouet and Clément Oubrerie, 2013, 84 minįIAF is proud to collaborate with Dr.
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