President Amadou Gallo Fall went to Toronto for the launch of the film “Origin: The Story of the Basketball Africa League” last Thursday. This production traces the history of the League which has finished establishing itself as one of the best in the world, thanks to its real impact on the life of populations and economics in Africa.
The series is produced by Passenger and Fremantle, a subsidiary of Richard Brown. The series is produced, written and co-produced by Richard Brown (“True Detective”, “Outlaw King”), with other executive producers, including Masai Ujiri, Akin Omotoso (“Rise”), Fisher Stevens (“Beckham”) and the co-director Tebogo Malope (“Rise: The Siya Kolisi Story”).
However, ESPN has acquired the exclusive American rights of the Docu-Série by Richard Brown and Tebogo Malope, “Origin: The Story of the Basketball Africa League”, before its world premiere in Toronto. Bell Média acquired Canadian film rights. Fremantle manages international sales. “” The sales agreements with ESPN and Bell Media will allow fans of all of North America to have an overview of the backstage of the historic inaugural season of the ball and the impact that League A on lives, communities and economies through the continent “Said Basketball President Africa League, Amadou Gallo Fall.
“Origin” is a series of four episodes come back to the inaugural season and the playoff series, while exploring the potential of the League to transform large-scale sporting and socio-economic opportunities on the continent. It highlights the history of the NBA’s engagement, whose partnership with FIBA, has given birth to Africa League basketball which brings together 12 teams since the first season in 2021, in Kigali (Rwanda).
In this docu-series, we have interviews with summitized from the political world, sport, culture, industry, fashion, among other sectors. We can quote: Barack Obama, Jermaine Lamarr Cole (J. Cole), Stephen Curry, Masai Ujiri
Pascal Gomis
