Yes, as you hear, WhatsApp has officially released its first short, one of the most unexpected projects that have emerged recently and which premiered on Amazon Prime Video.
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Its name is Naija Odyssey, or Naija Odisea in its Spanish translation, this is how it appears in the catalog of the streaming service, and tells the story of Giannis AntetokounmpoNigerian-born Greek basketball player.
This short film is already available on Amazon Prime Video, and it could be the first in a series of audiovisual productions by the subsidiary of Meta.
WhatsApp joins the production of short films
Naija Odyssey
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The short film is inspired by the poem of The Odyssey to tell the story of the young NBA player who He was NBA champion with the Milwaukee Bucksalso being the MVP of the league finals over the past 2021.
It is a production that takes great care of the visual section, and in which, of course, at some point Antetokounmpo is seen by looking at the WhatsApp application on your mobile, something that appears in the first scene, in which he reads messages sent by his mother.
It’s WhatsApp’s first audiovisual work, and it hasn’t shied away from making the app a part of history, ever since. in short it is used as a resource, for example, to express that the player misses Greece, or to illustrate conversations with other people.
Maybe in the future we will see WhatsApp bet on other audiovisual productions, and who knows if at some point the company will do the same with a feature film original which is also premiering on a streaming service.
