Richard O Agyeman is the assistant creative director for Animax FYB Studios, committed to telling distinctly African stories with a unique style. His credits include storyboard and background artist for multiple award winning animated films Agorkoli and Nubuke. He also directed and animated A Piece for Peace. HE can be found on Instagram as Simple_dartist. Thanks also to writer Braa Kwaku for additional help with this piece.

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