"Mission to Collision"
Quintus Studios and Syndicado have agreed a deal to create a documentary series exploring the extreme world of Kenyan truckers. "Mission to Collision" (4x60’) is an access led documentary series, shooting on location in the Mount Kenya region. It will reveal the speed, determination, and high risk that Kenyan truckers endure to transport local products with speed, determination and high risk on the country’s most dangerous roads.
Each episode consists of a high stake and hazardous journey as we ride with and hear from those that complete the job, from the initial pick-up through to the journey's completion, through breakdowns and near-death collisions, along with the stories of life in the areas that the trucks pass through.
The agreement will see Syndicado take digital and linear distribution rights in North American markets, with Quintus Studios handling the rest of the world. "Mission to Collision" will also play across Quintus’ digital channels, which include Free Documentary which has over 5 million subscribers on YouTube alone.
"Mission to Collision" is produced by Kenyan indie Afrika Live TV. Executive producers are Adam Jacobs for Quintus Studios and Greg Rubidge for Syndicado.
“This collaboration between Quintus and Syndicado shows how partner-competitors can complement each other by blending our global reach with their expertise in the North American market. ‘Mission to Collision’ tells incredible stories of Kenyan khat drivers, and this partnership lets us showcase it on an unprecedented scale” said Anouk van Dijk, Head of Sales & Co-Productions at Quintus Studios.
“We’re delighted to partner with Quintus in producing a show with truly a global reach, by leveraging our core strengths.” said Greg Rubidge, President of Syndicado. “Our combined distribution scale and analytics created a great opportunity for both of our companies to expand together”.
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