The
Mbengs

An ordinary family in a high-tech future discovers extraordinary powers rooted in ancestral heritage.

Watch Episode One ↗Watch the trailer ↗The Mbengs on YouTube ↗

ROLE

Creator, director, AI filmmaker, cinematographer

SETTING

Limbe, Cameroon — 2057

FORMAT

12 animated episodes across four arcs

STATUS

Episode One out now · Episode Two in production

THE QUESTION

What does the future feel like when it remembers where it came from?

The Mbengs begins with family: love, irritation, inheritance, humour and the strange weight of returning home. At its centre is a grandmother whose grief has hardened into control, and children who help her let go.

The production uses a reference-locked generative animation pipeline, location maps, story spines, approved stills and a disciplined editorial system to keep the world coherent across episodes.

PRODUCTION LEDGER / EPISODE TWO

The work behind
one episode.

20: Scenes planned, shot-listed and staged
211: Scene stills built from locked references
241: Animated clips generated and reviewed
41: Character sheets keeping every face consistent
15: Location maps for spatial continuity
7: Teasers cut for the Episode Two campaign

01 / WATCH

The series
so far.

Episodes, trailers and shorts live on The Mbengs YouTube channel.

EPISODE 01 / 15 SEPTEMBER 2026

The Blood of the Fon

Superpowers, secrets and family chaos. The first full episode of the series.

Watch on YouTube ↗

TRAILER

Atembe’s powers

02 / BUILD WITH US

From Blender previs to a world of our own.

A one-minute behind-the-scenes film: the family home, the studio and the upstairs corridor as blocked geometry, then as finished frames. It closes with an open invitation to sponsors, supporters and creative collaborators to help make the next chapter.

Watch on YouTube ↗Build with us at Silent N ↗

Previs and final versions of the Mbeng family in the upstairs corridor, side by side

03 / EPISODE TWO CAMPAIGN

Seven teasers.
One week of anticipation.

Vertical cuts announcing Episode Two: The Girl Who Forgot Her Name. Each introduces one character beat, ends on the coming-soon card and points back to the channel. Sound on.

DAY 01 / 0:18
A missing memory. A new adventure.
Amina cannot remember her old life. Five new friends are about to change everything.
DAY 02 / 0:16
Fast kid. Big appetite.
Heru has speed, confidence and an emergency plantain.
DAY 03 / 0:15
Super speed. Football problems.
Being fast does not mean football will go your way.
DAY 04 / 0:18
Breakfast science. Pa has other ideas.
Atembe has the measurements. Pa has the flavour.
DAY 05 / 0:17
Secret door. Clever plants.
A little green clue leads to a very big discovery.
DAY 06 / 0:15
Secret mission. Zero subtlety.
Being invisible is still a work in progress.
DAY 07 / 0:17
Parents distracted. Adventure activated.
While the parents are laughing, the children are already on their next adventure.

04 / PROCESS

Previs first.
Then the picture.

Every set and key moment is blocked in Blender before a final frame is made, so camera, scale and staging are decided once. Drag each divider to compare.