Congo Tales
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| Publisher | Prestel Publishing |
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Publication date | 2018 |
| ISBN | 978-3-7913-5789-8 |
Congo Tales is a photo series book of Congolese from the Mbomo District acting out their mythologies in the Odzala Kokoua National Park.[1] It was published by Prestel Publishing (a division of Random House) in the United States on November 15, 2018, and in the UK on July 9, 2018 (ISBN 978-3-7913-5789-8).[2]
The book was photographed by Pieter Henket, and it was edited by Eva Vonk and Stefanie Plattner[3] of Tales of Us in Berlin.[4] The Congolese mythology in the book was adapted by Congolese philosopher S. R. Kovo N'Sondé[5] and author Wilfried N'Sondé.[6] Congo Tales is the first in a series of productions by Tales of Us.[7] The project includes a short film directed by Stefanie Plattner based on one of the Congolese myths in the book called The Little Fish and the Crocodile.[8] The third project from Tales of Us is Tales@Home, a free online education program that introduces children to ecological wonderlands -- and the culture of the people who live there -- from around the globe. The first installment -- Akesi and the Congo River -- is based on Congo Tales.[9]
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Photograph taken in the Odzala Kokoua National Park by Pieter Henket, and published in the book Congo Tales. -
Photograph taken in the Odzala Kokoua National Park by Pieter Henket, and published in the book Congo Tales.
Tales of Us
[edit]Tales Of Us is an ongoing multimedia series that offers a new approach to communicating the urgency of protecting the world's most powerful and fragile ecosystems and the people who call them home.[10] Congo Tales and The Little Fish and the Crocodile are its first such projects.[4]
The Little Fish and the Crocodile
[edit]The project includes a short film based on one of the Congolese myths in the book called The Little Fish and the Crocodile.[8] The film was directed by Stefanie Plattner and produced by Eva Vonk.[4] It won at several major film festivals, including Best Live Action Short at the 35th Chicago International Children's Film Festival.[11]
Tales@Home
[edit]Tales of Us' follow up project is Tales@Home, a free online education program that introduces children to ecological wonderlands -- and the culture of the people who live there -- from around the globe. The first installment -- Akesi and the Congo River -- is based on Congo Tales.[12]
References
[edit]- ^ Gyarkye, Lovia; Henket, Pieter (1 December 2018). "The People of Mbomo Tell Their Stories" – via NYTimes.com.
- ^ "Congo Tales". Prestel Publishing.
- ^ "Magical Photos Bring Fables From Mbomo To Life". NPR.org.
- ^ a b c "Tales of Us website".
- ^ "Excerpt: 'The Mole and the Sun' from 'Congo Tales'". Public Radio International. Retrieved 2 February 2019.
- ^ "Congo Tales offers an alternative to fear-based environmental messaging". It's Nice That. 16 November 2018.
- ^ "The People Of Mbomo Tell Their Stories In Congo Tales". IGNANT. 19 December 2018.
- ^ a b "PBS NewsHour segment on Congo Tales". pbs.org.
- ^ "Tales@Home site".
- ^ "Monocle 24 Radio Interview with Eva Vonk".
- ^ "aug&ohr medien film festival agency".
- ^ "Tales@Home site".
Further reading
[edit]- Interview with Eva Vonk, Pieter Henket and S.R. Kovo N'Sondé on PBS NewsHour
- Interview with Eva Vonk, Pieter Henket and S.R. Kovo N'Sondé on National Public Radio
- Interview with Eva Vonk and S.R. Kovo N'Sondé on Public Radio International, The World
- Interview with Eva Vonk on Monocle 24 Radio
- Review of Congo Tales on My Modern Met
- Photo spread of Congo Tales in El Pais newspaper, Spain
- Interview with Eva Vonk and Pieter Henket in Aesthetica Magazine
Exhibitions
[edit]- 2019, exhibition, Congo Tales, Museum de Fundatie, Zwolle, Netherlands
- 2018, exhibition, Congo Tales, Museum Barberini, Potsdam, Germany
External links
[edit]- Tales of Us website
- Tales@Home website
- Storming Donkey Productions Archived 2019-08-09 at the Wayback Machine