The Tale of How

Created by The Black Heart Gang, South Africa. Screening as part of the Africa in Motion (AiM) film festival s African Animation for Adults, at the Edinburgh Filmhouse, 31 October 2008 at 5. 45pm This programme of short African animations for adult viewing deals with a variety of subjects such as taboos and political or social issues. The films are a celebration of local myth, narrative and aesthetic, not always somber in their delivery but also humorous and playful. Perhaps these animations require the maturity of an adult audience to truly appreciate the films within their specific contextual framing. Nine months of part time work gave birth to The Blackheart Gang s acclaimed short film called, The Tale of How. The Tale of How is the second part of a trilogy of works called the Dodo Trilogy. It is to later beflanked by The Tale of Then and The Tale of When. The Dodo Trilogy, in turn, fits into a much greater work called, The Household. theblackhear br, br,