Telling Fairy Tales for Today
Tales of modern myth, magic and morality with cartoonist Lalo Alacaraz, designers Miraphora Mina and Eduardo Lima, filmmaker Alessandro Rak and writer Zukiswa Wanner.
This week on The Cultural Frontline we’re telling tales of modern magic, myth and morality, from Mexico to the UK and from Italy to South Africa.
Mexican-American cartoonist Lalo Alacaraz tells the ±«Óãtv’s Maria Elena Navas how he helped shape a different narrative for the Mexican fantasy film, Coco.
Super-fan Megha Sharma meets the graphic designers Miraphora Mina and Eduardo Lima at The House of MinaLima, who mix magic and graphics in the Harry Potter movies.
Alessandro Rak, co-director of Cinderella The Cat, reveals how he re-mixed a Neapolitan fairy tale for a dystopian future.
Plus, South African author and columnist Zukiswa Wanner reads us a pan-African parable of political history and gender equality.
We’ll explore how the art of the fairy tale can transport you to another world- and change the way you see the real world.
Presented by Tina Daheley
Produced by Kirsty McQuire
Image: Miguel plays a magical guitar in the animated film Coco Credit: Disney/ Pixar
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- Sat 5 May 2018 02:32GMT±«Óãtv World Service except Online, Australasia, News Internet & UK DAB/Freeview
- Sat 5 May 2018 08:32GMT±«Óãtv World Service except East Asia, Europe and the Middle East, News Internet & South Asia
- Sat 5 May 2018 17:32GMT±«Óãtv World Service Online, Americas and the Caribbean, UK DAB/Freeview & Europe and the Middle East only
- Sun 6 May 2018 19:32GMT±«Óãtv World Service East and Southern Africa & West and Central Africa only
- Sun 6 May 2018 23:06GMT±«Óãtv World Service except East and Southern Africa, News Internet & West and Central Africa
- Mon 7 May 2018 03:32GMT±«Óãtv World Service Australasia, Online & UK DAB/Freeview only
- Mon 7 May 2018 06:32GMT±«Óãtv World Service East Asia
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