Tales of Kokoro
“Tales of Kokoro” relates the daily life of a small village located at the heart of Benin, where legends and traditions try to adjust the newly developing country. Four stories intertwine: the death of the 108-year-old elder of the village, the daily life of a midwife, the family story of a King, and finally, the hazards of voodoo traditions inside the Christian and Muslim community.
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Mathias MonetDirector
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Mathias MonetWriter
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Mathias MonetProducer
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La Guilde Européenne du RaidProducer
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Maïmouna CissokoKey Cast"Narrator "
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Wena ZolaKey Cast"Narrator"
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Theo MarcheiMusic Composer
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Project Title (Original Language):Les Contes de Kokoro
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Project Type:Documentary, Short
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Runtime:20 minutes
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Completion Date:February 28, 2019
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Production Budget:3,000 USD
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Country of Origin:France
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Country of Filming:Benin, France
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Language:French
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Shooting Format:Digital
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Aspect Ratio:4:3
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Film Color:Black & White and Color
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First-time Filmmaker:Yes
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Student Project:No
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Festival international du film Panafricain cannesCannes
France
April 21, 2019
Official Selection -
Rome Independent Prisma AwardsRoma
Italy
April 1, 2019
Nominated for Best Short Doc April 2019 -
VIVA FILM FESTIVALSarajevo
Bosnia and Herzegovina
September 18, 2019
Best Movie Of Religion 2019 -
Goree Cinema FestivalDakar
Senegal
November 16, 2019
Official Selection -
Inshort Film FestivalLagos
Nigeria
December 28, 2019
Niegeria premiere
Nominated for Best African Documentary 2019 -
INTIMALENTE Festival di Film EthnograficCaserta
Italy
December 29, 2019
Nominated for Best Ethnological Documentary 2019 -
GRAND OFF - WORLD INDEPENDENT SHORT FILM AWARDSWarsaw
Poland
December 3, 2021
Nominated in Best Documentary category -
Festival International du Cinéma Numérique de CotonouCotonou
Benin
December 9, 2022
Official Selection
Mathias Monet is a French Film Director, Photographer and Artist born in 1992 in Cannes.
He studied music at the conservatory of Cannes and Montreuil.
He has also been trained in the film industry at CNA CEFAG of Bagnolet.
In 2017, he worked as a photographer with street children in Dakar.
In 2018, Mathias Monet made a first documentary in Benin, in the village of Kokoro.
Mathias Monet lives and works in Paris for 2010.