Dahomey: timely repatriation documentary gives a literal voice to Benin’s stolen objects
The film restores the agency of the objects at the heart of the Dahomey restitution case by transforming them into a living ...
‘Dahomey’: Compelling, imaginative documentary tells tale of plunder and repatriation through an unusual point of view
Several people ask why only 26 pieces are being returned, when thousands were ruthlessly plundered by the French during the ...
Mati Diop’s Dahomey: A poetic inquiry into cultural restitution and identity
Annexed into French West Africa in 1894 following the Second Franco-Dahomean War, the then-designated French Dahomey gained ...
‘Dahomey’ Review: Mati Diop’s Documentary of a Homecoming
The director observes the repatriation of 26 royal treasures to Benin from France in a short yet artful feature.
One of the Year’s Best Docs Asks: Who Owns a Colonized Culture?
This award-winning documentary from the director of 'Atlantics' asks: Who owns a colonized culture, the invaders or its ...
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the leader of Jegba Quarters in Badagry, Lagos State, said yesterday that it was the Dahomey war that led to the creation of Badagry kingdom by his ...
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What Happens When Looted Artefacts Return Home?
Looted by French colonial forces from the Kingdom of Dahomey (1600–1904), these represent just a fraction of some 7,000 ...
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Ethereal documentary ‘Dahomey’ dazzles and elucidates
Following the repatriation of twenty-six artworks stolen from Benin during its colonisation by France, this documentary ...