Mati Diop’s award-winning documentary Dahomey explores the return of 26 royal artworks from the former Kingdom of Dahomey to their country of origin—present-day Benin. Looted during the colonial era and taken to France, these objects become the center of a film that reflects on self-determination, restitution, and the reimagining of cultural spaces. Awarded the Golden […]
Tag: Film Screening
Film and the Unmaking of Dependencies
Film screening and public round table with Dr. Joseph S. Jean, Yohannes Mekonnen, Dr. Beatrix Hoffmann-Ihde and Jun.-Prof. Dr. Julia Binter