Dahomey
Director
Runtime
68 Minutes
Country
France, Senegal, Benin
Classification
Unclassified 15+
Diop’s film traces the journey of these objects and gives them a voice, blending fact and imagination in what she calls a "fantasy documentary". Diop captures a vibrant debate among students at the University of Abomey-Calavi, providing insight into the perspectives of young Beninese on restitution and cultural heritage.
The film approaches restitution from an African perspective that speaks to the universal. This is a work that demands to be seen, celebrated, and discussed.
“It is an invigorating and enlivening film, with obvious implications for the Elgin/Parthenon marbles in the British Museum."
The Guardian
‘’Diop fashions her superb, short but potent hybrid doc Dahomey as a slim lever that cracks open the sealed crate of colonial history, sending a hundred of its associated erasures and injustices tumbling into the light.”
Variety
“Feels like an important contribution to an ongoing conversation about the legacy of colonialism in Africa, and to the thorny topic of restitution and repatriation of cultural heritage to the country of its origin.”
Screen International
Film Credits
Director
Mati Diop
Year
2024
Country
France, Senegal & Benin
Language
French, English & Fon
Subtitles
English
Type
Documentary & Feature
Program Strand
World Documentary
Producer
Mati Diop, Judith Lou Lévy & Eve Robin
Writer
Mati Diop
Cinematographer
Joséphine Drouin-Viallard
Editor
Gabriel Gonzalez
Cast
Gildas Adannou, Habib Ahandessi & Joséa Guedje
Music
Wally Badarou & Dean Blunt
Film Source
Rialto Distribution
Genre
Art, Documentary & History
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Saturday 26 Oct 2024
02:30 pm
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Friday 1 Nov 2024
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