DAHOMEY

Credits

Name: DAHOMEY

Country: FR/Senegal/Benin

Year of publication: 2024

Format: DCP

Color: color

Language : OmeU

Duration: 68 Minuten

Series: 21. Afrika Film Festival Köln

Direction: Diop, Mati

Abstract

In 2021, 26 of several thousand looted works from the former kingdom of DAHOMEY (now Benin) were returned to their country of origin. From the Musée du Quai-Branly in Paris to Cotonou and a lecture hall at the University of Abomey Calavi, filmmaker Mati Diop documents a collective reflection on the postcolonial challenges of returning artworks to Africa. The film celebrated its world premiere at the Berlinale 2024 and was awarded the Golden Bear for Best Film.