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Mati Diop Gives Stolen African Artifacts a Voice in Her ‘Fantasy Documentary’ ‘Dahomey’
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scrn loglineMati Diop's hybrid doc 'Dahomey' gives voice to stolen African artifacts, exploring the tragic legacy of colonialismbeat sheet- In 2021, 26 treasures pillaged by French colonial troops from the African kingdom of Dahomey in 1892 were repatriated from a Paris museum to the Republic of Benin, the subject of Diop's film
- 'Dahomey' won the Golden Bear at Berlin and is Senegal's Oscar submission for best international film, cementing Diop as a rising auteur exploring the impact of colonialism through a unique cinematic lens
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Mati Diop Gives Stolen African Artifacts a Voice in Her ‘Fantasy Documentary’ ‘Dahomey’
The WrapStory by Missy Schwartz
scrn logline
Mati Diop's hybrid doc 'Dahomey' gives voice to stolen African artifacts, exploring the tragic legacy of colonialism
beat sheet
- In 2021, 26 treasures pillaged by French colonial troops from the African kingdom of Dahomey in 1892 were repatriated from a Paris museum to the Republic of Benin, the subject of Diop's film
- 'Dahomey' won the Golden Bear at Berlin and is Senegal's Oscar submission for best international film, cementing Diop as a rising auteur exploring the impact of colonialism through a unique cinematic lens
call sheet
Mati Diop, Dahomey, Republic of Benin, Dahomey