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DAHOMEY

From acclaimed filmmaker Mati Diop (Atlantics), DAHOMEY is a poetic and immersive work of art that delves into real perspectives on far-reaching issues surrounding appropriation, self-determination and restitution. Set in November 2021, the documentary charts 26 royal treasures from the Kingdom of Dahomey that are due to leave Paris and return to their country of origin: the present-day Republic of Benin. Using multiple perspectives Diop questions how these artefacts should be received in a country that has reinvented itself in their absence. 


Winner of the coveted Golden Bear prize at the 2024 Berlinale, DAHOMEY is an affecting though altogether singular conversation piece that is as spellbinding as it is essential.

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Writer & Director

Mati Diop

Country

Benin, France, Senegal

Distributor

MUBI

Year

2024

Reclaim The Frame Event

#ReclaimTheFrame with a preview event, creative workshops and post-screening conversations!

Tuesday 22 October | Institute of Contemporary Arts (London)

In collaboration with The New Black Film Collective; Preview + Post screening conversation


Friday 25 October | Showroom Cinema (Sheffield)

Screening + Creative workshop facilitated by Ella Barrett of Bantu Archive


Friday 25 October | FACT (Liverpool)

Screening + Post-screening conversation


Saturday 26 October | Dukes at Komedia (Brighton)

Screening + Post-screening conversation


DAHOMEY is presented with Descriptive Subtitles and all live elements will be live captioned.

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