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  1. "The repatriation is both an apology for the destruction caused by #FrenchColonialism and a reassertion of its power. It is a reclamation of meaningful cultural objects and a funeral for a culture that no longer exists. It is a joyful celebration and a savage insult."

    On #MatiDiop's #Dahomey

    lareviewofbooks.org/article/he

    #cinéma #documentaire #documentary #Bénin #colonisationFrançaise #violencesColoniales #colonialViolence #patrimoine #pillageDeLArt #patrimony #histFr #polFr @film @histodons

  2. « Le 10 novembre 2021, 26 œuvres d’art étaient restituées à la République du #Bénin, 26 trésors royaux du Dahomey pillés par les troupes coloniales françaises à la fin du XIXe siècle. C'est ce rapatriement que documente #Dahomey, le deuxième long métrage de la cinéaste franco-sénégalaise #MatiDiop. Dahomey, sacré de l'Ours d'or à la dernière Berlinale. »

    rfi.fr/fr/podcasts/tous-les-ci
    #ColonisationFrançaise #ViolencesColoniales #patrimoine #cinéma #cinéastes #documentaire

  3. Mati Diop: 2024 Golden Bear for Best Film

    "Mati Diop (born 22 June 1982) is a French-Senegalese filmmaker and actress who starred in the 2008 film 35 Shots of Rum."

    "Our winner of the 2024 Golden Bear for Best Film, director Mati Diop with the statue for “Dahomey“, produced by Eve Robin, Judith Lou Lévy, and Mati Diop.!" Berlinale

    #berlinale #Matidiop #Goldenbear #Directors #Cinema #Dahomey #France #Africans #film #Cinephile #BlackMastodon #Blackfedi #Motionpicture #Academia #Photography

  4. Mati Diop On Her Berlin Title ‘Dahomey’ Switching From Fiction To Documentary And Why France Must Do More To Return Looted Colonial-Era Art
    #News #Dahomey #MatiDiop

    deadline.com/2024/02/mati-diop