Mati Diop's new documentary is unlike anything else you'll see this year. The statue gets a voice, and this is where Diop's razor-sharp observation on cultural history, institutionalized monopoly and colonialism begins to take shape. A sharply made documentary The film's most electric part is when Diop turns the action to a meeting of university students to search for an …
On this week’s show, Slate senior editor Rebecca Onion sits in for Julia Turner. First, the hosts examine Dahomey, an audacious new documentary by acclaimed filmmaker Mati Diop With a one hour, eight minute run time, Dahomey is an incredibly rich text in a very small package, and contemplates the repatriation of 26 royal treasures plundered from the Kingdom …
'Dahomey' follows the return of colonial artifacts from French museums to Benin NPR’s Scott Simon speaks to director Mati Diop about her new documentary, "Dahomey." SCOTT SIMON, HOST: The documentary film "Dahomey" is a story of return, the restitution of stolen royal treasures. The loot was displayed in Paris, but in 2021, the artifacts were carefully loaded into crates and …
