Her first feature since 2019’s rather startling magical-neo-colonial melodrama, Atlantics, Diop’s doc leaves much unsaid for ...

Nov. 22, 2023 At only 68 minutes, “Dahomey” brims with plenty of perspectives on what the restitution of these ancient ...

“Dahomey” depicts these moments with a delicate ... They have put Benin’s ancient and contemporary art scenes on the map of West Africa’s thriving art ecosystem. This year, for the first ...

"November 9, 2021: 26 royal treasures from the Kingdom of Dahomey are due to leave Paris, returning to their land of origin, the present-day Republic of Benin. "These artefacts are among thousands ...

Winner of the prestigious Golden Bear prize at this year’s Berlinale, French auteur Mati Diop’s sophomore feature, Dahomey, is a film that invites questioning. Following the repatriation of 26 ...

“Dahomey” packs a lot of introspection and heart into its brisk 68 minutes. Actor-director Mati Diop’s documentary chronicles the transfer of 26 royal treasures from an exhibition in Paris ...

Disorientation awaits in the brilliant, bracing documentary Dahomey. In a world of endless running times, the film says what it wants in little more than an hour, mostly with calm, functional ...

Mati Diop’s new documentary, Dahomey, is a dreamy little piece of ... African or otherwise — they’re a set of 26 ancient Dahomian “treasures,” art pieces and artifacts, that French ...

Read more: The 27 best movie theaters in Los Angeles At only 68 minutes, “Dahomey” brims with plenty of perspectives on what the restitution of these ancient treasures symbolizes and the dicey ...