The voice emanates from the artifact labeled “26,” a statue of Dahomey’s King Ghézo. In a stacked sound of multiple voices ...

There are many voices in Mati Diop’s new documentary, “Dahomey” (in theaters), and one of them belongs to Artifact No. 26. “I lost myself in my dreams, becoming one with these walls ...

Since the documentary’s cameras stopped rolling, plans for a new museum to showcase the treasures have stalled, and the ...

NPR’s Scott Simon speaks to director Mati Diop about her new documentary, "Dahomey." The film follows the return of royal treasures plundered by French forces.

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

Looted by French colonial forces from the Kingdom of Dahomey (1600–1904), these represent just a fraction of some 7,000 ...

Dahomey's title refers to the former Kingdom of Dahomey, which collapsed in 1904 after a 304-year-long existence. French ...

“Dahomey” packs a lot of introspection and heart into its ... for the Dora Milaje members in the “Black Panther” movies.

An interview with Dahomey director Mati Diop about her documentary that observes the repatriation of Beninese artwork ...

The documentary film "Dahomey" is a story of return, the restitution of stolen royal treasures. The 26 artifacts were among thousands taken by French colonial troops in the late 19th century from ...