Mati Diop’s brisk, thoughtful documentary Dahomey considers the limited yet necessary good done through restitution.

There are a number of different folk stories about the founding of the Kingdom of Dahomey. Most scholars believe many of these stories were created or exaggerated in the 18th century to promote the ...

“Dahomey,” a formally inventive documentary, traces the journey across continents of 26 artworks looted from the West African ...

Following the repatriation of 26 royal treasures stolen by French colonial troops in 1892 from their origins in the Kingdom ...

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

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

Tipped to be among the Best Documentary Feature nominees at next year's Oscars and also Senegal's entry for Best International Feature Film at the 97th Academy Awards, Dahomey is thought-provoking and ...

It is the kingdom of Dahomey, the dominion of the great BAD-JA-HUNG, the "King of Kings," as he is styled by his loving lieges, and the seat of the slave trade. The kingdom of Dahomey boasts but ...

TOKYO --French director Mati Diop's documentary "Dahomey," which examines the colonialism forced on West Africa, won the ...

The Kingdom of Dahomey’s fierce war against French colonisation was lost in 1892, when thousands of treasures were looted and shipped back to Paris. It’s part of modern Benin, where Macron ...

“Dahomey” packs a lot of introspection and ... Paris’s Musée du quai Branly to their original home in the African Kingdom of Dahomey (now the Republic of Benin). This kingdom, established ...

Mati Diop's award-winning documentary 'Dahomey' chronicles how the return of stolen African artifacts reflects a larger ...