DECOLONALISATION

Dahomey

Botagoz Koilybayeva / December 1, 2024

DECOLONALISATION: Blending nonfiction and magic, Mati Diop’s Dahomey blends gives voice to looted statues while exploring the complexity of restitution.

Alain Renais, Audre Lorde, Chris Marker, cultural violence, Dahomey, DECOLONALISATION, DECOLONALISATION:, Emmanuel Macron, Ji.hlava IDFF, King Ghezo, Les Films du Bal, Les Films du Losange, Mackenzie Orcel, Mati Diop, Neoliberal, Sackler, Shimrit Lee, Walter Benjamin, war

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