Dahomey

Mati Diop

Festival

Sat 20 Apr 24 - Sun 28 Apr 24

28 Apr

14:00

Turnhout

UGC

tickets
20 Apr

19:30

Brugge

Cinema Lumière

Past event
20 Apr

19:30

Turnhout

UGC

Past event
23 Apr

16:00

Turnhout

UGC

Past event
27 Apr

16:15

Brugge

Cinema Lumière

Past event

In 2021 worden 26 kunstwerken uit het Musée du Quai Branly in Parijs teruggegeven aan Benin. Ze werden er in de 19de eeuw geplunderd door Franse soldaten uit het koninklijk paleis.

Deze documentaire volgt de reis van 26 kunstwerken vanaf hun vertrek in een museum in Parijs tot aan hun aankomst in Cotonou, in het voormalige koninkrijk Dahomey. Ze werden destijds gestolen door Franse militairen. Een groep jonge Afrikanen uit Benin debatteert over de betekenis van deze teruggave voor hun gemeenschap.

Mening programmatieteam:

Deels is deze film een schets van kunsttransport en een architecturaal essay over licht en ruimte in musea, maar tegelijk is het een politiek debat over de teruggave van kunst. Dit debat wordt steeds belangrijker, want er zit nog heel wat Afrikaans erfgoed in Europese musea en privécollecties. In ‘Dahomey’ worden esthetiek, poëzie en politiek met elkaar verweven op een uiterst gevoelige wijze.

direction: Mati Diop
duration: 67 min
year: 2024
country: Benin, France, Senegal
language: French
Subtitles: Nederlands

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