Reel Reviews: Dahomey
The journey of 26 plundered royal treasures from the Kingdom of Dahomey exhibited in Paris, is now being returned to Benin. Diop artistically voices a new generation's demands.
The documentary film blends facts and fiction to narrate the stories of 26 African artworks. The royal artifacts from the Kingdom of Dahomey (1600–1904) were taken to France during the region's colonial period (1872–1960). In the 21st century, they were put on display in the Musée du Quai Branly – Jacques