“Dahomey” by Mati Diop : Restitution or Reclamation? 

With Dahomey, Mati Diop delivers a distinctive documentary that questions colonial history and collective memory through art. Awarded the Golden Bear at the 2024 Berlinale, this hybrid film blends documentary and fiction to recount the restitution of twenty-six royal treasures to Benin, a country formerly known as Dahomey.