This framing captures various objects like King Ghezo’s statue or inhabitants of Benin (the renamed version of the Republic of Dahomey). A global society deferring to colonizers has constantly ...

Did you have concerns about representing Benin going into the story? No, because my first relationship to the subject of ...

The artefacts are airlifted back to Benin, where they're met with fervent celebration — and yet a murky undercurrent eddies just beneath the spectacle. Dahomey's second half mostly comprises an ...

The capital of Benin (not to be confused with the modern state of Benin, formerly Dahomey) was south west of Ife. One of the few early written accounts of this centre of power and trade is given ...

Mati Diop has cinema in her blood. The 42-year-old Senegalese-French actress launched her feature film directing career in ...

Largest audience award in the world, Lux Audience Award returns for 2025 with Oscar-winning 'Flow' and Ukraine war doc ...

New African Film Festival in Washington, D.C. will feature 29 films from 19 African nations. The festival will spotlight narratives from various genres, such as historical dramas, coming-of-age ...

“Dahomey” by Mati Diop (France, Senegal, Benin) Diop became the first-ever Black filmmaker to win the Berlinale Golden Bear in 2024 with her follow-up to 2019’s highly acclaimed “Atlantics.