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Poster for Dahomey ~ Presented in celebration of Juneteenth 2025
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Dahomey ~ Presented in celebration of Juneteenth 2025

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  • Wed, Jun 18

Director: Mati Diop Run Time: 68 min. Rating: Not rated Release Year: 2024 Language: French

Starring: Didier Sedoha Nassangade, Dowoti Desir, Lucrèce Hougbelo, Parfait Vaiayinon, Sabine Badjogoumin

Presented in celebration of Juneteenth 2025 in partnership with Juneteenth Anchorage and Umoja Coworking & Incubator

Thousands of royal artifacts of Dahomey, a West African kingdom, were taken by French colonists in the 19th century for collection and display in Paris. Centuries later, a fraction returned to their home in modern-day Benin. This dramatized documentary follows the journey of 26 of the treasures as told by cultural art historians, embattled university students, and one of the repatriated statues himself.

In French with English subtitles.

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