
Watch trailer for Dahomey ~ Presented in celebration of Juneteenth 2025
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Dahomey ~ Presented in celebration of Juneteenth 2025
Dates with showtimes for Dahomey ~ Presented in celebration of Juneteenth 2025
Wed, Jun 18
- 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.