Mati Diop’s reparative cinema
In ‘Dahomey,’ Mati Diop reimagines restitution, using surrealist cinema to revive looted African artifacts and amplify youth-led calls for decolonization.
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Matene Toure is a freelance writer and critic from New York City. Her work covers politics, film, tech, and culture. Her film writing focuses on spotlighting Black and anticolonial cinema, and avant-garde film practices across the Black diaspora and MENA region.
In ‘Dahomey,’ Mati Diop reimagines restitution, using surrealist cinema to revive looted African artifacts and amplify youth-led calls for decolonization.