An elderly woman turns to a camera over her shoulder and, staring into the lens, says without self-pity, “I’m dying.” ...
Following The Film Stage’s collective top 50 films of 2024, as part of our year-end coverage, our contributors are sharing ...
Following The Film Stage's collective top 50 films of 2024, as part of our year-end coverage, our contributors are sharing ...
Of the 15 Academy Award international shortlisted films, 12 were in attendance Monday at the Art Museum's Annenberg Theater.
Despite predictions that the domestic box office would take a huge hit in 2024 thanks to the Writers Guild of America and ...
OG Mati Diop’s exquisitely strange film is a meditation on the return of looted artifacts to Benin. Diop, the director of ...
He rode a giant bat – a nod to Benin City’s most popular animal – and wore a replica of Queen Idia’s famous mask in reference to historical artifacts ... leads the 10-person A&R team ...
Dahomey review: French-Senegalese filmmaker Mati Diop's documentary on repatriation and restitution of 26 artifacts to the Republic of Benin is fascinating ... around 10 pm Friday to a reported ...
By Madison TroyerDespite predictions that the domestic box office would take a huge hit in 2024 thanks to the Writers Guild ...
Clad in white and pink, Deborah Bossou, 25, blends vibrant song with dance as she immerses herself with fellow practitioners in Vodun, traditional voodoo celebrations in Benin.
In Diop's gaze, Dahomey begins as a ghost story. This voice of the artefact is aware of the phase of transit, that a series of other statues are being taken back to their homeland. Diop gives ...