Cinema at the Museum: Dahomey

Name: Cinema at the Museum: Dahomey
Start: 2025-09-05T19:00:00-06:00
Location: 102 Spadina Cres East, Saskatoon, SK, Canada, Saskatchewan S7K 0L3

Schedule

Fri, 05 Sep, 2025 at 07:00 pm

UTC-06:00

Location

102 Spadina Cres East, Saskatoon, SK, Canada, Saskatchewan S7K 0L3 | Saskatoon, SK

This September, Cinema at the Museum presents a series of films that look at the art of documentary and the methods by which the genre reflects and connects our world to the screen. These films examine themes of surveillance, nature, colonialism, class, identity, and tradition, all through documentarians who showcase stories that impact the communities around them.
Friday, September 5, 7 PM
Film: Dahomey
Director: Mati Diop
Year: 2024
Runtime: 68 minutes
Country: France & Senegal
Rating: N/A (Contains mild threats and discriminatory references)
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.
Presented in French with English subtitles.
Special thanks to Mubi Canada for assisting with this screening.
Film tickets are $10 at the front desk; free admission for members and youth under 18. Seating is first come, first served. Talks, tours and other events are admission by donation or free with membership.