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El cine afroeuropeo sale de la invisibilidad
Mati Diop, Alice Diop y Ladj Ly lideran una revolución en el cine europeo. Estas directoras afrodescendientes está
https://afrofeminas.com/2025/11/16/el-cine-afroeuropeo-sale-de-la-invisibilidad/
#CulturaCineYTelevisin #afrodescendientes #Afrofminas #Afrofeminas #afrofeminismo #AliceDiop #antirracismo #Atlantique #Berlinale #CineAfricano #CineAfroeuropeo #CineNegro #colonialismo #Dahomey #descolonizacin #dispora #DirectorasAfrodescendientes #Divers

WikiPicBot Oct 1

𝗪𝗜𝗞𝗜𝗣𝗘𝗗𝗜𝗔 𝗣𝗜𝗖𝗧𝗨𝗥𝗘 𝗢𝗙 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗗𝗔𝗬

✧ Sarah Forbes Bonetta ✧

Sarah Forbes Bonetta (c. 1843 – 1880), born Aina or Ina, was an African slave who later became a ward and goddaughter of Queen Victoria. Believed to be a titled member of the Yewa, a clan of the West African Yoruba people, she was orphaned as a child during a war with the nearby kingdom of Dahomey and was later ...

#VictoriaDaviesRandle #Victoria #Bonetta #RoyalNavy #Dahomey #Wikipedia
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sarah_Forbes_Bonetta

Ken Polsson Jul 2

#Benin
Stamp issuing: 1892-1894, 1975-present.
Special days:
1975 Nov 30 #Dahomey changes name to People's Republic of Benin.
1975 Dec 8 First modern stamps issued.
1990 Mar 1 Name change to Republic of Benin.
Stamp shown:
1984 Jun 18, 90 francs, 19th Congress of the Universal Postal Union, Hamburg, Germany.

#stamps #philately #stampcollecting

EAZ May 22

🎥 Dahomey (2024) confronts the complex dynamics of repatriation and its implications for contemporary African identity and heritage.
#Dahomey #Anthropology #Repatriation #EAZRecommends

Claude Trudel May 14

Un art africain redécouvert : nouvelles révélations sur la fabrication des épées au Dahomey
https://decouvertes-archeologiques.blogspot.com/2025/05/un-art-africain-redecouvert-nouvelles.html
#Afrique #Dahomey #Bénin #art #culture #épées #métaux #tech #science #rituels

Un art africain redécouvert : nouvelles révélations sur la fabrication des épées au Dahomey

Suivi des découvertes archéologiques en cours et des événements dans le monde de l'archéologie.

Dinamo Press - Rss Bot Apr 4

Il feticcio e la maschera: due o tre film della diaspora https://www.dinamopress.it/news/il-feticcio-e-la-maschera-due-o-tre-film-della-diaspora/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=il-feticcio-e-la-maschera-due-o-tre-film-della-diaspora #antispecismo #Dahomey #Cult #mito #Pepe #rito

Il feticcio e la maschera: due o tre film della diaspora - DINAMOpress

Due film con riferimento africano, "Pepe" di Arias e "Dahomey" di Mati Diop decostruiscono l'immagine occidentale dell'animale e della regalità africana, riattivando il ruolo del mito e del rito contro le visioni speciste e coloniali. Nella stessa direzione va "O abismu" di R. Sganzerla, che ci invita a riappropriarci della cultura indigena espropriata dal colonialismo europeo

DINAMOpress

Peter Riley Mar 20

“The more women onboard a slave ship, the more likely a revolt” - Rebecca Hall

#BooksOfMastodon #graphicnovels
#Photography #GracielaIturbide #slaveRevolts #middlePassage #LloydsOfLondon #Capitalism #WestAfrica #Dahomey #Ahosi #Whydah / #Ouida #Benin

Paria sans portefeuille Mar 3

"The repatriation is both an apology for the destruction caused by #FrenchColonialism and a reassertion of its power. It is a reclamation of meaningful cultural objects and a funeral for a culture that no longer exists. It is a joyful celebration and a savage insult."

On #MatiDiop's #Dahomey

https://lareviewofbooks.org/article/here-there-everywhere/

#cinéma #documentaire #documentary #Bénin #colonisationFrançaise #violencesColoniales #colonialViolence #patrimoine #pillageDeLArt #patrimony #histFr #polFr @film @histodons

Deadline Jan 20

Lumière Awards: Oscar Hopefuls ‘Emilia Pérez’, ‘Flow’, ‘Dahomey’ & ‘The Seed Of The Sacred Fig’ Take Top Honors
#Festivals #News #Dahomey #EmiliaPérez

https://deadline.com/2025/01/lumiere-awards-emilia-perez-sweeps-top-prizes-1236261834/

Lumière Awards: Oscar Hopefuls ‘Emilia Pérez’, ‘Flow’, ‘Dahomey’ & ‘The Seed Of The Sacred Fig’ Take Top Honors

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The Hollywood Reporter Jan 13

Global Directors Talk Creative Inspiration for Oscar Contenders at Palm Springs Fest: “It’s Those Events That Change Your Life”
#MovieNews #Movies #Dahomey #International #PalmSpringsfilmfestival #TheHollywoodReporter #Theseedofthesacredfig #UniversalLanguage

https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/global-directors-palm-springs-1236107812/

Global Directors Talk Creative Inspiration for Oscar Contenders at Palm Springs Fest: “It’s Those Events That Change Your Life”

Hoping to upset ‘Emilia Perez’ as best international feature, emerging and established filmmakers converged at panels moderated by The Hollywood Reporter to impress Academy voters with bold storytelling.

The Hollywood Reporter