ACC’s Philosophy, Religion, Humanities Forum and Department of Radio-Television Film Present: A Film Screening of DAHOMEY followed by a Panel Discussion

Tuesday, April 14th 

Location: Radio-Television-Film Screening Room HLC2000 Rm 1239

Film Screening: 6pm

Panel Discussion: 7:30pm

Attend one or both!

6pm Film Screening

DAHOMEY

Directed by Mati Diop

France/Senegal/Benin/Singapore, 2024, 68mins

About the film: Winner of the Golden Bear at the 2024 Berlinale, Mati Diop’s dynamic film brings a dazzling sense of imagination to vital issues of self-determination and restitution. Amplifying voices from beyond the walls of international museums, this spellbinding work redefines the spaces of culture and art.

In 2021, 26 objects from the Kingdom of Dahomey leave Paris and are returned to present-day Benin. How should these art treasures, stolen from ancestors, be received in a country which has reinvented itself in their absence?

7:30pm Panel Discussion with Guests

Join us for a discussion following the film!

Guests:

• Amy Reid, Curator & Assistant Director of the Center for Archaeological Studies, Department of Anthropology, Texas State University
• Shuja Uddin, Associate Professor, Austin Community College, Radio-Television-Film

We welcome guests Amy Reid and Shuja Uddin to consider topics including how archeologists collect artifacts, how museums approach object repatriation, the management of artifacts, national patrimony, perspectives on culture and representation, documentary filmmaking, and intercultural relationships between filmmakers, artists, and curators. We also welcome *you* to ask your questions!

We will also cover transfer paths to 4-year schools for interested students, highlighting the Bats to Cats: ACC to Texas State Transfer opportunities available to ACC students.

Please RSVP and attend one or both!