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Restitution? Africa's Fight for Its Art

2022-04-05
7.333
fr 82m
Documentary
There is an interlinking history of violent European colonialism and the cultural legacy of ethnographic collections in institutions. This documentary traces the progression of colonial history from the Berlin Conference of 1884-85 to the systematic elimination of cultural traditions, religions and lifeways which would occur sporadically through genocides and warfare until the early 20th century throughout the African continent—surveying the inquiries and movements for historical justice, the relationships between European institutions and colonial violence and following enduring struggles against these organisations to regain what was taken.

Director

Nora Philippe

Writer

Nora Philippe

Writer

Karim Miské

Producer

Emelie de Jong

Music

Thibault Kienz Agyeman

Cinematography

Cécile Bodénès

colonialism art history british colonialism french colonialism german colonialism african art restitution benin bronzes

Status

Released

Countries

  • France

Companies

  • ARTE
  • TV5 Monde
  • Cinétévé