WOULD YOU LIKE A PRESENT

12/12/24 GDLP

here’s 30 days free of MUBI to celebrate the release of Dahomey directed by Mati Diop which is out today. You can use the link to watch whatever you like on the platform but Dahomey is a good place to start. and you KNOW we don’t often partner with people. We say no to lots tbh. but we love mubi. it is a great source of joy and inspo and a way to feel like you’re at an endless film festival.

https://mubi.com/en/thewhitepube

“From acclaimed filmmaker Mati Diop (Atlantics), DAHOMEY is a poetic and immersive work of art that delves into real perspectives on far-reaching issues surrounding appropriation, self-determination and restitution. Set in November 2021, the documentary charts 26 royal treasures from the Kingdom of Dahomey that are due to leave Paris and return to their country of origin: the present-day Republic of Benin. Using multiple perspectives Diop questions how these artifacts should be received in a country that has reinvented itself in their absence. Winner of the coveted Golden Bear prize at the 2024 Berlinale, DAHOMEY is an affecting though altogether singular conversation piece that is as spellbinding as it is essential.”